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My truck has died--again! I drove it while running a few errands--and it was running fine. Then suddenly, as I was pulling out of a parking lot--the gears seized and the engine coughed and stopped running. Fortunately, I was able to nearly get off to the side of the street--I was stopped at a really busy intersection. Fortunately, AAA made it to me less than 10 minutes--and towed me up the hill to the house.

Unfortunately, it's a holiday weekend and I have to wait until Tuesday to pick up a rental car--and have the truck hauled to the repair shop. I'll have it hauled to the shop that did the clutch repair 2 years ago--the work is supposedly under warranty. 24 months or 24,000 miles--actual readings 23 months and 14,000 miles. I called and booked a rental--I booked it for three weeks. That lets me cover the wedding--plus a few more days, if needed. Assuming the repairs will be under warranty--the cost of the rental will not be too bad. If warranty doesn't apply--the total cost will be a stinger.

I felt totally crushed with the breakdown of the truck--As I called the wrecker service I felt heavy and like I as spinning out of control. Not what I needed to happen--with the dozen days of intense wedding preparations plus all the other things I need to handle. I'm now feeling quiet and not so anxious--unlike I was feeling as I stood on the side of the street waiting for the tow truck.

I ate a tasty meal at the Indian food place today--it's gone up a bit in price but it's still lavish and worth the cost. I printed out the word list for the past week--for MD. It deals with words that are associated with clothing--top hat, coattail, and so forth. The wonders of words--and how they came to be.