I’m married to a mechanic. A very smart mechanic. He is great at diagnosing problems that others spend hours trying to figure out unsuccessfully.
This is what the dash on my car looks like this evening.
I apologize for the lack of clarity in my photo.
Just about every light is on tonight. Three of the lights are all tied to one problem, a broken wire on a wheel bearing. It is intermittent but when it decides to act up all three lights come on. The car is still safe he assures me but driving with all the lights on is a bit disconcerting.
One light is due to a crack in a plastic piece on the top of the motor that creates a very tiny vacuum leak hence the little light is turned on. It doesn’t cause any problems for the operation of the car, it just turns the light on.
I have to confess that I am responsible for the low fuel light. I am breaking my rule about never running the gas tank less than 1/4. The bell is dinging telling me its time to stop at the gas station which is where I took this picture.
My car is a 1999 Olds Intrigue with 216,000 mile on it. It’s been a good and faithful car. Never once leaving me sitting at the side of the road. I could drive better but as long as it fits my need which is transportation from point A to point B I will continue to drive my Olds at least until my two daughters finish college.
Over the years my car has been an organ donor of sorts. We have had customers with car issues that needed parts we didn’t have in stock. To get our customers on the road quickly and cheaply my husband has robbed parts from my car. He eventually replaces them as the parts we ordered come in. At least he’s never taken the radio from my car. Now, for that , I would be up for a battle.
It’s universal. People, whatever their profession, rarely want to come home to work on their own things that need fixing. Carpenters have homes that are 99.95% finished. It’s tough to tackle that .05% at the end of a long day. My brother’s, the carpenter, home is just that way. I was a prep cook for an Italian restaurant. I can cook just about anything but the last thing I want to do is cook after cooking all day. Give me a few days off from work of doing nothing and I’m really to cook at home for fun.
Maybe my goal for 2011 will be to finish some of my own .05% projects that I need to finish before throwing any more stones.
Where ‘s the fun in that?
Starting new projects is so much more fun!
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