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Rehearsals, vlog 59

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Isn’t it amazing what we just end up living with? Things will remain broken and we find some way around it instead of taking care of it.

For several months now I’ve had getting my car fixed on my list—

The e-brake has been on since July, My oil date was earlier this month (but I still had 200 miles left) my tires are going bald and the front brakes need to be replaced.

The only time during the week to get a cheap oil change is on Fridays.. I had planned on doing that later in the day yesterday.

I was driving to Culver City to meet up with a friend and … clink clank.

“Hmm”, I thought to myself, “that doesn’t sound like a good sound).

I had my hand on the stick-shift and I could feel a loss of power or control..

“Uh oh.”

I pulled over to the side of the freeway and called AAA. I had my iPhone but it is usually using Edge to conserve battery life, and I can’t use the maps feature at the same time in that mode. I tried explaining where I was, on the 10, near the Museum of Tolerance exit.

To make a long story shorter, I learned quite a few things that day:

-When the metro truck comes, let him at least tow you off of the freeway as it is less dangerous for you & it’s free
-7 free towing miles isn’t very much (I used 8, and would to have to of paid $9 extra, but the guy let me off easy.. because..
-you should always carry cash
-even spanish kids don’t remember how to say orange in spanish (heard this on the bus ride home)
-don’t put off tomorrow what you can do today

So that was my entire afternoon from 1-5