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A couple times, lately, the elevator where Miriam works has been out of service and she's had to take the stairs that cause her lasting pain when she has to navigate them with the stuff she has to bring. I know in the US it's a violation of the ADA to have an elevator that is out of service too frequently. I wonder what the limit is here and whether I could file a complaint. It's making me angry.

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I'm panicky about the cost of car work.

I used to do my own brakes, but I don't think I'm up to it physically and I don't have the right tools and stuff. I used to replace just the pads unless the rotors looked damaged too, but the shop says the rotors need to be replaced along with the pads. Reading online suggests there are arguments for and against automatically replacing rotors with pads, but it seems like newer rotors are thinner and/or less machinable, and they are cheaper, and replacing both is recommended sometimes by some people.

I am not an expert and am doing what the shop says I should do, but it's a lot of money. I miss not having to own a car.

I'm feeling like I need to find work since my student loan payments are also going to resume soon, and I'm going to start doing therapy too, but I'm scared about finding something that doesn't introduce more risk of Covid exposure for Miriam and myself. And I have to be honest, I know I'll really resent having to be around other people for something I don't necessarily really want to do, and then *not* being able be around people when I *want* to be. This is hard to deal with and I'm really tired of it.