When Mercury is in Retrograde several times a year tempers flare, electrical and car stuff falls apart, microwaves blow up, deals fall through, tensions mount. Basically, life erupts. This is not your fault. Just relax, use caution, watch for those dates and work your life around them, starting new projects or signing legal papers after it passes.  Things will get better almost immediately as it ends. Note: Full Moons & the week leading up to them, act like this.