When the Lights Go Out

Sometimes things go from bad to worse. Sometimes we reach out for the light switch, and get shocked. Honestly, I have a great life. I am able to do many things I could only have imagined a year ago. I was going through the Krispy Kreme drive through about a week ago, and the exit was covered in black ice. I slide down into a curb. Only my front passenger tire hit. I got out of the drive through, and parked to check out the damage. There was none!! 
I went home, ate my donuts and went to bed. As I was driving around doing errands the next day, my brake light comes on. I thought it was weird, but it was fine. Brakes were still working so no need to panic. Within a few days I, in essence had no brakes. I learned to use my ebrake and shift into nuetural to stop pretty fast though. Great fun, that.
All in all I drove at least ten miles a day for the better part of a week until my dad could look at it. Turns out I knocked a connection loose in the break line and break fluid started leaking. My dad tightened it back up and filled the fluid up, and now I have breaks again!
So when the lights go out, or even if your breaks do, remember to light a candle before you try to fix the fuse!