Sewing Machine Bailout Package

My sewing machine is broken. I think it's bad, although I'm not sure as to the extent of it's injuries. I decided to reattach Josh's hood to his coat AGAIN on Wednesday afternoon. That's another story, but I have to add: NEVER buy a coat with a snap hood; get one that is attached. Anyway, I noticed that my sewing machine needle was bent. I'm ok with that. It's easy to fix, although a strange occurence. This was my first tip-off that something was wrong. I changed the needle and sewed the hood back on. But I noticed that the wheel wasn't turning correctly. In fact, it hardly turned at all. And there was this weird smell, like something was hot, coming from my machine.

I asked the kids if they knew anything about it, and the answers I got were truly amazing. It was unanimous. NOBODY did it. That nobody REALLY annoys me. Nobody is soooo destructive to things in our house on a regular basis.

I decided to wait until Saturday to take the machine apart. It will probably take awhile, since I'm not mechanically gifted. I think I can go so far as to say that I'm mechanically "ungifted." Anyway, the point is....I should qualify for a "sewing machine bailout package." I wonder if President Obama included this in his recent plan.

It just annoys me so incredibly much that my tax money is going to yet another bailout package. Last time my dollars went to bailout the bank executive who was worried that he might not get that weekend at the exclusive spa, or the 10 million dollar bonus. Now my money is probably going to bail out someone facing foreclosure, who is in trouble because they had to buy the big screen TV/movie system, all the latest electronical equipment, and a cable dish.

I'm sure there are some people who really do need some help, and are having financial trouble because of the economy, not through any fault of their own. But I think these people are the minority. I'm not getting back enough of my tax money to help pay for my kid's braces, buy a new sewing machine, or pay the ever-rising heating bill. I'm upset about that. What a mismanagement of money by the government.

Well, enough blogging for today. Whew....I needed to vent.