Trouble With Cars

Today Alisha, Ella, and I were supposed to go into town and deposit my paycheck, run some errands, and get groceries. We're basically at that point where the only option for supper is canned beans or . . . No, canned beans is essentially it! So we were all ready to head out, but when we started the car it made a very funny, unpleasant, metallic scratching-squeaking noise. We opted to stay home, not sure that travelling to the city would do our car any good.

So at the moment we're stranded.

The trouble with cars is that they are a huge expense. Gas prices keep escalating, and it looks now like we'll have to have some sort of repair work done. But you can't do without one these days, at least not when you live in the country and everything is a commute. Thankfully, the car is paid off in June but we were hoping to have it last for a few more years at least. But you never know. Ironically, one reason we need to deposit my pay ASAP is because on Thursday our car payment comes out of our account. But our car is keeping us from getting there for the moment.

For now, we're home waiting to hear back from one of a number of people who know much more about cars than either of us. And I'm praying that whatever the trouble, it won't be overly expensive to fix. Can you pray the same thing for us? We'd appreciate it!

Postscript (sometime later): Our neighbour, who knows a great deal about our cars, took ours for a ride and told us that it was probably our rear brakes making the noise, though they were working fine. He said that it is safe to drive but that we should have it looked at soon. We now have an appointment at our mechanic's tomorrow. Soon enough? Our prayers continue that this won't break our bank . . .