rowangolightly | I *HATE* cars!

Well, fuck! Now something else is wrong with the car.

I got down the street about 4 blocks away right before I turn out onto the highway and I felt something 'go' and then a big rhythmic "rattle/grind/thuump" sound from the front left. Pulled over immediately and stopped the engine. Got out and walked all the way around the car; nope, no flat tires, nothing hanging from undercarriage of car, no torn or dripping bits that I could see.

Start the car back up; hear nothing. Soon as I hit the gas the sound starts again but more slowly because I'm moving very slowly. Shit. Can't go turn the CD master to be duped. Fuck. How is Amber going to get to work? And as we discovered *earlier* this week, my AAA is expired. 'Sides, what would they be able to do but tow me. I turn on the hazards and drive sloooooowwwwllly back home; anytime the car speeds up the sound does too and worsens as I get closer to home. But I can't leave the car along the way and I *need* to get back to my safe and secure home, dammit.

So I rolled to a stop just on our driveway. Again look around and under and can't see a damned thing wrong. I called Bruce but he's obviously still in his dentist's office, poor baby. He needs this like, well, like a root canal. Fuck, I hate cars. I called up to Amber who's napping and said, "Well, you're going to have to find another way to work somehow" but I don't think she really woke up.

Fuck.

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Hugs hugs hugs! The drive axle isn't hard to change yourself (or your husband's self) depending on how knowledgable you (or hubby) is on cars. Ya can get the axle for between $50 and $150 depending on the car itself. They'll want the old axle in trade too. I hope it all returns to normal fast and inexpensive!

Thanks, dear!

*chuckle* First of all, you've not been 'with' me long enough to know the story here. If you're bored and have time on your hands sometime, go back in

thebruce's journal at about 6-30-03 and mine starting 6-15-03 (which was a post-dated entry long before Bruce and I were 'out' as a couple.)

Needless to say, it's been a soap-opera story with us finally getting together for our 'happily ever after' but we aren't married. I like to shick people who ask, "are you guys married?" by saying, "No, we're happily living in sin!" I love the looks on the faces.

But the car? It's all taken care of. Bruce has the skills and the tools but not the time. He words an hour away as a SysAdmin and had me call a local mechanic who fixed it this afternoon, and knows Bruce so he said, "Aw, heck, he knows where the lock box is, I'll put the keys in there, you put a check in there and we'll be all done."

Yeah, it's a little hick town but things are still done on a hand shake here and that's very cool. I grew up in a little Iowa town that was (is still prolly!) that way so I can take the 'bubbas' as Bruce calls them, with a grain of salt and be truly grateful that such hometown honesty still exists.

There was lots else wrong; some bolts hadn't been put back in and the engine was about to fall out! So considering they've fixed everything and prolly more that needed it all for under $300....I'll not be complaining!

"I like to shick people who ask, "are you guys married?" by saying, "No, we're happily living in sin!" I love the looks on the faces."

There is nothing wrong with "living in sin"...Matter of fact my parents AND one set of grandparents are doing just that. For some reason that little piece of paper causes ALL kinds of trouble for them...LOL!

I should say that at one time both couples were married...I'm not from a long line of bastards...LOL!

I used to watch that show alla time when I lived in England. Mrs. Slocombe and her pussy...

Hee!

Dang, I'm a stinkin noob! He'p! Apologies for assumptions on my part...

In any case, I'm glad it's all fixed now, I know what it's like when a car goes belly up on ya. Being able to do your own car repairs saves buckets o cash! Especially brakes.

*hee* No, it's quite alright, my friend! We get that ALL the time, believe me! Ask anybody else on my flist; we're so perfect for one another that everybody assumes that we've been happily married for *years!* which is really a lovely compliment.

We've only been living together since, well, it will be a year on March 21! But yes, he not only *plays* a Scot, but IS one as well, as am I, so saving money by DIY is our trademark. Fortunatly, we're both really handy and unafraid to learn new stuff as well.

Yeah, but what was wrong?? The obsessive compulsive fixer in me has got to know...

Actually, it was several things. The CV valve was toast but that was the least of it but was, fortunately what made me aware that things were wrong. Apparently when I had the transmission replaced *TWO years* ago, the bastards didn't put all the bolts back in. And then when the same bastards worked on the breaks, ditto, so that brake froze up (yes, I know I'm not explaining well, but I truly don't grok car repairs at all!)

He said that the only thing holding the engine in once they got it up to look at it was a jack.

Yikes. I've half a mind to call the guy (I remember his name) at the Firestone Shop my ex-boyfriend (the one who moved away on me with my girflriend while I was out of town - yeah.) had me dealing with and chew him a new one. But I'll let it go. Bastard coulda killed me, and that does tend to tick me off just a tetch!

But all's well that ends well, and I've got a good mechanic to trust and an amazing partner who makes everything all right...life is good!

Yep.. I'd say you are protected in a number of ways. The engine thing does scare me a bit, though, however am very glad it turned out the way it did.

Regardless, as the bard said, All's well... etc...

Hope to see you folk soon!

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