Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The car has died

We won't be coming up to meet the repairman after all, because the engine light has come on and the heater has stopped working, and we know the faithful old car is probably on its last legs. We'd rather not risk the chance of getting stranded somewhere. I would love to let it retire and get an electric car instead, but they are prohibitively expensive. It would be nice if the government would offer incentives to bring the price down. We've got to move off of fossil fuels eventually, whether in a planned and organized way or because of a collapse. It's inevitable either way. I'd rather soften the crash.

Though I probably shouldn't use the word "crash" when talking about cars...

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