I need some good news to lift my otherwise shitty situation. What was the last thing that brought you to tears from happiness?
I need some good news to lift my otherwise shitty situation. What was the last thing that brought you to tears from happiness?
I’m sorry to say I never was joyful enough for tears, it is probably me tho. There are big joys like having a healthy child and then, they are succeeding in life or such.
But if you want ordinary joy, small things that makes you happy I can share my latest one!
My gambling is basically throwing 1 dollar bids on a local auction site and see if it gets stuck.
I was thinking an emergency kit for the car would be great - you know some basic tools, some torches, some electric light maybe a reflective triangle.
They had an ‘emergency kit’ listed and there was a very sus photo of an army green bag… $1.25 out of the door and I had my gambling (honestly I call it cheap joy)!
It was a small backpack, a half saddle bag - green, totally military looking with velcro and those nylon things you can hook more things to. And it was heavy! Stuffed with STUFF!
It was like Christmas - as a five year old.
I pulled out first a temporary shelter tent. I knew this is going to be great!
Next ting was probably the emergency reflecting blanket. Then a knife then a poncho…
And the bag kept just giving!
There was a showel, fire making stuff - everything you would want and need in a situation in the wildernes, a wire-saw, fishooks … medical supplies
They thought of everything.
And I found my most favorite hybrid tool ever: its a hammer, pliers, wire cutter, axe, and some other tools in the bottom of its handlebar!
Honestly it wasn’t the biggest find of the century - I believe you can get it for about $40 from amazon. And it will probably never going to get used at all. But the experience of going through and opening - discovering the whole kit one piece by ther was a great joy for me. I couldn’t stop smiling for about 3 hours afterward. I am stil smiling thinking about it :D
About your emergency car kit:
A tire inflator (small air compressor) is a great addition. Saves money by not driving to a station and paying to fill the tires. Also, most people don’t pull the spare out from under the trunk floor to check it’s pressure (I’d have to empty the trunk to do so). If I have to use the spare, it’s only a few minutes to fill it up.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/search-results.html?q=tire+inflator+portable+air+compressor
Edit: a longer lugnut wrench wouldn’t hurt either. Garages always put the nuts on too tight and the extra leverage could be necessary to change the wheel.
We have those in both cars, also jumping cables.
And I’m getting some extra fuses also (tho I don’t know if modernish cars actually have burnt out fuse issue).
Having jumper cables is good, but I also recommend getting a jump starter battery kit (I just searched “jump starter” on Amazon and saw a bunch) and checking that it is charged ~monthly. It lets you jump your car even if no one else is nearby, and as a bonus, many of them have USB outputs to charge small electronics such as phones! (edit: phrasing, add charge check frequency)