Yet Another Wrench

Staying positive is somewhat difficult when it always seems that people are unintentionally/intentionally doing things to throw wrenches in your path.  We made the decision to sell the GTI, a car Butterfinger has had since 0 miles, to give us a one-up on our impending move.  We thought we had made the decision to give Mounds a deal and sell him the car – saving him some cash, and saving ourselves the agony of dealing with potential buyers.  But alas, to fit into this week’s motif of dropping atomic bombs, Mounds just waltzed back here and told us he found another car that he is buying, tomorrow.

So…  What does this mean?  Basically, it means now we have to spend money and time to fix some of the cosmetic stuff on the car, and deal with selling it in a market where people are having trouble buying their own groceries.  Luckily (unless Mounds has beat up the car to a point of no return since we lent it to him at the beginning of the month), the car is mechanically sound, and it is just some minor exterior stuff that needs to be fixed.  The interior is in perfect shape, and the car itself just to happens to be one of the more desirable and more gas friendly models out there.

I am just frustrated, and somewhat discouraged by the events that have transpired this week.  I am sick of being screwed over and people making promises they do not keep.  I really do not want to lose faith in people, but the human race as a whole really has a lot working against it right now.  The landlord is kicking us out because of our dogs, our friend backed out on a car he has been telling us he is buying for months, and other friends have disappeared into the woodwork as a result of debts owed. I am sick of setting the bar low in order to be satisfied with mediocrity. I just want people to keep their word, is that really so much to ask?