Passing the hat

Road

Thank you so much. You guys are the best. — Susie

I had one of those “perfect storm” weeks — first, my dear cousin and friend Deby died Sunday night (I loved her without reservation — she was the best of all people and I already miss her dreadfully),  my seven-year-old cell phone finally went kerblooey ($264 for a replacement on eBay), and when I went to buy an AC refrigerant kit yesterday (I have a friend coming to put it in today), it was $139 PLUS $20 TAX, and I am a little freaked out. I didn’t budget for all this.

And as we all know, AC is no longer a luxury. Turns out my car is too old to use the cheap stuff (which is “only” $59) and honestly, I don’t want to kill the ozone layer any worse than I have to.

What a frickin’ week.