They may be expensive, but at least the coffee is good

My car died this week, which freaked me out at first because I was convinced something had gone terribly wrong with the electrical system and I was sure it was going to cost us hundreds--nay, thousands--of dollars that we just don't have these days. In the end we were lucky that we only had to buy a new battery--major bullet dodged. It also meant I got to hang out in the waiting area of the service department at the nearby Lexus dealer, which was so nice that I might start hanging out there on my days off:



This was in contrast to the "waiting room" next to the pumps at the local gas station where I got my car inspected: