The Tangle - Photogallery

[Farseer]

That's just horrible to hear...that a) your husband lost his job and b) that it's also meant the loss of your car!

Life can be overwhelmingly frustrating when things happen and you have no control over them. Still, I'm glad to hear that you are now able to take the matter in hand and are in a position to get to setting things aright...albeit bit by bit. It will certainly give you a clear goal when you wake up for your shifts each day. Power to you!

I couldn't live here without a car, and a reliable one at that. Of course, I suppose I could always pack an overnight bag and ride a horse to town.

@ Valarya: Now I can see it - such a lovely 'night' view, Valarya! I must admit that it would drive me nuts living there though. I feel like a rat trapped in a box whenever I reach town or city limits.

Dare I admit this to the world? Once I was down in my state's capital with one of my sons to see a specialist. We had already had to stay in the city the previous night and I was down the main street ringing a bus company from a phone booth to organise tickets home. I was unable to book any as all seats on the one and only bus were full. I didn't have enough money to buy a plane ticket so I started sobbing on the phone so hard because I just couldn't stand the thought that I would have to spend a second night in the city.

I must have sounded rather desperate as the lady on the other end quickly re-booked another couple's seats to the next day and put my son and I in their place. I feel rather (okay, VERY!) guilty about that now but, at the time, I was just too grateful and too relieved to care!

I am not nearly so bad these days but I still get to the city and do what I need to do as quickly as I can and get out of there! I consider it more of a concrete jail than a concrete jungle...