An Explosive DayOn the way to get my car air conditioner checked for a leak, I applied the brakes as I approached a stoplight. My car both grabbed and rejected the stop. I clunked along a few feet and then nearly slid into the car beside me.
The guy at the repair shop said, “One caliper is broken, the other damaged.”
“But my car isn't even three years old,” I said.
He gave me a ride to my favorite bookstore to wait out the repair. When I called a couple of hours later for a progress report, he said the car was overheating, causing the A/C fluid to spill out the overflow. My car has never overheated. I refused the expensive thermostat replacement till I could get a second opinion.
I took a sip of decaf from my mug and held it in the air in front of me as I tried to find my place in the
