Murphy's World

'Everything was going pretty smoothly…'

I believe my husband and I have the worst timing ever for things to go wrong. Hubby’s work schedule picked up, we got our heavy vehicle tax paid, and this month his tags were due. So far everything was going pretty smoothly with work increasing. It looked like we might have the money by the end of the month for tags.
     Well, yesterday he was coming home from Memphis and his rear end went out on the truck. He was about 80 miles from home, so he called a mechanic that does a lot of work for him on the side. The mechanic came out and checked things out. My husband had had his oil changed, and they were supposed to put in whatever oil they use for the rear end. The mechanic said it looked like they had put regular oil in it because it was way too thin and it got so hot that it burned up the rear end!     
     All the seals were intact and it was almost full, but it was so thin that it was blowing out. There goes the tag money. Murphy strikes again.
     Sign me,
     Tennessee Trucker’s Wife

Dear Tennessee Trucker’s Wife,
I can appreciate you thinking you have the worst timing ever for things to go wrong, but ’ol Murph literally wrote the book – chapter and verse – on that little subject, and I can say for certain that I’ve seen worse. They don’t call it “Murphy’s Law” for nothing.
     Wasn’t it just last month that we said in this very column that you never, ever want to say stuff like “everything was going pretty smoothly,” because you just know that around the very next corner everything is going to H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks?
     Trust me, you don’t want to “burn up your rear end” and “blow it out” the same place. Ouch! That hurts just thinking about it.
     You finish by noting that “Murphy strikes again.” If it’s any consolation, I can promise you that you and your hubby won’t be Murphy’s last victims. In fact, we’re just getting started. Who’s next?

Regards,
Murphy and Lucky Dog