Larry and I ventured out into the 12' weather (plus wind chill) this morning but we didn't get very far. About a mile out we saw the garbage truck headed towards our neighborhood. Neither of us had put our garbage cans out yet, and with all the Christmas trash we didn't want to risk not getting it out in time so we headed back. Larry's wife had ankle surgery yesterday so he decided to just call it good and head home. I went back out but then decided I should probably get into work as soon as possible, so I only ended up with another mile or so for a whopping total of about a 5K. This may sound like blasphemy, but running just isn't a very high priority for me right now. By the way, I found out it's going to cost about $2000 to fix the old Suburban. It needs a new fuel pump and starter, among other things. It was a tough call whether to junk it or fix it, but I've already replaced about everything else. I certainly can't afford a new Suburban, or even a good used one. I can't even buy a good quality used car for $2000, let alone something that can carry my whole family, has 4 wheel drive, can pull a trailer and, most importantly, can support 6 sweaty runners for 24 hours on the Wasatch Back Relay. I've had this old Suburban for over 13 years now. It's been paid for almost 10 years. It's been in the family longer than my 9 and 11 year old daughters. I chose life support and resuscitation this time, but next time it may be time for the "do not resuscitate" order. I just hope the surgery is successful. It will probably be under the knife all day tomorrow.
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