First World Problems, today's edition
It's snowing. Fortunately, I own a snowblower. I started it the other day when it was warmer. It fired right up. Today, though, it did not, in part I think, because it's much colder than it was and it had old gas in it.
Fortunately, my snowblower has electric start and I have extension cords to fit it. Unfortunately, the last time I tried to start it with the electric start, the starter turned but did not engage the flywheel.
I make a living fixing stuff, so I looked it over when it was warmer, and noticed that the starter bolts were loose and one was missing. I was able today to tighten up one of the bolts which held the starter in place so it would turn the motor over and after a couple of attempts, I had an operating snowblower.
I helped out my neighbor who was doing it the old fashioned way. But things being what they are, I had to get gas for the thing. Ethanol gas is bad for small engines so I had to take a road trip to get gas and stop at Walmart for the second time today to get a quart of 30 weight motor oil for the snowblower.
Earlier, forgetting I needed said oil, I was at Walmart in Harrisville to get printer ink. I almost bought a new printer which is just about $25 more than ink was. Then I could print from my phone and cool stuff like that. The new printer was $50. The ink was $29. Just for the black cartridge.
I had the printer in hand, and that's when I noticed that the operating system requirements were on the box. Yeah. Put that right back and got the new cartridge. Printer: $50 New computer to drive the new printer: $1200
New doesn't work with old, but you can keep old working, at least for the time being.
It's old. The e key sticks. It still works, though. Not great, but just well enough to write this thing and to use Word to prepare other things like Bible study lessons and sermons.
I'm really grateful for what I do have. I'm also grateful for the God-given ability and thought to tighten down the one bolt so the snowblower worked today. I have what I need. Maybe I don't have everything I want, but I do have what I need.
And that's enough.
Fortunately, my snowblower has electric start and I have extension cords to fit it. Unfortunately, the last time I tried to start it with the electric start, the starter turned but did not engage the flywheel.
I make a living fixing stuff, so I looked it over when it was warmer, and noticed that the starter bolts were loose and one was missing. I was able today to tighten up one of the bolts which held the starter in place so it would turn the motor over and after a couple of attempts, I had an operating snowblower.
I helped out my neighbor who was doing it the old fashioned way. But things being what they are, I had to get gas for the thing. Ethanol gas is bad for small engines so I had to take a road trip to get gas and stop at Walmart for the second time today to get a quart of 30 weight motor oil for the snowblower.
Earlier, forgetting I needed said oil, I was at Walmart in Harrisville to get printer ink. I almost bought a new printer which is just about $25 more than ink was. Then I could print from my phone and cool stuff like that. The new printer was $50. The ink was $29. Just for the black cartridge.
I had the printer in hand, and that's when I noticed that the operating system requirements were on the box. Yeah. Put that right back and got the new cartridge. Printer: $50 New computer to drive the new printer: $1200
New doesn't work with old, but you can keep old working, at least for the time being.
It's old. The e key sticks. It still works, though. Not great, but just well enough to write this thing and to use Word to prepare other things like Bible study lessons and sermons.
I'm really grateful for what I do have. I'm also grateful for the God-given ability and thought to tighten down the one bolt so the snowblower worked today. I have what I need. Maybe I don't have everything I want, but I do have what I need.
And that's enough.
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