ANOTHER NEW YEAR, ANOTHER EXPENSE

Cartoon by Sean Delonas at the New York Post.

One New Year's Eve back in the 70s, the septic system, which proved to be nothing more than a hole in the ground underneath our driveway, backed up into my washer clogging the pump with a foul-smelling slimy sludge.

Then there was the New Year's Eve when the motor on the furnace gave out.

Another New Year's Eve the refrigerator died.

Last night my 10-year-old+ washer was pronounced dead.

I hate New Year's. Period.

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