I don't think you lost work because of the unlucky house, LadyJean. You lost work because of the recession and high unemployment. See if you can find some other kind of work.

Then take the money you make and get that shower fixed. Water leaking inside the walls leads to all sorts of problems.

Friends of mine had a shower worked on and discovered that the only thing holding it in place was the one-inch rim, resting on some floorboards. If your shower was put in like that, it would be good luck to find out now, before it goes through the floor with someone in it.

The elderly neighbor who bumped your car cuts both ways. It's unlucky that he hit your car, but it's lucky to have a sweet old guy next door, rather than a hoodlum.

As for the Elantra, sounds like that bad luck is over.