Suspense

# Chapter 357

The horrible suspense of waiting for the verdict. Health is the worse, but it is still bad if you are waiting for the verdict on your house or like we are, the verdict on your car repairs. Last month’s car repairs exceeded all combined income, and dang, here we are again, warning lights and dire predictions aside, the cold hard facts are that the Jeep (Just Empty Every Pocket) is back in the shop to try and chase down whatever is ailing it. But the tension of not knowing is always difficult, no matter what the subject. In fact most of us have limits to how much of this we can take and not blow a metaphorical gasket. With all of these suspense scenarios we will eventually find out the news whether we want to or not. And then we will make the next decision, which in fact may begin a new suspense cycle.

Our Jeep is old and has lots and lots and lots of miles on it and so major repairs always bring up the question of “is it worth it?” or something along those lines. Is it worth it to keep repairing the old old Jeep? That answer is usually yes, if for no other reason, better the devil you know than the one you don’t know - meaning better to keep this old car and all its known problems and quirks than to purchase another old car and have new problems and quirks to repair. There are people who strongly disagree with this approach, but a car is transportation at the end of the day, nothing more. If you are approaching your transportation as a status symbol or fashion statement or some nonsense as that, then you have other issues that we aren’t addressing today.