Car Troubles

Firstly, the weather. What a miserable grey, wet and cold day it has been. Really awful and it did nothing for my mood today. It was lifted slightly this morning when I met again with my fellow sufferers at our support group meeting. We actually managed to have a laugh which was good and we all felt the better for it. For two hours I was away from the problems and the worries, amongst friends and safe from harm. The reality of everything soon hit once I got home and the fact that we are faced with losing our (only) car by the end of the week. The mechanic we use had been trying to reach me on my mobile all morning. He'd estimated that we would need £400 to get the car into a fit enough state to pass its MOT. That is certainly more than we wanted to spend and frankly it is money best spent on a replacement. The guy mentioned he'd be interested in taking the car off our hands so that's what we'll do. The little we get for it can be put towards something new.
It's all causing much stress and anxiety. We're so reliant on having a car, living remotely as we do it is our only real source of viable transport. We could happily make do with something electric and do our bit for the environment. We don't drive very far and it would be ideal for just popping to the shops and dropping my wife at work. It'll be years I suspect until that becomes an option, we're far too reliant on fossil fuels and the cost remains prohibitive for most people, even the wealthy. I'm really not in a good place at the moment...