Well, after much work on my car inspecting it and taking the right wheel off, Mr. Larkin has pronounced my car “only shop fixable.” He says that my rack-and-pinion (whatever the fuck that is?) is shot and that I have to take it into a shop to get it repaired. Too bad I’m broke, just like everyone else. So I called Jared (my uber-cool mechanic bro), and he says to call up a good shop he knows and get a price quote. The cool shop quotes me $525 for a fix. ::sigh:: Yikes! I think this may actually be more than my whole car is worth! Jared also tells me one more thing. He says “Heather, quit driving your car! I’m serious. If you have errands to run, get John to take you. Sooner or later that whole steering pinion is going to go, and you won’t have any steering at all.” Double yikes! I think that the camera may have to wait, and the money right now will get spent on the car when I sell enough commissions. So, this weekend’s plan to drive Megan’s cats around Georgia is shot. Larry will have to drive up here to get me and the yowling kitties. Poor Larry.
Just as an aside, it’s now Autumn over at Midnight Confessions. With the weather and leaves turning, it feels like it fits.