...I'm beginning to think that I should take my goal down...I came close to having 3 bad accidents, this week--and the snow and ice are gone! Last night, Sis and I were heading for the bank, so I could deposit my paycheck...I was getting ready to go through the green light, behind 2 other vehicles, when my car died...and, I had a wrestling match with my power steering...I went to tap the brakes & NOTHING...if anything, the car seemed to pick up a little speed...so, I tapped, again...still NOTHING! I didn't want to rear-end anyone--and didn't want to get rear-ended, so I took my left hand off of the wheel, long enough to put on my right turn signal on and wrestle the car into a strip mall. Sis, who declined learning to drive after she got her permit, was just complimenting me on my move, as I turned the car into an angled stall...luckily, it was after 5:00, so all of the businesses were closed, and the stall was in front of a portion of the mall that was for sale...in fact, the "For Sale" sign was getting closer and closer in my windshield. I'd already shut the ignition off, although the generator lights were still on (remember, this is a '71 vehicle, so no computer chips) and as I tried the brake one more time, it suddenly occurred to me that I was going to have to use the emergency brake-- But, too late--the car went halfway over the barrier and stopped just 2 feet short of going through the building glass...I'm amazed that it stopped at all. I had Sis get out and check to see if the oil pan was still here, and if we had any flats.  I shut everything off and just let the car "rest."  I backed up, very slowly, got the tires over the barrier and managed to back out and continue on to the bank.  The car was just fine, after that... The car had never done that, before--yes, it had died, but the brakes always worked--nor, did it pull anything on the rest of the way home...weird.  I can tell you that it added a few more white hairs to my scalp & Sis', too... In addition, we had a meeting at work, Monday, and the business is going under...so, I am out of a job, come the beginning of next month...almost 3 years to the day of my quitting my old job and coming down here, looking for work.  My boss is going to try and farm me out to some of his contacts--for a price--so that he makes money and I get a continued paycheck...but, he is stretched too thin & I am not hopeful...