As I walked out of work for my lunch break, I thought of how today was again one of those days where you're super tempted to skip out on work for the afternoon and enjoy the beautiful weather instead. Of course, being the loyal employee that I am, I knew that, after picking up
West Wing season 3 at the library for my under-the-weather husband and stopping at home to make lunch for him, I'd be heading right back to work for the rest of the day.
As I backed out of my parking spot at the library and turned the wheel to straighten up, something popped, and when I tried to accelerate, nothing happened. I was able to negotiate the car back into the parking spot (a miracle, really), then locked everything up and started for home. I've said many times that I love being with walking distance from the library, but today I was super grateful. As I walked home, I called Dave to let him know what happened, and I enjoyed the beautiful, sunny weather. Despite the unpleasant reason for my time in the sun, I was happy I got to enjoy it!
It's only been 2 1/2 hours since all this went down, and my car has already been towed, checked, and diagnosed. The famous tie rods that gave me a hard time two summers ago are again in the spotlight as the reason for my troubles. The guy at the auto shop told me they'd have it fixed by the end of the day.
So, I'd rather not have to pay $500 for an afternoon off, but in some ways I'm happy I got to spend more of this afternoon out in the sun than I'd planned.
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