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That Thought
R. Alex Whitlock
Some time in your life, you will be confronted with That Thought. You will look back at a lot of unforseen expenses that have been following you around. You'll then look up and see that the dark cloud over your head doesn't seem to be there anymore. You'll punch numbers and realize that you're starting to get ahead on your saving again. You will then have That Thought. You will think to yourself, "by golly, I think the worst is behind me!"
When you are inevitably confronted with That Thought, I urge you in the strongest of all possible terms to avoid thinking about it. The thing about black clouds is that they can disperse into the otherwise blue sky without actually going away, just waiting for you to have That Thought so that it can combine all its powers and lay a big, brown, crapper on your day and follow you around some more.
Among the other things that I learned today, I learned that timing belts are expensive to replace. I also learned that my spark clubs are "in worse shape than [the mechanic] has seen in [his] 40-year career," that some other belt has visible cracks, and that having missed work today, my evenings are going to be filled up for the rest of the week catching up on lost time.
Cars are stupid.
We should go back to the horse-and-carriage. That way if there are any problems with the engine, the only costs involved are that of a bullet and a new horse.
Observations
Timing belts are indeed expensive. So are the other belts. This is why most newer model cars replace both with a uniform "serpentine belt" that runs all units itself, and can be replaced on its own for about the same cost.
It's spark plugs, not spark clubs.
And as far as horses, remember a few things:
#1 - the cost of horse feed today is not cheap.
#2 - You'd have to clean up after your ride every morning.
#3 - Above all, remember that automobiles were once hailed as the device that would eliminate pollution forever. Namely, the pollution problem of horse crap all over the streets.
Amazing how times change, huh.
Not sure why I said clubs. Seething in anger, no doubt :). Sloppiness, really.
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