Do you ever have those moments where things are just so ridiculous that you just have to laugh. I mean, you really just have to take a moment and release all of that built up tension in one BIG hearty laugh.
I had one of those days yesterday....it's basically been a whole week building up to the "cake icing" yesterday. Let me begin at the beginning.
Since Bill and I got married, we have spent about $5000 on our cars. Now, it's not as if we have old clunkers....We have a 2002 Toyota Camry and a 2001 Ford Focus. I think it's just been that both cars have reached their "needy" points at the same time...not terribly fun when you're trying to buy a house and add nifty new things to it such as furniture...but at least we're blessed with vehicles that usually run and AAA for when they don't.
About 3 weeks ago we were at a movie and had noticed that one of the rear tires on the Camry was a bit low...so on our way to the movie we stopped and put some air in the tire...just to be safe. Well then, when we come out of the movie we have a flat. But no problem, we got the tire changed and went along our merry way.
Then last week I needed to make a quick trip to the grocery store, I ran out to hop in the Focus, and realized I had a flat tire. I run in to tell my husband and then hopped in the Camry. No problem...my husband got the tire changed and we fixed it the next day.
Then on Thursday, Bill went to get in the Focus to get some gas and it started acting CRAZY!!! I mean it was sputtering and backfiring...quite honestly, you would have thought the car was possessed. So we immediately call our mechanic and he tells us that if we hurry and get the car in, they might be able to fix it before the July 4th holiday. So we did...Bill drove the Focus and I followed him to the mechanic....all I said was, "honey, DO NOT STOP for ANYTHING!!!" I figured that as long as we could keep rolling we would make it...
So we get to the mechanic and they put the car on the machine to figure out what's wrong with it. They keep it for 4 hours and we go and pick it up. And then $157.00 later they nicely tell us that there is nothing wrong with it that they can find. .....Really!!??!! Did you DRIVE the car???
So then last night my husband calls me at work and tells me that the car is DEAD...completely DEAD. It won't start, the lights won't turn on...NOTHING! Which of course means that we have a dead battery. SO we load up the old battery and take it to Auto Zone.....by this point I am not taking a chance. I want them to test that dad-blame battery to make sure that it's really dead.
They do and sure enough, deader than a doornail. So we purchase our new battery and are now happily driving two healthy cars once again....
Sometimes you just have to laugh....it doesn't help to get uptight or upset about it...it's become a bit of an adventure to drive our cars...we never know what's next :-)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The many joys of life.....
Posted by Gina at 2:59 PM
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3 comments:
I love those times too! Sometimes you just have to laugh to keep from crying or worrying about the financial end of it. Just one of those things!
I feel like we have had one of those yrs with medical issues. What will happen next??
It does seem like when you're trying to save for something you want, usually something else gets in the way. When we got our stimulous check, my computer crashed and we had to buy another one so that was half. Another time, we got our tax return and Eric's car had problems that costs us $1200 - 80% of the return. But remember how the Lord take care of us in these situations.
I sympathize completely with you...if you think car problems are bad, wait until you're a homeowner! ;)
Thought you'd appreciate this today :o) xx
GATES vs GM
For all of us who feel only the deepest love and
affection for the way computers have enhanced our
lives, read on.
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates
reportedly compared the computer industry with the
auto industry and stated:
'If GM had kept up with technology like the computer
industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that
got 1,000 miles to the gallon.'
In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued
a press release stating:
'If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we
would all be driving cars with the following
characteristics (and I just love this part):
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would
crash........Twice a day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road,
you would have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for
no reason. You would have to pull to the side of the
road, close all of the windows, shut off the car,
restart it and reopen the windows before you could
continue. For some reason you would simply accept
this.
4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a left
turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to
restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the
engine.
5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the
sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as
easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of
the roads.
6. The oil, water temperature and alternator warning
lights would all be replaced by a single 'This Car Has
Performed An Illegal Operation' warning light.
7. The airbag system would ask 'Are you sure?' before
deploying.
8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car
would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you
simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key
and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.
9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers
would have to learn how to drive all over again
because none of the controls would operate in the same
manner as the old car.
10. You'd have to press the 'Start' button to turn the
engine off.
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