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Let me tell you about my day, internets.
1. Last night, we could tell the battery was beginning to really go, since the light was lighting up on the dashboard, and my headlights/internals were... iffy. Though the headlights and directionals mostly worked fine.
2. This morning? Oh, man. Yes, it started. Yes, I made it to work. Without heat, the radio, the headlights (luckily, despite the rain, it wasn't dark), and only occasional uses of the wipers (which is not awful, but. Somewhat annoying) The most annoying thing was that every single indicator on the dashboard kept fritzing out.
3. Lunchtime. Plan A: Wal-Mart for a battery (the last one was WM, and it lasted four years, EXACTLY, when
[info]nique
's dad changed it for me), and, since I left the tools at home, tools to change it with. On the way back, notice that the gas indicator keeps claiming there's no gas, despite there being 1/8th tank.
(sidenote, the engine was over-clocking itself to keep the charge up. I think that's the terminology for it? I just know it's noisy and makes me worry I'm wrecking my baby)
4. Run out of gas. Across the street from a Mobil. (If I hadn't turned left, I could have shoved the car up into their station. That's fate for ya)
5. The Mobil? Is out of gas cans. Yes, nice clerk lady, I'm glad you're getting a shipment in tomorrow. THAT DOESN'T HELP ME NOW
6. Luckily, the rain had stopped, because I had to walk from Calhoun and Blue Mound to the K-Mart (about half a mile? More? I don't actually know) and back. the Pick'N'Save doesn't carry cans, and neither does the 'motor sports' store. Sadly. At K-Mart, I also got change so I could use a pay phone to call work. Shockingly, there are no pay phones anywhere anymore.
7. Success! Car started, once there was more gas in (interestingly enough, when I filled it, there was obviously more than a gallon left in the tank. I suspect it's to do with the sensors and the electricity going wacko)
8. There is nothing quite like taking your seatbelt off and having the car beep at you, because the power keeps failing and re-starting. Also? No way to tell how fast you're going, when the speedometer keeps dropping down and back up and down again.
9. I was over an hour late back from lunch.
10. Assessing the battery terminals, I folded, and drove over to the Firestone place that's literally right behind our parking lot. All told? Battery change cost 17, plus the battery from WM. yay. Also, they had to change out the negative terminal bolt, since it was stripped (not fucking surprising) and almost thought they'd have to send someone to a Saturn dealer for it, but thank god they had it in the back.
11. Took the tools back to WM for a refund, since we don't actually need them.
12. I knew I'd be late picking
[info]timjr
from work. Unfortunately, when I hopped on the highway, it informed me I was going to be REALLY LATE. Apparently, there was an accident at 16th.
13. My phone, my wondrous phone, wasn't charged. It turned on to tell me it was turning off again. So I had no way of letting him know I'd be late. Which I was, especially since there was a Bucks game.
14. And my feet have been wet since this afternoon. Ugh.
2. This morning? Oh, man. Yes, it started. Yes, I made it to work. Without heat, the radio, the headlights (luckily, despite the rain, it wasn't dark), and only occasional uses of the wipers (which is not awful, but. Somewhat annoying) The most annoying thing was that every single indicator on the dashboard kept fritzing out.
3. Lunchtime. Plan A: Wal-Mart for a battery (the last one was WM, and it lasted four years, EXACTLY, when
[info]nique
's dad changed it for me), and, since I left the tools at home, tools to change it with. On the way back, notice that the gas indicator keeps claiming there's no gas, despite there being 1/8th tank.
(sidenote, the engine was over-clocking itself to keep the charge up. I think that's the terminology for it? I just know it's noisy and makes me worry I'm wrecking my baby)
4. Run out of gas. Across the street from a Mobil. (If I hadn't turned left, I could have shoved the car up into their station. That's fate for ya)
5. The Mobil? Is out of gas cans. Yes, nice clerk lady, I'm glad you're getting a shipment in tomorrow. THAT DOESN'T HELP ME NOW
6. Luckily, the rain had stopped, because I had to walk from Calhoun and Blue Mound to the K-Mart (about half a mile? More? I don't actually know) and back. the Pick'N'Save doesn't carry cans, and neither does the 'motor sports' store. Sadly. At K-Mart, I also got change so I could use a pay phone to call work. Shockingly, there are no pay phones anywhere anymore.
7. Success! Car started, once there was more gas in (interestingly enough, when I filled it, there was obviously more than a gallon left in the tank. I suspect it's to do with the sensors and the electricity going wacko)
8. There is nothing quite like taking your seatbelt off and having the car beep at you, because the power keeps failing and re-starting. Also? No way to tell how fast you're going, when the speedometer keeps dropping down and back up and down again.
9. I was over an hour late back from lunch.
10. Assessing the battery terminals, I folded, and drove over to the Firestone place that's literally right behind our parking lot. All told? Battery change cost 17, plus the battery from WM. yay. Also, they had to change out the negative terminal bolt, since it was stripped (not fucking surprising) and almost thought they'd have to send someone to a Saturn dealer for it, but thank god they had it in the back.
11. Took the tools back to WM for a refund, since we don't actually need them.
12. I knew I'd be late picking
[info]timjr
from work. Unfortunately, when I hopped on the highway, it informed me I was going to be REALLY LATE. Apparently, there was an accident at 16th.
13. My phone, my wondrous phone, wasn't charged. It turned on to tell me it was turning off again. So I had no way of letting him know I'd be late. Which I was, especially since there was a Bucks game.
14. And my feet have been wet since this afternoon. Ugh.
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Honest.
That sucks. :(
I already have an idea for another comfort!fic for you, at any rate, but you get to pick one as well. :) :)
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Walked out of Job 2, and boom, car wouldn't turn over, so I had to get a jump start to get home to get the paperwork before going to Wally for the battery. There's this guy at my Wally who tries to cheat folks out of their warranty work & conveniently enough, my original receipts were "lost" from when I'd dropped the car off to when I picked it up. Guy tried to claim that I'd have to pay for battery & I stood my ground with him. He conceded quickly enough, and I got the battery for free. Hoorah!