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Divine Grace
L.A. is notorious for the condition of its roads. With so many deep grooves and potholes, driving can be a hazard. Yesterday, I went over a nasty, construction speed bump and as I made my way home, I heard a disturbing scraping noise. A big piece of something on the bottom of my car was dragging. I imagined the worse case scenario (days without a vehicle, a thousand dollars of repair), while at the same time, desperately trying to look at the bright side. Each challenge, I feebly muttered, is an opportunity. I brought the car into the mechanic. Everything’s going to be ok, he said. 2 hours later, my car was fixed. No charge.
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It’s great you have a mechanic that you can count on…I know you have mentioned him before. And I have one like that too; his shop is right down the street and he is a wonderful person and a terrific resource. I can be neurotic about car problems, and he goes a long way toward taking that particular worry off my plate.
My mechanic is a saint.
Great ending and great mechanic! I do that too–anticipate the worst. Car noises can be quite anxiety-inducing!
This sounded bad and looked bad too. There’s no way I could’ve driven it. I’m so grateful to have a mechanic within walking distance.
Kindness always make life easier
It was so unexpected and lovely.
Wendy – I’m so jealous of your relationship with your mechanic! I would love to find someone dependable and trust-worthy like that. Just now in fact I have a headlight that is out and a check engine light on in my car…and I’m dreading the visit to the mechanic this weekend. I always imagine that I’m going to emerge hundreds of dollars poorer.
This shop is family owned, and the two sons are amazingly kind too. I’ve never had a mechanic experience like this one before.
I consider my mechanic a huge part of the divine grace in my life. Wendy, we’re both women living in this huge city and how amazing is it that we have this fortune?
It’s almost worth having an older car to have such a great experience.
It’s the only reason I can still drive my very old car. My sister comments that Click and Clack, the car guys that were on NPR, would be very proud of me.
I’m glad that my mechanic has sons in their 30’s, so when he retires, the business will keep going.