Falling apart, literally

So far things have been going reasonably well. Don’t get me wrong, maintenance has had to be performed, but it’s all been short-term patches which have fixed themselves over time. Any other work has been proactive and preventative, rather than reactive.

I’ve had it for just less than 28 years, and so far haven’t broken or damaged it significantly. And nothing has failed severely enough to warrant permanent intervention. It doesn’t need glasses or artificial parts. It doesn’t require regular medicating. It basically just ticks along, doing its job without making much of a fuss.

Until today.

Got my first filling this morning. The first permeate, non-natural maintenance has been performed. No longer is it a 100% self-healing machine. It has begun falling apart. Maybe only a tiny piece, but one which represents a major turning point. True. Mentally I may have been going downhill for years, but now also physically.

Won’t be long till I’m walking up the road, look down and notice I’m missing an arm. Dammit! Why didn’t I take out the extended warranty….