Upped and left!: False economy

Had to take the car to the dealer this morning since we are still under warranty. The window on the the driver's side has not worked for a long time so we made an appointment for Monday. Of course, sod's law, in reverse, it started working again on the weekend. But it was just temporary, when I took it in it had returned to not working. Anyhow, they had said we could have a rental car from them but it was going to cost 50 dollars. I thought, "Hey, I can save us fifty dollars, I'll cancel the rental car and just wait for it to be done. I can go somewhere and sit and read."

Bad move! The guys at the Ford place kindly asked what I was going to do since the car wouldn't be done until 5 o'clock. They suggested the Westfield Shopping Centre in Miranda. This was once the biggest mall in the Southern hemisphere. The boss got one of the guys to drive me there. I went to the art shop and got some random stuff, 90 dollars. Then I had a coffee, 5 dollars. There is a great cheese shop there as well so I got some Norweigan goat cheese and some French Comte, 26 dollars. Continued, to buy a pair of summer trousers, 39 dollars, and then needed a cold drink, 3 dollars.
By this time I had also sat down and read several chapters in my book and had a long conversation with a Swedish friend on the phone and it was still only 12.30. I felt that I had to go and see a movie to make the time pass quicker so I did. I saw a real chick flick, 12 dollars. After that it was time to start the trek back to the Ford place. I am so glad I saved the 50 dollars by not taking the rental car!!!!

The weekend was great. We had friends driving down from Orange, NSW for the weekend. S the husband and I worked together as English teachers in France. They came to Australia a few years before us but we lost touch but thanks to Fb we found each other again.

Saturday we went to Kurnell, Captain Cook's landing place, and then lunch in the best fish place ever in Cronulla. Hubby then took them on a ferry to Bundeena and I drove there and picked them up and then we drove down the south coast. The weather was not as clear as usual but nice anyway.

Sunday we had a barbecue, and now we have to eat left overs for a week again. And to make matters worse I discovered two dishes in the fridge that I had forgotten to bring out!!