View From the Bushes

Sorry for not posting yesterday, though based on the number of comments I got recently, I doubt that anyone noticed. I was hoping to post a big update of the what and when for DireKobold, but the fates have not been kind. I can tell you that Wil has sent me the long-promised (by me) Midnight adventure and that should be the next thing to be published by the end of February, but if you're reading this, you probably have some sick fascination with the troubles that perpetually beset me.

Well, part of the reason I didn't post yesterday was that I had a huge number of errands to run, including dropping of my old Mac Laptop at the local Apple store and picking up my car from the mechanic. At first it seemed to be all better, but then I noticed that it didn't seem to have as much power, though it's always tough to tell if there's something wrong or if this is just all the power you're going to get out of a 4-cylinder engine. Well, by this morning we were back to the "running worse than ever" mode.

I was driving into work and I started up the first big hill and I seemed to really be going slow; of course the person in front of me wasn't going very quickly either, so I thought maybe it was just a matter of not getting enough speed. Shortly after that, it was apparent that something about the power/fuel was not right. Occasionally it would be fine, but more often I could floor it without the slightest response from the engine. With about a half a mile (maybe more, though it was uphill through lots of snow) I ditched the car and walked the rest of the way. During lunch I got a ride back to the car and arranged for a tow, which made the third time in less than a week that my car was in the shop.

Carpe Diem Quam Minimum Credula Postero
Ross