Money Eaters.

I drove 45 minutes today to the closest Nissan dealership.
I got lost and made it 1/2 way to Salem before I realized it.

Sadie screamed the whole way.

The whole reason for this trip is to get my air conditioning fixed.

The AC only works when the windows are down.
Its the craziest thing!
I think someone wired my car this way as a very mean prank.
The whole drive went like this; heat, roll window down, AC kicks in, roll windows up, AC turns off, roll windows down, etc. etc.
This continued on for the entire trip.

Can you imagine driving all the way to North Carolina like that?
No way, No how.
Ain't gonna happen.

I arrived at the elusive Nissan dealership sweaty, cranky, hungry, and altogether fed up.
I was met in the parking lot by this sweet lady who saw my face and said "AC problems?"
I was then escorted in and given a tour of where I could find a play area for Sadie, changing tables, magazines and anything else I would possibly need.
She even showed me how to work the TV so that I could change the channel if I wanted.
It's so funny how one person can change your whole mood around.
For better or worse just by their attitude.
Needless to say I was pleased with the service.

If only my car could have taken the cue to be nice to me too.
Three hours later my stomach was growling out of control as was Sadie.
In my head I was imagining all these situations like, they couldn't figure out what was wrong so for my trouble they would give me a new car.
And other delirious things like that.

I was brought back to this planet when they handed me a slip of paper telling me the cost.
So much for my good mood.
I packed up the screaming baby and headed back home to my nice cool apartment.
Who needs a car anyway?

I never missed Logan so much as I did today.
Everything you need is just 5 minutes away.
Shopping, eating, car repairs.
I used to laugh at the Logan mall and its limited number of stores.
They call the Wal-mart here the Mall-mart.
But hey at least we have that.