then don't fix it. How many times have I heard this line before?
We were scheduled to go south one Saturday afternoon. Days before, I decided to have the car undergo its annual routine checkup - tune up, change oil and change/replace whatever needs replacement.
I thought everything will be ok. Sked was tight but the car checkup was done a little after lunch and we were supposed to leave early afternoon.
We passed by our Tita's place first before proceeding to the main event - a wedding occasion in the family. Soon after we left our Tita's place, as I was cruising along Sucat road, the car battery suddenly went then. I tried to start it to no avail. Within seconds, there were men circling us offering to push the car to make it run thinking it's a battery problem. To cut the story short, the car broke down and the standby mechanic was able to fix it so we were able to make it to the appointed time.
Ironically, just when you thought you had the car getting up and ready, it broke down when it mattered most.
Lesson for the day: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Sure you can schedule preventive maintenance but ideally, it must be done a few days ahead of the appointed date so that if ever something comes up, you still have time to fix it.
Such is life. You don't know what lies ahead.
