Our Ford Escort is 17 years old. We have had it in our possession just 4 months shy of 10 years thus far. About 3 years ago we resolved not to put anymore money into it in the form of repairs. My dad checks it out regularly and keeps it tuned up whenever he comes for a visit. Other than that, our car is just aging naturally while we passively wait for it to die.
I fear her time has come. "Janie" may never drive on the road again. She wouldn't start for Cris yesterday so we had it towed to our mechanic. Thank goodness for AMA. (Cris even made buddies with the tow truck driver, who in turn said that he wouldn't charge us for the extra kilometers that weren't covered by the AMA insurance.)
So our car waits patiently to be examined by our car doctor in Calgary. His name is Len. But he currently has a hernia and Cris said it didn't look like he was doing too well, even though he said he was doing fine. That, and he is going to some United State of America next week for who knows how long. So our little "Janie" may have to wait a while for her check-up. If its an easy and cheap (like $30) repair, we will invest that money into her well-being. If its too much more than that, we will likely call the Kidney Foundation and make a donation to them.
So don't send the "In Deepest Sympathy" cards yet. There still may be hope for good old faithful.
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Howdy!
Poor "Janie" as you call her. Perhaps you should still keep her if it's over your budget and your faithful "you-know-who" could have a look at it in the spring/summer. It might be just a small??thing.
Don't you have a purse? Good you found your wallet. It would be awful to not find that with all your "things" inside. Good for you you found it. Good day my dear
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