Cosmic kickstart?
“For whatever reasons, Ray, call it...fate, call it luck, call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason. I believe that we were destined to get thrown out of this dump.”
Okay, no one is getting thrown out, but fate sure has kicked us in the can a few times of late. I’m still wondering which cosmic entity I ticked off.
First, there was the water heater... Then, a pipe decided to burst in the wall. Well, I’m fairly certain the pipe didn’t deliberately choose to burst, but then again… Due to a small snafu on the part of the mortgage lender, we recently had to make a double mortgage payment.
A couple of weeks ago, after auto-cratting a Kingdom event, (meaning we were amongst the last to leave) we attempted to go home and enjoy what was left of our Sunday. Nope. The Jeep wouldn’t start. We’d (naturally) removed the emergency kit from the car to make room for event stuff. After some search, we found someone still on site with jumper cables. They were tiny! (The cables, not the people…) The only thing they could jump would maybe (maybe!) a lawn mower. They actually started smoking when we tried them. Thanks! But no thanks. We found a regular set and tried them. It took a while, but we finally got enough of a charge to turn the engine, which was left running while we packed. (Hey, we were in charge! Had to make sure everyone else got off site before we did. After a (free!) check of the alternator, we determined that it was just the battery that needed replacing. It was only $85, but that was still a kick in the pants.
Now we just have to come up with the cash to pay Uncle Sam his due, and we should (fingers crossed) be out of the danger zone. I’m hoping to maybe catch an extra shift or three at the bar, but that’s been no guarantee of late…
I’m taking the branch that fell in the middle of the night, and missed my van by a foot, as a positive sign. Hey, it missed…. That's good, right?
Okay, no one is getting thrown out, but fate sure has kicked us in the can a few times of late. I’m still wondering which cosmic entity I ticked off.
First, there was the water heater... Then, a pipe decided to burst in the wall. Well, I’m fairly certain the pipe didn’t deliberately choose to burst, but then again… Due to a small snafu on the part of the mortgage lender, we recently had to make a double mortgage payment.
A couple of weeks ago, after auto-cratting a Kingdom event, (meaning we were amongst the last to leave) we attempted to go home and enjoy what was left of our Sunday. Nope. The Jeep wouldn’t start. We’d (naturally) removed the emergency kit from the car to make room for event stuff. After some search, we found someone still on site with jumper cables. They were tiny! (The cables, not the people…) The only thing they could jump would maybe (maybe!) a lawn mower. They actually started smoking when we tried them. Thanks! But no thanks. We found a regular set and tried them. It took a while, but we finally got enough of a charge to turn the engine, which was left running while we packed. (Hey, we were in charge! Had to make sure everyone else got off site before we did. After a (free!) check of the alternator, we determined that it was just the battery that needed replacing. It was only $85, but that was still a kick in the pants.
Now we just have to come up with the cash to pay Uncle Sam his due, and we should (fingers crossed) be out of the danger zone. I’m hoping to maybe catch an extra shift or three at the bar, but that’s been no guarantee of late…
I’m taking the branch that fell in the middle of the night, and missed my van by a foot, as a positive sign. Hey, it missed…. That's good, right?
posted by Turtle at 10:40 AM
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