Things, bad things, unpleasant things, things that are annoying or a pain in the ass, always seem to happen to me in threes. Maybe not in the same day, but the same week or two at least. I just finished up a spell.

One

I have a bathroom in the garage. It’s my bathroom. Nobody else uses it, really. The dullard that did the plumbing in this particular room wasn’t too bright as he somehow connected the toilet drain to the shower drain. So, if there is a problem with the toilet, it usually backs up into the shower. I’m going to leave you with that visual for a moment while I move on to…

Two

Load up the washing machine. Turn it on, walk away. Check back a few hours later to find a bin full of very wet, soapy clothes. Great, the rinse and spin cycle stopped working. Some fiddling, some phone calls and finally, all by my wittle self, I figure out what the problem was by accidently leaning on the door, which triggered the rinse cycle. At least it’s an easy, and relatively cheap, fix. Unlike…

Three

Have you ever lost power steering in your car? I’m not talking about driving a car that doesn’t have power steering in the first place since they usually have skinny tires and 3′ diameter steering wheels. I mean lose power steering in a car that already had power steering. Oh, you have? How about on a twisty, curvy, mountain road? Yea, that’s what I thought. Serious, and expensive, pain in the ass. Stuff like this makes me wish I was in the position to buy a new car. Sheesh.

I might be on TV tonight. The good news is my television is currently out because Verizon is stupid and doesn’t know how to properly take my money. The bad news is that I’ll miss so I won’t be able to tell you just how awful it really is. Dang.

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