The rune pull was very applicable, but more so to its traditional meaning. My car broke down friday night, the starter was making sounds that are not normally associated with a starter. A AAA tow and a good mechanic's look later, the issue was a physical misalignment caused (probably) by the collision my beastie had with the center divider on southbound I-5 back in December. One very through, well placed beating (the starter, not me!) and sixty bucks later, I was rolling again.
Kudos as always to AAA and their contract tow guys. AAA customer service is, as a writer friend of mine might put it, a hardcore shot of Pure Awesome. The tow truck driver was a young guy and a total professional. He also tried beating on the starter, but to no avail.
While I did not feel so good after the walk home and felt bad all weekend (backaches and my friend Mister Upset Stomach), I'm now most assuredly OK.
The best news of all is that I was able to make the walks I needed to make from Kaiser (where the car died) t0 home and back. This bodes well for weight control because as recently as a month ago, I would not have been physically able to make a walk of such distance because of back pain or being out of breath. I know that this a long way from a triathalon, sure, but I felt like such a fatass slug two months ago I was winded just crossing the parking lot and getting to my cube at the office.
Fortunately, one of my favorite places is just two traffic lights away, or about the distance from here to the Kaiser medical offices. Incentive, anyone?
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Glad it was a relatively minor problem, and that it is now fixed. Also glad that you're up to walking a couple of blocks as needs be. It's good seeing you getting back to your old self again.
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