I used to laugh whenever I saw people getting their cars blessed at Shinto shrines in Japan. Well, I am laughing no longer. Since I bought my Prius two years ago, my eco-conscious move has caused nothing but mishaps:

  1. a log dislodged by a 18 wheeler came hurling at me on the freeway and hit the car
  2. I was backed into in a parking lot by a guy talking on his cell
  3. a construction cone got lodged in the front grill when a truck hit the cone and made it fly into my lane
  4. someone side swiped me from the lane next to mine and drove me up onto the curb.

And now, I find out that I am driving a speeding death trap with sticky pedals.

I never had this much dumb luck with any other car before, so I can only believe it’s the car that’s cursed.

Now, I am in desperate need to find a place to get my car Shinto exorcised. And while I’m at it, I might as well get my laptop blessed. Maybe it will help me write better scripts on it.

Anybody know of a place?