Crises Week

I sort of forgot to make a post this week, with good reason!  My 1998 very reliable Toyota Corolla breathed its last near one of the busiest intersections in St. Mary’s County (route 235 and gate 1 for the base.). The oil light didn’t come on, but it ran out of oil after only 2 months and burned up the old engine.  I was just happy that no one hit my car in the heavy traffic without a shoulder.   He/She served me well for 25 years and was looking beat.  We traveled through rain, snow, sleet and hail, to mountains, cities and beaches.  There were several flat tires, and some maintenance issues, a drooping headliner and failing trim, but never a new engine after 272,082 miles.  I hadn’t yet researched what car to buy soon, but I have some money saved up to help.  It is keeping me busy!

And that wasn’t the only thing that happened this week!  My husband decided to rebuild our PC computer.  It needed a boost and was crawling.  My photo editing software didn’t work well.  Unfortunately, the new parts were not all good.  He replaced the new motherboard only to find out the new power supply wasn’t good.  Now we have to wait for that too.  In the meantime, the wifi and the Internet kept shutting off.

Most of my phone calls stopped working too.  After a call to Verizon (on my husband’s phone!) and a successful visit to Best Buy, it was fixed by switching off a single setting. 

Farewell my faithful vehicle.  You served me well and even posed a few times.