not grounded and blessed

Six days ago the not so trusty Ford Escape died on me and I barely got it to the shop where the transmission was pronounced DOA.  Bubba took me to church on Sunday and a friend brought me home after.  On Monday my dear friend offered to let me use her extra car until I get mine back.  It is way fancier than mine and by the time I learn it I'll be back in the Escape.  It is a costly repair and it didn't take much Googling to find that it's a common problem with that particular transmission.  Thus, I am pursuing joining a mass action suit.  The car is paid for ( thanks LPT ) so I'll be paying on the transmission for three years with a three year warranty.  I've never knowingly joined a class action, somebody always did it for me.  I had the same problem with an oil and fluid leak with the old Camry when it was almost out of warranty.  My cousin worked there and pushed it through even though I didn't have the proper receipts for oil changes.  There was a huge suit over that.  Toyota replaced the engine at almost 60K miles and I drove it until the trade in December 2022.  And  yes, I keep all service receipts now.  Live and learn.

I have missed Mother's Day with the girls and will now miss Reaves' graduation next Wednesday.  I miss those girls like crazy!  Lauren will be able to be there so she probably won't miss me much.  The humidity is horrendous and my neighbor is mowing his yard again since a blade or two of grass grew overnight.  That sound wears me out, not to mention the grass pollen blowing my way.  I went to the doctor yesterday and got a steroid shot, breathing treatment and a Z pack.  He told me every patient that he has seen is suffering with the same thing and he is too.  Thank God for central air.  Not spending much time outside with this air quality.  More rain is on the way for tonight and tomorrow and I haven't even looked ahead except to see that it's in the 90s next week.  The seasons are totally mixed up.  All I want is seventies and fifties with low humidity.  Is that too much to ask weather guy for?  In Tennessee it is.

Climate change is real.  Our basic rights are slowly but surely being taken away by the powers that ought not to be but are.  Mother earth is in a mess and I fear that we are careening toward WWIII.  I pray that is not true.  Peace be still ^j^