Oh, Revu2, I know what you mean. The news makes me either furious or depressed. My husband is pretty good about not mentioning it unless it's something that I really need to know, and then he feeds it to me in a a succinct bit. I know he'd like to rant about it a bit, but I can usually only take a small morsel. I'm glad I'm not the only one,

Re auto mechanics - I have a great one now, but I've also experienced bad mechanics.

Re public restrooms -ah yes, I remember, fondly, the days when you could . . .

And yikes! on the work. I hope it all turns out okay.