riding in cars without boys

In my opinion, they should not give licenses to people who do not know how their cars work or how to maintain them. The preponderance of these people are women.

And I am one of these undereducated, female people.

Here I am, hours from my mechanic/financial consultant/computer technician, and the vehicle I'm driving is having serious problems. I cannot help her, poor child. (Though I don't think Dad could do much for her, either.) We shall now begin a period of second and third opinions and estimates and phone calls, phone calls, phone calls.

This is my first experience dealing with a real mechanic.

This will potentially be the most expensive investment (aside from an education) that I have made to date.

And just how will I get from the mechanic to work to interview to work to interview to work to mechanic?

...another of those moments I wish I'd taken the job at home.

And also not. I have to do this. I also get to do this.