Why now?

I went to take a picture today of the glorious yellow river we had to show you all how awful it had gotten with the pollen. When I turned on my camera something wasn't right. It was showing things in double images, with weird blurs, and lines running through it. I did everything I could think of to fix it. Finally I turned to the Internet and after much searching I found out that this is a common problem with my camera. But it turns out that Canon will repair it for free, including shipping and handling. Some people have said they were even given loaners or upgrades for pennies on the dollars. I desperately need my camera the next few weeks too, so it couldn't have come at a worse time with a wedding, the graduations, a huge presentation on my theater, and a trip to the Hunley sub all looming.
It was funny though that this happened just as I was saying that I wish I could get a new camera with a better zoom and pixel rating. But I really don't want to buy a new camera if I can help it, and I certainly didn't want to if it still worked. I promise I didn't do anything to it though!