Now that I had an air conditioned car, I no longer looked forward to arriving at work
I have never owned a modern car! No, not even once in our 49 years of life… I have consistently bought used cars, then buying used cars just makes more financial sense. After all, modern cars lose half of their value within 2 years of purchasing them. No, not all of our used cars have been super old. I think the newest car I bought was only 3 years old once. That was 1 of our more recent purchases. But years ago I had a 15 year old car. It was all I could really afford. I fixed it up every time something broke down. That surely happened a lot. The single thing I couldn’t fix, however, was the air conditioning system. It needed a modern air conditioning system compressor plus I couldn’t afford it. It cost something akin to $3000 just for the part. That was more than the whole car had cost myself and others to begin with, and so, of course, I just drove about separate from an air conditioning system. That old car lasted myself and others almost 10 years before I finally junked it plus bought a newer car. Thankfully, at that time, I was a bit more financially established plus I could afford a car with a toiling air conditioning system. It felt so nice to not arrive at the office covered in sweat in the summer, but with the old car, I remember just being cheerful when I finally arrived at the office because I knew that meant cool air conditioning. With the newer car I started to realize how bad this old job was. The only nice thing about the job was the air conditioning system. Now that I had an air conditioned car, I no longer looked forward to arriving at work. It opened our eyes to this fact plus I ended up getting a better job elsewhere.