Whew. What a day.

The day started out safe enough, with some errands and a quick trip into the office. I had an early lunch with my wife, and then it was up to Portland to record the radio spots for Comcast. That whole deal went great, and was a lot of fun. It was my first time in the recording booth, so a new experience was had. I’m glad I got the chance to do it.

On the way home, my brakes started making some funny noises, but I assumed they were wet since it has been raining here for about 8 straight days, and there’s standing water everywhere.

The noise quickly progressed to a stutter, and then to a grab, some scraping noises, and finally a total seizure of the right front brake in forward motion. That’s right, my freakin’ brakes locked up completely. I’m not certain, but I think this was actually the first story I wrote about in my blog about 1 year ago when the EXACT same problem occurred and I fixed it myself. (ADDENDUM: It was included in my first post as a photo, not an actual story . . .)

So, waiting in the parking lot of a rural general store for 2 hours. Being glad I agreed to getting the road side assistance from Cingular with my cell phone, but wishing I knew the number to call. Getting a tow truck to come and haul my poor Land Rover back to the Les Schwab in Newberg. Hoping it’s not going to cost me $1000 to fix. Blech.

Today will start with me getting a rental car so that I can actually function, and getting in to work in time for my floor time. Fortunately, I have two home is escrow, one of which should close this week. I also have checks on the way from DigitalTrends and this Comcast gig. I’m glad I have the money to cover the mess, but I just wish I didn’t have to spend it on this. Better than the alternative I guess, eh?

Now, more than ever, I wish we had a second car . . .

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