On top of that, the car is just about due for its 60,000 Km service – and on top of that, the ABS warning light suddenly switched itself on on Tuesday morning. According to the user’s manual, the brakes themselves are till fine, but the system that stops the wheels from locking up when you put the pedal to the floor is no longer working. I’ve called the local Ford dealer, but we won’t have any money to do anything seriously about it until this time next month.

I tried getting together with my Burning Empires group on Wednesday to finish off World Burning and get the first few stages of Character Burning – which must be done as a group – out of the way. Unfortunately, Scott was a no-show; his mobile has been off since we got together last weekend and we had no other way of reaching him. Tracey, Patrick and I managed to get some stuff nailed down, but we’re still waiting on Scott before we can go any further.

Still, let me not give you the impression that all is frustrated. I’m meeting with the manager of our local Bendigo Bank on Monday about an extension on our loan; we want enough to pay off both our credit cards, which are both maxed out (I’ll be cancelling mine once it’s paid off, after which I’ll be closing our Credit Union joint account; we’ve been using the Bendigo for the last year), plus maybe a grand to bring car, PC and vet bills back up to speed and get a couple more things done around the house. Brook's rent has also been a big help in keeping us in groceries.