Blown transmission

Got the new battery the other day, put it in the car. Took it for a short test drive. Later, took the dog for a walk. That's when I noticed a streak of fluid on the road, leading right to my driveway.

Had too much going on and/or was too tired to mess with the car until today. Checked the fluid levels and found there was no transmission fluid left in the car. Started the engine, put fluid in the transmission.. Every bit of it leaked out from between the engine and transmission. Meaning it blew a seal.

Considering I was having problems with it before this, it's pointless to do the work to replace the seal without replacing the transmission. Not an option right now. I did send out a few inquiries about price but figure at least $3000 to have someone else do the work. Can get a rebuilt for about $2000, which I could manage, however it would take all my accessible savings plus require a whole lot of work which I am not prepared to do at the moment, just before the holidays. I do want to fix this carve cause I really like this car. 

My best bet right now is get another used car. Can't do it this weekend because I can't get that much from the ATM. On the up side, there are a lot of decent cars for sale on CL for less than the transmission would cost. An extra vehicle would help haul parts and necessary tools to fix this car. Have to run around this week and see what I can get.

This week, I have tried eating gluten several times. No apparent direct negative effects. So, it seems I do not have Celiac after all! Yay! 

That does not mean I can eat whatever. I still have a LOT of dietary restrictions. Red meat, especially beef, eggs, soy and all peppers. The soy is the hardest to avoid but peppers suck on the personal level most. Guess I am doomed to a life of bland food from here on out. Also have to avoid many commercial cakes. 

Oh, well. Very happy I can eat wheat, after all. Reason I never figured it out before is that so many other things I  cannot eat are usually combined with bread. I will still eat gluten free pasta because it does not use eggs. Regular pasta does and that is what I was reacting to. Or mayo on sandwiches, peppers, red meat... In the end, this does expand my dietary choices, long as I eat wisely. 

I was pretty lazy today. Could have gone looking for a car if I had checked the car over earlier in the day. Last night I had really bad brain fog. Went to bed early, woke up late. Still felt lazy all day. Have a lot of things to do tomorrow to make up for it.