Chop Shop

It has been a long couple of weeks.  Mr. LO has been on a freaky rampage and I unfortunately was the target.  

Early last week I went to start my SUV with the kiddos in tow.  The SUV sounded like a tank.  I called the rental car place, a tow truck and basically had one of the worst Monday's on record. 

I was pretty well freaking out thinking about having to buy a new car.  I still haven't recovered to a nice place financially since being sucked dry by the ex and my attorney.  I just got to the point where I had a decent cushion again - to be screwed by car repairs???

RING RING....it was my mechanic.  "Enjoli, I don't know how to tell you this but your catalytic converter was sawed off and stolen.  There is nothing wrong with your SUV but that.  We can get a new part on and have it ready by tomorrow."

DAMN!!!  Crazy ex strikes again.  I filed a police report.  While it is common for these to be stolen for the platinum content, mine was the only one taken from a GATED community.   
See, the week before Mr. Crazy Man called me up and told me that he tapes everything I say.  He also accused me of being a drug user.  This is funny since he was the one using drugs and I've NEVER TRIED ONE IN MY LIFE -- even when he tried to get me to...  Then he called about a 1/2 hour later and asked me to dinner.

The catalytic converter....well he called and asked about my car troubles and told me that I really needed him to come and stay a few nights so that I would be safe.  He claimed that it must be an angry ex date.   The idiot doesn't realize that I haven't been on a date since September.