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Dealer got back about the benz and cost to repair it is multiple thousands because the electronic steering lock mechanism has completely failed. The cute part? Only dealers can fix this because a part has to be ordered through mercedez, and I have to supply my registration and license information because its tied to the VIN. So I can take my car to a secondary repair shop to have this fixed – this particular issue can be fixed only through dealers. Ugh! German cars are great to drive by my god they are the shittiest most terrible pieces of equipment if they need to be repaired. Now in two minds whether to say fuck it and just buy another car or put in more money in this sink pit. I should’ve replaced this car instead of my Acura! Blah.

The car saga continues. This morning the mechanic where I left the car calls me and says they cannot diagnose the problem and it needs to be taken to the dealership. Then i found out chase sapphire actually covers towing for free for less than 5 miles; used it to tow the car to the dealership but not without its share of drama. The tow company driver barely spoke english if anything at all, and communicating with him was a challenge. Then he got lost trying to find the dealership and got there an hour later. Now the car sits in dealership and I am out 500 bucks for them to just touch the car to diagnose. What a great way to begin 2025 with the car!

I wonder if there is a service that digitizes your books or written words? I used to maintain a daily journal in my engineering days and I want to digitize it – I also wrote a bit about other things back then too. I know I can take photos of each page but that would be horribly time consuming and it just won’t do the job. Heck I scanned all my pictures from those days a decade back and haven’t gotten around to resizing and cropping them all to to be better, so there is zero chance I will do anything about this either. Has anyone used such a service?

Also heartening to see MCG have a record attendance ever for a test match besting a record thats almost a 100 years old! That goes to show the Border-Gavaskar trophy has now become the premier cricketing event in the world now, thanks largely to India and Australia fighting spirit. Also, how amazing is MCG? Its the fucking mecca of cricket, period. And so easy to get to with accessible public transportation. That whole sporting complex is so easy to get to, its not a surprise that they fill up easily.

Glad I went off to bed at tea time and did not have to sit through the collapse of Indian batting. That said this MCG test match was riveting – exactly how a 5 day test match should be. Test cricket is alive and well between these two teams. I truly enjoy watching test matches way more than any other format now.

If this isn’t the end of Rohit’s captaincy and test career it would be a shame.

A change in my writing style over last few years I have noticed is I no longer translate or provide explanation of colloquial terms I use in my posts. I used to at one point explain the regional Indian terms I used for benefit of mostly non Indian readers, but I have just stopped doing that now. My funda now is if you want to know what it means, select the text and google it – chances are you will get the right answer. Also makes me feel that my posts are more authentic and writing for myself rather than others.

It will take Herculean effort to even draw this test match much less win. Australia in dominant position but a day of cricket left.

Is it ok to say I am glad Carter passed away while Biden is still in office? At least he will get the recognition and respect from this White House before it becomes a trash can in 20 days. RIP.

A nice 65 degree weather outside; was perfect for an afternoon walk. I say lets just skip winter and jump into spring right away! No one’s gonna complain about 6 months of spring!