Ty napping in the park after flat tires
I just noticed a little trend. Little things seem to be breaking all around. My watch battery stopped a few weeks ago, which is no big deal. So, I took it to the shop. Then they called and said, “Ms. Anderson, that will be $500 because it is completely missing the little crank thing (they did not say thing)”. Really, because it had the little crank thing when I dropped it off. I would have noticed the gaping hole in the side of the watch. No biggie. I went and picked it up and sent it to my old watch guy in San Francisco to be serviced. I can’t decide if I’m enjoying having no concept of time or slowly losing my mind.
My small point & click camera suddenly went kapowee. Just died, even though battery is fully charged. Pretty sure that small person in house dropped or threw it. Thank goodness for buying two year warranty, even though I didn’t know if it was worth it. Okay, it is. Two drops and repairs and it’s totally worth it. So, I’m stuck taking pictures with my old gen iPhone and my eight year old SLOOOWWWW Canon, which has a 1″ screen and is heavy metal. I really want a good camera, but probably not smart as long as small person in house might throw it.
I decided to get the hell out of the house with my son, Ty, yesterday. I loaded up a picnic, a blanket, lots of sunscreen and diet coke and headed out the door with the bike and bike trailer. Two blocks later. Oh, those tires seem a little low. Okay, sorta flat. No biggie. I walked to the bike shop about 5 blocks away and they pumped my tires right up. Of course, I realized that the tires were maybe ten years old and maybe I should get some NEW ones. Not much time lost and we spent the rest of the day, including toddler naptime and attack of the squirrels, in the park.
Got back home filthy and jumped in the shower to degunk. Now time for relaxing with something cold and legos. Knock knock knock. It is the maintenance guy for our building (at our temporary apartment). “Hi there. Just wanted to let you know that one of your car tires is about halfway flat. Looks like you have a screw in the tire.” Oh nuts. Okay, let’s deal. Since I can drive a little, we hop in the car and search for an actual garage. You know, where they sell gas and actually fix cars. I wasn’t sure if they had them anymore. Yea! There are TWO screws in my tire. 45 minutes and $15 later, we are golden.
Please stop breaking. Although, everything is getting fixed. Significant upsides to the story.
1. Sometimes warranties on electronics are totally worth it.
2. Awesome apartment complex maintenance guy. I would have walked out to a flat & had to deal with that AND a toddler.
3. I have an actual working garage in my neighborhood. What a luxury that I didn’t realize.
View from under tree where squirrels were attacking me.
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