Last month I wrote this post about my car crapping out on me after 255,000 miles and nearly 19 years of faithful service. At press time—nearly a month later—I still haven't been able to get the car to a repair shop. For one, I have no money. For two, I've been kind of down for the count, healthwise, that is. Just today, in fact, I slept for more than fifteen hours, getting up around 4:30pm. (I think my body's trying to tell me that it needs a replacement or something. Not sure...)
We've all heard that everything happens for a reason. That could very well be the case here, though right now I couldn't tell you what that would be. The thing is, in Southern California, realistically, you need your own car to get around. Sure, there are ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber, but to be honest, nothing beats getting into your own car whenever you want and going wherever you want. Interestingly, my previous car went about the same distance in about the same amount of time, so maybe whenever I get my next car, assuming it's this year, I can expect it to last till I'm 81. By then, I'll be too old to drive. Mom still drives at 84, but she doesn't have the health issues that I do. In all honesty, though, I don't think I'll be around then. At least I hope not.
Fortunately, my daughter has been good about taking me to get groceries and to other places I need to go, despite having a busy work schedule. (I plan on keeping her.) But aside from running the errands of life, sometimes you just need to get away, even if it's only for a few hours. Things can get stressful—looking for work, managing my health and home, hiding from certain annoying people, etc. (I can write quite a post about the "annoying people," but maybe some other time...)
Getting this problem resolved will take some doing, some praying, and some time and money. I'm sure I'll find something about this that I can whine about and put into blog form for you.
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