Sheltering in Place

[thatguy]

In old VWs, if the solenoid failed, you could start the car by laying a big screwdriver across the exposed terminals on the starter. Those were the days.

From the John Muir (no not that John Muir) How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive book I learned how to climb under my Squareback and whack the starter solenoid with a hammer when it would get stuck. 

Those were the days...

I'm currently dealing with my mom's "if I don't open the scary letter, it can't get me" problem. She got some letters from SocSec over several months last year and stacked them, unopened in various piles. Eventually, they cut her disbursements significantly, and later canceled her medicare. I found the letters, started to unravel the knot and luckily filed some appeals before the deadlines passed. But it's been challenging dealing with government institutions that are impacted by covid and are keeping shorter hours. 

Fun stuff!
--tv