One thing about the area in which I live is that the traffic is not all that bad on a good day. But there are times when it seems to be backed up for little or no reason. Today was one of those days. I was riding to work when I ran into a giant traffic jam. It tried my patience for sure.

The worst part about the whole experience is that I saw no reason for the pileup in the first place. Maybe the accident was cleared before I got there or the emergency was over with. Whatever the reason, I was still stuck. Some things just don’t make any sense.

There has been some debate over the recent government run program called “Cash for Clunkers”. The program allowed consumers to buy new vehicles and get a rebate of $4,500 dollars to do so. The program was intended to help the ailing auto industry and to help get the economy moving again. Some critics think it was a waste of money.

There are studies that argue that the program which cost U.S. taxpayers 3 billion dollars did little to help the economy. There are some estimates that each car sold cost the taxpayers well more than the 4,500 dollar rebate. The White House has defended the program saying that they stand by their numbers and that the program was a success. I guess only time will tell who was right or not.

After a wonderful morning of relaxation, I decided to return to normal life and begin to get some things done. One area that I wanted to cover this weekend was to begin to put my car to rights. I use my car every day and it was beginning to show signs of wear and tear. I knew that it was time to give it a good cleaning and check up so as to prevent any unfortunate experiences.

I got out the vacuum and gave the carpet a good cleaning. I disposed of all the junk and trash and got the insides looking ok. I also washed all the windows on the car and was surprised to notice that I could now see out of them. I had my husband check the engine and he put in a little oil and gave it his ok. I am glad to say that my car should continue to give good service for awhile longer!

Since the weather has been so hot lately, the lack of air conditioning in my car has really shown. I’ve been meaning to get it fixed, but for one reason or another haven’t done so. I took care of that problem as I found a way to get the Mitsubishi ac compressor I needed at a reasonable price. All I did was go to a site called discountacparts.com. They had the hard to find air conditioning compressor I needed.

Now that my new a/c compressor is installed, my car is nice and cool when I drive home from work. It’s a wonderful feeling to know that I don’t have to worry about getting hot every time I go somewhere. I’m glad I found the part I needed!

One thing that I really feel strongly about is people who talk on their cell phones in the car. I think it is a very dangerous practice and I wish people would not do so. I have personally witnessed many near accidents that I feel were the result of distracted drivers.

I think the government should step in and give extra punishment to those people who are in an accident that may have been caused by being on the phone. I wish that these people would just pull over and finish their call! I’ll be glad when this problem is finally addressed.