Transport Away

This morning traffic was horrific. It took me an hour to get to the auto garage in Mountain View before work to put my car in for a 105,000 mile tune up. I was late by 20 minutes, and the shop owner wasn't there for all the effort and stress I had gone through on the freeway. I went to work upset, and at work phoned the shop and found out the owner was running late as well after dropping off his daughter to school. So, flustered, i brought my car back to his shop for the tune up after being offered a courtesy ride back to work.

Instead of taking up that courtesy ride, I chose to try the Valley Transit Authority (VTA) light rail for the first time ever. Reminded me of a bus on rails. No big wow, but very convenient going to work from the garage. I hope I can start taking it from home to work soon. I get a free pass from work, and though it would take me an hour longer to get to work, I could save a lot of stress and angst while expending my energy on more productive things aboard the train (reading, sleeping, doing work, etc). I also took the VTA from work back to the garage this evening to pick up my Accord.

At work in the morning got a call from my dad. My parents Toyota Celica broke down. Water pump and timing belt busted. Initially thought it would put my parents completely out of a car and since we are turning almost all our funds to our upcoming new home, I worried my car would need to become the transportation workhorse indefinitely. Turns out it'll be only $250 to repair and the car will be fixed this Thursday.

My car now is fully tuned and hums and feels almost brand new.

Lord, transport my worries, my fears away...and grant me the strength to help others in need.