My Car Is Sick

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I had a tragedy on the way home from work yesterday. Oh, I know I can be a little dramatic. But it was bad.

My car died. Just kind of slowly died. At first I thought it ran out of gas because the gauge said there was only 1/4 of a tank but it has been known to lie in the past.

I called Jonathon to freak out and then realized I was much closer to my mom’s house, so I called her. I was stuck on the side of the road with rush hour traffic flying past me. Luckily, I wasn’t on the highway, but it was definitely a major, high-traffic road.

So my mom came up to rescue me. We tried putting gas in the car. It would start, then run really hard for a second, then die. The coolant/water light would come on and also the battery light.

I am hoping that it is just a dead battery, because that’s like what happened last time I needed a new battery. Jonathon asked me when that was and I was like, “Oh, before we even met, so it’s been YEARS!” It’s about that time. I am praying it is something simple like a battery and not like my whole transmission fell out of my car somewhere along the way.

This car is a beauty. If you haven’t seen it you are really missing out. I know, there are worse cars out there. We could afford a new one. I just don’t see the point of having two car payments when this one is paid off, the insurance is super cheap because it’s old, and normally it runs fine. This has really been the first “incident” I have ever had, other than getting the air conditioner fixed in college and a few collision incidents in years past.

So we decided to call a towing company to come get it and take it to Roy’s. Not our usual car place, but the closest place to tow it to where they won’t totally stick it to me. I don’t trust the dealership. I’ve had quotes from them and then gotten work done at other places for literally 1/3 of their estimate.

My mom was so sweet to wait with me for the stupid towing company and then drive me home. Overall, I was on the side of the road for almost an hour and 45 min. And I had left work kind of late to begin with… So getting home after 6:30 pm with no food in hours does not make for a happy pregnant lady. Oh, and I had to sit in the car to use my phone, with all the windows up, because all the traffic made it too noisy to hear otherwise. It was very warm.

Jonathon was a good boy though. He went by the store and got stuff for dinner and also ice cream (Edy’s Slow-Churned Rocky Road) to surprise me. And a donut for breakfast today. This baby must love sugar!

I need to remember to call Roy’s today to make sure they remember that my car is there. I know the guy took a message yesterday, but it was already 6:00 and the regular guys were gone. I don’t want it to get lost in the shuffle. I had to take Jon to work today which means leaving even earlier for me, and then he gets there like an hour earlier than normal. But I need the car because I have Alison here and we don’t want to be stuck at home.

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