If I'm so smart, why am i so stooopid?

04 February 2006 at 2:32 a.m.

I continuously astound myself with my stupidity, procrastination and dumb-assedness when it comes to my car. For a couple of weeks (!) my car has been doing weird "gear" things when I come to a complete stop. I was continuously putting off going to the mechanic envisioning having to leave the car there, having to get myself home sans car, big bucks, etc. etc. Meanwhile I drove the car with this problem.....

Wednesday afternoon, having some hours free, I decided to pull in. First thing he says...lets check the gear oil..and low and behold, THERE IS NO OIL DIP STICK GAUGE IN THE GEAR OIL!!! Well, he looked around for one, couldn't find one, plugged up the opening, and i drove home, "borrowed" the one in M's car (same model) and thursday morning drove back. He checked it and added about 1/2 a ton of gear oil...oh my gawd!!!!

The problem gleared up immediately. The cost was 50 shekels (to buy another gauge at the spare parts place). The garageman took not a shekel, even for all that gear oil he fed my car.

Someone please remind me, next time the car so much as hiccups...off to the garage tout de suite!!!!

Other than that. the no TV week ended OK. I quite enjoyed it. Thursday night we watched one educational program together but only on condition that her room was tidy. Next week I shall let her have one program per day, provided homework done first.


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