Hey not bad! I got a whole post out without giving up, and here I am starting post number 2! I am getting hungry. Stir fry, yakisoba noodles and yummy yummy sauce is calling my name... but alas, I wait....
As I actually try to write about my car, I realize that I don't have much to say. This subject has been on my mental list since I had car troubles, but now that they're resolved it doesn't seem that important. It probably would have been a lot more interesting if there was a live update on my car, so you could feel the suspense and wonder "What's next?" like the rest of us.
Brief summary - my car lost its umph - ie it couldn't really change through second gear. It could go up to 10 or 15 miles per hour, but it took a loooooooooong time to accelerate past that. Once it hit 30 or so though, it was fine. I took it to the mechanic and spent a couple hundred dollars on it to make it healthy again. I realized just how emotionally tied to that car I am. I love it! Also, I realized just how convenient it is to have the car up here. I can go home whenever I want! But it also made me examine a reality without a car. I could easily do it. Besides not being able to drive down to Edmonds whenever I want, really my life wouldn't change. My car doesn't get driven much. I actually feel kind of bad for it.
I haven't had a chance to go home and pick up my car since it had all of these issues fixed (luckily the problems happened while in Edmonds so my Dad could take control in getting it fixed, though I paid of course!). I'll probably go back home in a week or two and get that car back where it belongs! It is weird owning a car, having to make expensive decisions when you're not sure how long the car will last, or what the right decision is. I wish that I liked to drive more, and used it more frequently. It would make the decision easier! Though obviously I decided to heal it, because *knock on wood*, it should last a few more good years.
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