Holidays

Well, thanksgiving is over and Christmas is closing in. I am now without a car since a bearing my transmission (i think) has decided to be noisy. So noisy in fact, that it is louder than my exhaust. That is loud. I took it to one dude and he says its "on its last leg" and want to replace it. I asked about rebuild and he just kinda talks like its just easier to replace whole transmission. It aint cheaper though! It'll be around 1500 bucks to put a decent replacement in there that would actually hold up to a 5.0's torque, and I want my Tremec rebuilt but can't seem to find a shop that will quote me a price up front. They gotta open it up first and check it out. Nice. I'd try to rebuild it myself, but I don't have the tools or time and not necessarily all the mechanical knowledge. In the meantime, Becky and I are carpooling. I guess it save a little gas. She says we can afford to fix it next year, which of course is just around the corner :)
Plus next year, I will finally get a motorcycle. Well since I've been wanting one for about a few years now and actually got my endorsement and took a motorcycle safety courses. The course was one of Becky's stipulations toward me getting a motorbike and I seriously had no problem with that. It was a really useful course in my opinion. Now, I just hope to find be a CBR600RR for cheap next year...