I woke up early this morning to take my car into the garage. The anti-lock braking system light has been staying on lately, which is a sign that the system itself isn’t working properly, if at all. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to do anything for me. They reset the system, they said, and I should see how long it took for the light to come back on. They didn’t charge me anything, which is good, because it didn’t take any longer than sitting down in the car and starting the engine.
Of course, I then drove back home, shut the engine off, and then tried again…only to find that the light now went off.
Apparently, it’s something a Honda dealer is going to have to take a look at it. The car is safe to drive without it — it’s not the brakes themselves that aren’t working properly, and another customer at the garage said his Honda’s been having the same problem for two years. But I’ll probably do a little internet research and then maybe take it to the dealer. The car’s ten years old at this point, and well out of warranty, but the ABS is a safety feature that’s supposed to be working.
After that, it was a pretty quiet day, trying to get through lots of Kaleidotrope submissions. I still have over one hundred to go. But every now and then, a really great story will sneak into the mix, and I remember why I’m doing it.
Then this evening, I watched a double-feature of Frankeinstein and Bride of Frankenstein, neither of which I’d ever actually seen. They’re both okay, but Bride is definitely the better of the two movies, ridiculous camp more than horror, but entertaining.
And that was Saturday.