I have no pictures for today. I was traveling north out of Vail yesterday and all hell broke loose. I was on flat ground doing about 50 mph and blew a tire. While changing my spare I noticed that the rear end of the van was puking fluid. Then about 2 miles after putting my spare tire on I lost all brakes; none, nada, zilch. I managed to bleed the brakes and got a little bit back but I have to pump the brake pedal like a crack whore on speed to get any stoppage! Add this to the no A/C, front end that is so loose I can barely stay on the road and other problems the van has like weird noises coming from the engine now and I think it is safe to say I am screwed.
I am sitting in a McDonald's right now trying to collect myself and my thoughts (I am freaking out big time). I have money in Steemit, but it takes 13 weeks to get it. Plus if I pull my money from steemit (Power Down) it:
Means I have to pull my delegation (loans to other people to help me curate)
Means I loose my power for voting on people
Means I loose my power for voting on myself
Means I have to drive this thing (and hope I don't kill someone) until I can get up enough money (from powering down) to repair/replace it
As you can tell I really do not want to power down.....I do not want to take back the Help I have given to others (via Delegation)....I also do not want to beg! I did a post a few days ago trying to sell all of my Steemit Related Domain names and haven't had a single offer on one yet (to purchase). I have multiple posts about my situation (being homeless) and now this one about my (home dying before my eyes).
I did sell off what little crypto I had in the exchanges today and converted it to USD on my BitPay card. So I now have $500 (or so) to help me figure out what to do....I know that is nowhere near enough to fix my van/home so I am still trying to get my bearings and make a plan.
Any advise, suggestions or offers for a vehicle I can drive/live in for a while (like a van or small motorhome) are more than welcome!
Went to mechanic and got estimate to fix brakes and rear end. They want $1662.90.
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