Wednesday, March 1, 2017

A Bump in the Road

With the turn of a switch my day went from Yay! to Yuck!  
I woke up feeling great after a restful night of sleep.  My lunch was packed, my coffee was made and I was out the door thinking about my lesson in English today. Excited to finally start the writing challenge with my students I stepped out the door and welcomed the warm weather, heading to the car with a little spring in my step.
What a difference a few seconds can make.
My car.  
Would not start.  
Just thinking about it now makes me sad- not that I’m all that emotional about car problems.  No, I’m emotional about spending money I don’t want to spend.  No matter what, it seems like every time there’s something wrong with my car I’m out anywhere from 600- 900 dollars.  It doesn’t happen that often but it just happened about a month ago, so it would be nice if I could get a little break before the next car mishap.


I took a deep breath and called for help.  Thankfully, I have friends I can count on when needed.  Being chauffeured to work allowed me to do a little problem solving.  Later I’ll get a ride back home and see if I can get the car to the shop.  My internet research tells me it could be the starter, the ignition switch, or a faulty battery cable.  Hopefully whatever it is will come with a price tag below $200.

5 comments:

  1. UGH. I have to tell you that I can't find one of my credit cards. And I'm totally pretending that it's not a big deal. Of course it is. But my brain keeps saying: I can't deal with one more thing! This one more thing is going to put me over the edge! And you got your one more thing. But look--you're still alive and breathing. And slicing! Tomorrow I'll deal with my lost credit card. Today I'll slice. (Good job!)

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  2. Bummer - I'm so sorry that happened. I was totally with you at the start - you pulled me in and then whomped me over the head. Happy to help with rides if you need.

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  3. And in between, I hope your English lesson was as good as you'd hoped.

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  4. Thanks for the driving advice on the way in this morning!

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  5. Bummer! Let me know if you need transportation assistance!

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