The cash flow is outward . . .

I finally got my car into the shop. Kind of funny really because I was planning to take it in on Friday and on Wednesday one of those pesky lights on the dash lit up. Apparently it is related to the battery charger. Hmm.. Which means eventually the car will stop starting, as I discovered on Thursday evening in the McDonald's parking lot. \\sigh\\ We did jump it and I started to drive home but all the lights were flickering , so I gave up and left it in a parking lot in town. Much to my surprise it was still there in one piece the next day and I had it towed to my mechanic. The alternator died.
So that's going to cost me almost $300 and they haven't even started on the radiator. Against my better judgement, I drove up to Nanaimo and back twice in the same weekend and it overheated majorly, especially the second day. I didn't think we were going to get home, and we had a dog with us, so I basically shit bricks the whole way. Anyway , we did make and I decided I'd better get the silly thing fixed asap. Of course, asap depends entirely on cash coming in. Which it did, now it's going right back out again. \\sigh\\. Well, at least the car should work properly for a while.