Ooh, content!
I know the saying says that deaths come in threes, but I hope that doesn't extend to "bad things" in general.
One, 's old car (that is, the one we were saving for ) died yesterday. One of the valve seals in the head cylinder has gone bad, so the car runs well enough when the engine is cold, but cylinder #1 goes out once the engine warms up. Both the dealership and an independent third party have given estimated repair costs around $2100. The car was only worth $2800 to begin with.
We do still have some options here, but there are more pressing issues to worry about.
Two, I was in an auto accident today. I was waiting at a red light to turn right and rolled forward to check traffic, and the pickup behind me assumed I went ahead, so rolled right into my back bumper. The police were notified, an accident report was filed, and I've already contacted my insurance...then the other guy calls me back and says "Oh, this insurance information is out of date...can we settle out of pocket?"
The car is still fully driveable-only cosmetic damage-and we do have some options here, too, but there are more pressing issues to worry about.
Three, is having shoulder surgery tomorrow, for a torn and fraying tendon/ligament/etc.
Superstitious people may say "Ooh, bad things come in threes!" and imply that the surgery will not go well. Others may posit "After two bad things, what're the odds that the surgery will go badly?" and imply that everything will be fine. Those who understand math, though, will point out that the three events are all unrelated, and the surgery will go...well, however it will go, I suppose.
(And if the first two things happened to 's old car and my car, doesn't that indicate that 's new car should be very, very worried?)
One, 's old car (that is, the one we were saving for ) died yesterday. One of the valve seals in the head cylinder has gone bad, so the car runs well enough when the engine is cold, but cylinder #1 goes out once the engine warms up. Both the dealership and an independent third party have given estimated repair costs around $2100. The car was only worth $2800 to begin with.
We do still have some options here, but there are more pressing issues to worry about.
Two, I was in an auto accident today. I was waiting at a red light to turn right and rolled forward to check traffic, and the pickup behind me assumed I went ahead, so rolled right into my back bumper. The police were notified, an accident report was filed, and I've already contacted my insurance...then the other guy calls me back and says "Oh, this insurance information is out of date...can we settle out of pocket?"
The car is still fully driveable-only cosmetic damage-and we do have some options here, too, but there are more pressing issues to worry about.
Three, is having shoulder surgery tomorrow, for a torn and fraying tendon/ligament/etc.
Superstitious people may say "Ooh, bad things come in threes!" and imply that the surgery will not go well. Others may posit "After two bad things, what're the odds that the surgery will go badly?" and imply that everything will be fine. Those who understand math, though, will point out that the three events are all unrelated, and the surgery will go...well, however it will go, I suppose.
(And if the first two things happened to 's old car and my car, doesn't that indicate that 's new car should be very, very worried?)