Thursday, April 21, 2011

A Close Call

L got a ride to the mall near her school with her girlfriend the other day. The friend had to leave to run a quick errand. It seems her brakes failed on the way and she ran 2 red lights before she had the presence of mind to use her emergency brakes. It was a scary experience but the girl is ok. Fortunately,she didn't hit any other cars. It's an old car that had just been serviced. Needless to say she got rid of the car. L had no problem taking the bus back to her residence, counting them both lucky!

So we need a new refrigerator. The appliance guy made a service call and thinks that is the best way for us to go. He recommended choosing a simple, spacious one. The fancier ones with lots of sensors tend to break more easily. Oh well, first thing is to remove all the magnets and memos I have covering the appliance.

We had a new release day in our step class yesterday. There were 3 instructors for the occasion. One of the instructors happened to be a new dad on paternity leave. I thought that was interesting. I had never met him before.

My sister sent over 2 Easter treat bags of chocolate for L and K. I don't think we realize how old our kids are, and they likely still appreciate getting chocolate treat bags!

6 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

The story with the car sounds scary, glad no one got hurt. And I am sure nobody is ever too old for treat bags - my pals are all retired, but they still all love them!

Pete said...

Wah, scary. Sometime it is the pump that fail, sudden loss of fluid pressure. Press the brake paddle a few times up and down, can restore the brake fluid system.

lenoracle said...

I will be excited over chocolate treat bags until I'm 80! Hahaha.

Glad no one got hurt when the breaks went out.

Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...

Shoot, I'm 58 and still enjoy a chocolatey Easter treat! Heeehehe!

I'm so glad the girls are OK, that whole scenario could have ended badly!

God bless and have a fanatic day!

BTW: Happy Easter Giveaway...my place...ya'll come! :o)

Kay said...

Heck! I would still appreciate getting chocolate Easter treats. Good luck on finding that perfect fridge! We have a stainless steel one. The only problem is that it's hard to keep the streaks off of it.

miruspeg said...

That must have been a really scary experience for the poor girl. She would have seen her life flash before her.

My fridge is half covered with notes, magnets, memos too. In fact I don't know anyone whose fridge isn't.

Hope you have a very happy, safe Easter Christine.
Hugs
Peggy xxxx