Today was a full system test of Murphy’s Law. Yup, it works.

The theory:

1. Wake up, get ready, and hustle out of the house.
2. Drop off Anna at preschool.
3. Drop off my car at the dealership for the 30,000 mile checkup.
4. Have Jen drop me off at work.
5. Jen goes to doctor appointment at 9am, then out to run various errands.
6. Jen later picks up Anna, then me, then the car.

The reality:

1. Wake up, get ready, and hustle out of the house.
2. Drop off Anna at preschool.
3. Drop off my car at the dealership for the 30,000 mile checkup.
4. Have Jen drop me off at work.
5. Jen goes to doctor appointment at 9am, then out to run various errands.
6. Jen’s truck, which had been making funny whirring sounds, stops making whirring sounds¹.
7. Absence of whirring sounds leads to absence of battery charging.
8. Absence of battery charging leads to battery fault light on dashboard.
9. Battery fault light on dashboard leads to grave concern.
10. I bum a ride home from our friend S. A.
11. Jen bums a ride to car dealership from our friend J. Y.
12. I ride my bike over to preschool to pick up Anna.

Our little automotive crisis had us worried for a while, but it actually was solved with a some phone calls,
some luck, and some helpful friends. What could have been a real problem instead reminds us how lucky we are.

¹ We suspect the whirring-to-electricity converter (aka. alternator) in Jennifer’s car is failed.