Oh, the car…
Well… Friday I drove into town only to notice that the A/C had quit working. The fan worked but out came only muggy air. That’s not a good thing for a six-days-total journey to Nairobi. Especially with an 8-month-old. So, I took it to the garage first thing this morning. They pulled it up on a ramp:
We were waiting on the A/C guy to come diagnose the problem when one of the mechanics discovered a bigger problem. The left front 4WD axle was broken. They worked up a quote… Tsh. 2,700,000. That’s the equivalent of USD$2,150.00. Ouch. Gladly, we don’t have to have it fixed yet. We just don’t have 4WD until we do.
The A/C problem was due to a hairline fracture in one of the little pipes… allowed all the gas to leak out. They sealed it with super glue and some kind of metal cement, refilled me with A/C gas and I was ready to go… or so I thought. As they were finishing me up under the car, the mechanic saw a nail sticking out of my left rear tire. That’s never a good thing unless you collect those. Even then, not a wise way to go about it. I had to go home to eat a late lunch first (yes, I’d been there that long already) only to return in the afternoon to have it patched and pay the bill of Tsh. 224,400 or USD$179.00.
Not my best day but hey, I finished editing chapter one of JONAH in Kinga while I was waiting. That’s a good thing!
