Last week the wife’s grocery getter blew a head gasket $1-1.5 K or worse. I won’t know until the mechanic I towed it to tears it apart next week?

Then the dam cloths washer went nubs up today $600.

The ice maker water tube froze up making ice for national night out so no ice for my drinks until I thaw it out. No ice really sucks!

Then the worst thing, my 19 year old step daughter moved back in because she was evicted from her apartment.

The only good thing to happen was that Walgreen’s messed up on my imitrex refill and gave me 5 boxes instead of 1 box of 5 vials. That was cool and enough for 6 months.

Just a rant! I hope it’s been better for you all.

Roland.

Ok, let's look at this from the "bright side" (and there's always a bright side -- somewhere in the dregs)....

The car.... wife can't go to the grocery store ... does step daughter have a car? Yes? Let HER do the grocery list! NO? You get to do it! Either way -- wife gets a break.... (see it's a bright side for HER.)

Ice maker -- now that's a total pain in the rear, but not impossible to fix. Get some ice trays (Dollar store has them). A little inconvient, but it will work until you can get it thawed out.

Step daughter -- Lay down some HOUSE RULES -- and charge RENT. The rent will help pay for the car and clothes washer.

About the clothes washer... that's a tuff one.... welllll, you could turn the underwear wrong side out and wear it another week (or is that only in the country that we can do that?) I haven't been to a laundry mat in years, but I think they still have them (pain in the rear, but ... maybe a "chore" for step daughter - she may not like living with you long at this rate). 

Roland, you know I'm only trying to cheer you up don't you? Sometimes things get so rotten ya just gotta laugh about them ... 

Hugs BD