I took my car into the dealer yesterday for two small problems having to do with the gas gauge and the battery. The little yellow gas tank icon begins to blink the day after I fill it up. Even though I know it\u2019s full, I begin to feel anxious. I think it\u2019s just messing with me because I have a fear of running out of gas and fill it up when it is half full anyway. My informal face book poll reveals that I am by no means the only one who does this. \u00a0The only other thing wrong with my car is that the battery wouldn\u2019t hold a charge.<\/p>\n
Yesterday morning, my husband Murry jumped the battery and I drove to the dealer. I took my backpack filled with iPad, laptop, kindle, iPhone: 2 days worth of work for what I hoped would only be an hour long wait. Also several granola bars, some packets of mixed nuts, and a bottle of water. I have a fear of being snackless as well as running out of gas.<\/p>\n
Ryan, the young service manager checked out my two primary complaints and found a couple more things wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe alignment is off.\u201d he said. \u00a0\u201cDid someone hit a curb or anything while driving?\u201d<\/p>\n
I did the classic \u201cI have no idea!\u201d innocent shrug. \u00a0\u201cNot a curb, \u201d I said truthfully. \u00a0(Maybe a yellow post at the entrance to the garage at school, but I\u2019m not divulging that information to someone I just met.)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe tread is worn on the front two tires.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need an oil change.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since all of this was under warranty (except the tires) I didn\u2019t have the suspicious thought: \u201cI wonder if Ryan is just running up my bill with unnecessary repairs.\u201d<\/p>\n
But this was going to take longer than an hour.\u00a0 Ryan got a nice man named Mike to drive me home where I am still waiting the next morning to pick up my car at noon today.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019 t why I bothered to take my car in. The only thing wrong with it was that the gas gauge has a malfunction, and it needs an alignment, two new tires, a new battery, and an oil change.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know why I bother to get an annual physical either. The only thing wrong with me physically \u2013 never mind, that\u2019s too personal to go into\u2026And my health is basically good, for which I\u2019m very thankful.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know why I would bother to submit myself to an Advent spiritual check up either. The only things off kilter with me spiritually and emotionally right now are\u2013 well, never mind, that\u2019s too personal to go into, too.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s just say that if there is any analogy between cars and people, Advent is a good time to take the car into the dealer just for a checkup.<\/p>\n
We might find that our preparation for Advent will require filling our spiritual tank, getting back on track, and recharging our spiritual energies.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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