I tend to overlook the small luxuries in my life until they aren't there anymore.
Case in point: my car (on the whole) is awesome. I haven't had to do many major repairs and it is ready and willing to take me most everywhere I want to go. Last week, however, it began fighting with me. It is an automatic, but every time it shifted gears the entire car would jerk.
I was able to get it fixed and back for me to drive yesterday. All day today I have been marveling on how wonderful it is that when the car shifts gears I don't get whiplash! Before this incident I can't really remember every noticing or caring what the car did when it shifted, but now I have definitely been paying attention.
My car currently smells like mechanic, but I'll take that any day over a broken car!
4 comments:
mmmm...good ol' mechanic smell. gotta love it.
My car just fell apart too! And it's exactly the same model as yours. And I park near you. Hmmm . . .
My old car was an automatic too, but it started stalling at intersections like I'd let out the clutch too fast and then the AC stopped working. I had to break down and buy a new car and I totally appreciate all the little things now, like not showing up to work sweaty.
Ann Marie.... it's been too long. are you well??
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