Take me for instance. I refuse to buy a car I can't pay cash for. And I refuse to buy a mode of transportation that will empty my savings or checking or both. So I did my research, Kelly Blue Book, the whole nine yards. I found a one owner from a great family who just wanted something brand new. I love Acuras and of course this was an Acura. It is, mind you, fourteen years old. But hey, it's a one owner with less than a hundred thousand miles. Right? And Lord, the sound system....OMG...it's a Bose. When I popped in my DMB cd... well hey, I could have died and gone to heaven. I could hear every instrument as clearly as if the whole band was in my living room playing just for me.
The drive my new old car gives me is smooth, fast and noiseless. I was happy and knew that this would be a great ride for at least one hundred thousand more miles. But a few days ago it just didn't want to start. It sort of coughed, spit and labored until it finally fired up. However, not long later, it just didn't turn over at all. Now it's in the shop. Yep, haven't even had it a month.
Good thing is, we have an extra car for times like these; maybe not the prettiest one on the road, but it's there. My husband had driven it a while ago and used it to take the dogs to dog park. Needless to say it was filthy, really filthy. A trip to the car wash was on the agenda for today. I cleaned that thing inside and out without missing an inch. After thoroughly vacuuming it I got in, put in the key and nothing.....NOTHING!! AND I forgot my cell phone. To make a long story short, I was finally able to get a hold of my husband and he came and gave me a jump start.
The list goes on about how all these great luxuries of technology and machinery have one by one decided to call it a day; as if telling me, "Sorry, we're tired and want a rest. We all decided to gang up on you, put our nose in the air and laugh as we quit."
This whole saga makes me think of a comedy routine Louis CK did. Watch and enjoy:
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