Renewal

I walked from home to Auto Logic at the end of Monday to pick up my 2014 Prius V, which had been in for inspection and its annual check up. Turned out it needed a couple of things, including front brake pads, which they took care of same day.

There's nothing better than spending a little money to take care of major objects in one's life to extend their usable lifetimes. Old things trump new ones every time, though that in no way diminishes the mild frisson which comes with being forced to finally replace one, as with Mary's 2010 Prius C, aka Beatrice, which needs to be replaced because the cost of fixing the AC exceeds the value of the car. 

I had planned out my route to Carrboro cleverly, I thought. After walking up to Estes Hills School I planed to go down Caswell and drop into the path system in the wooded ravines below Mt Bolus, make my way over to the path along Bolin Creek, then take that across Airport, past Umstead Park and into Northside, and thence to Carrboro. Problem was, I had forgotten that my proposed route involved a fair amount of backtracking to get me over to the Bolin Creek trail. This may have added half a mile to my route, which made me have to walk hard to make it to Carrboro by 6. Despite the breezy autumn chill, I was sweaty by the time I made it there. But I did.