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Andrea Petersen

@andreapetersen

Car goth. Automotive therapist. Lancia and Fiat lunatic. Notorious strumpet. Occasionally writes things. Trading racing for researching. She/Her

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I swear I'm going to completely crash out over attempting to select a new sofa and coffee table. It's all my fault because how theee actual fuck are you supposed to walk into a furniture store like "I need to match my giallo horror living room."

12.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I refuse to use AI in any context of my life.

12.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would give my metaphorical left testicle for a no-AI policy

11.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a rather exasperating phone call, I'll say that much...

11.03.2026 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It barely even 10, yet and I already can't deal with the extreme level of idiocy going on today.

I swear to god, if you give me an AI list of shit to look at on your car...

11.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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For a minute there, I was really concerned I was gonna have to start researching Fiat cryogenics...

10.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lately I've been thinking how cool it would be to have a car in a big concours event, but then I remembered I'm not in the right tax bracket...

10.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I get it, people are on limited budgets and all that, but I could have at least saved the guy a trip back to the shop and a couple more days without his car if he'd just said yes initially. The poor car is barely alive in the first place.

10.03.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me last week: these coolant hoses are very swollen and oil contaminated, they need replacement ASAP.
Customer: declines.

3 days later...

Customer: My car is smoking and there's some sort of fluid everywhere.
Me: *pops hood* Remember those hoses you declined?
Customer:

09.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anybody need a door for a 737?
www.facebook.com/marketplace/...

09.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A friend of mine had earned a 200mph+ club red hat from racing at Bonneville. He was a passionate leftist, union organizer, and truly a great man. He totally enjoyed rocking his hat to trick the nazisπŸ˜‚

09.03.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was casually asked my feelings about "wearing red hats" last fall when I went to England. I said I'd sooner have my head chopped off than wear one, which seemed to settle the issue immediately.

09.03.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pay for your porn.

08.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Every once in a while, I'm reminded in unexpected ways of how my social circle is kinda unusual. "I'm not sure we can go, it might clash with Mille Miglia" is one of those moments.

08.03.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really depends on whos fishnets I'm getting tangled in...

08.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

90% off is hard to argue against

08.03.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yhat was exactly my justification. Like how dare I turn down such a gift from the goth gods?!

07.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Did I *need* another pair of goth boots? Absolutely fucking not. Were they $12 marked down from $120? You best believe it!

07.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

The World's Mintiest Tiburon lives around the block from me

07.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By 1984 Lancia had done a few rust prevention updates, so it wasn't a terrible proposition to buy one new. I *think* they'd fixed the cam belt problem too by then, but I'd need to consult my books to be sure

06.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a good ol taxi spec 124

06.03.2026 06:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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βœ”οΈold Fiat

I love Argento movies

06.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Go watch the Argento original version of Suspiria, this will soon make complete sense

05.03.2026 06:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And no, I'm not going to go out and buy a sports car. In fact I'm planning to sell my racecar. Idk what the hell to do about myself rn

05.03.2026 05:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ngl, I'm really starting to feel mid-life crisis-y. The combination of an imminent birthday, stressful dead-end job, zero local friends, and desperately wanting to make something of myself is getting very difficult.

05.03.2026 05:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I once bought a Sex Pistol (Glen Matlock) a beer

05.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am achingly jealous!

05.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On my mom's side he ran parking lots for the City of Long Beach, including City Auditorium and the Queen Mary.

On my dad's side, my blood grandpa was a Presbyterian minister and my step-grandpa was a banker and some sort of diplomat apparently. Both died before I was born.

04.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please reference previous answer about getting sideways on the way to a good bottle of wine and being willing to throw a punch whilst wearing Armani

04.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You are tasteful and classy, but fun. Not completely bonkers, but a solidly enjoyable dinner guest

04.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0