This is why we can't have nice things.

Here's a list of all of the non-maitenance realated ills that have befallen my car since I moved to Medford approxiamtely a year and a half ago. (Note: not all these occured in Medford.)

1) Break-in #1. This occured outside my apartment. The clever thieves made off with two dollars in change.

2) The accident. This occured while I was down in the southwest with my family. I come home to a note on my car with a phone number. Call it to find out that, in defiance of all laws of physics and reality, that some guy's car somehow backed out of his driveway, made a 90 degree turn and into my car. Unbelievable? For sure. But since there was no damage to my car, I let it slide.

3) "What the hell happened to my bumper?" Return to my car after the Black Crowes concert, as it's sitting in the parking lot of the Tweeter Center, only to find the back bumper half ripped off on one side. How it happened, I'll never know. Luckily, there's a piece that it snaps back into. It's not "fixed", but it works.

4) Break-in #2. Near Mass. Ave. at Boylston. Smashed back window. Stolen iPod.

5) Tagged!. This occured last night at some point. Came out to my car this morning to see a nice splat of white spray paint on the front door.

These are the "Not normal in the pace of the day" occurences. That doesn't take into account the car maintenance issues. One dead battery, which is fine I guess as it was about time for a battery replacement, being that they only last 5-6 years. One back brakes replacement, which was annoying because my brakes went from 0 to grinding in the space of one night, and I didn't even get a warning that I should replace the pads and spend less than the almost $800 that cost me. One malfunctioning hood mechanism, which briefly made it seem like my hood would fly open if I drove too fast, and also could not be opened by conventional means. And one catalytic converter sensor replacement which was also annoying, because while the catalytic converter was covered by the waranty, the sensor inside was not?!?!? What?

If I were a superstituous man, I'd say that Medford was cursed for cars. Or maybe just me, because it seems like almost all my cars have had major issues. Well, which isn't that odd, considering most of my cars have been heavily used beaters by the time they got to me. How much is a T pass anyway?