This weekend I ended up in P-Town to visit some of my friends. What started as an exciting drive, turned into a bit of a dilemma. You see my car broke down.
As I was peacefully driving, the stereo blaring, I noticed that my battery light turned on. I figured it was nothing and that, once I reached P-town, I’d get a new battery. Well, after a few more minutes of driving, my car’s lights went out and so I pulled an emergency stop into a rest stop. I am very lucky because as soon as I pulled in, the car shut off immediately. When parking, I even had to use my emergency brakes to stop.
With all this happening all I could think of was, “Crap, what am I going to do? I’m in the middle of no where and the only thing I know how to do is open the hood of the car!”
With all this happening all I could think of was, “Crap, what am I going to do? I’m in the middle of no where and the only thing I know how to do is open the hood of the car!”
So I did.
I looked around and saw cables and wires all while looking like I knew what was going on and, in order to show off to anyone who drove by; letting them know that I was no idiot…even though I was.
To add to this, my father’s words rapidly made it into my head, “son, don’t forget your tools, you never know when you’ll need them.” I ran to open the trunk hoping and praying they would be there even though, of course, I knew I forgot them.
I called home, and my dad told me it was the battery or the alternator.
I called my friend EG, who was on her way, and who told me it could be the battery or alternator…She called her dad, who was also in accord with her hypothesis.
And finally, we called my friend MA, who also said the same thing and who was on his way with his set of tools.
To make a long story short, my friends came and helped me. We bought a battery, and MA used his tools to install it. I drove to P-Town and then took it to the mechanic the next day to be repaired.
Lots of money later, my alternator is now fixed (crowd cheering in the background) and I have a new resolution for the year…I plan on learning more about my car.
I called home, and my dad told me it was the battery or the alternator.
I called my friend EG, who was on her way, and who told me it could be the battery or alternator…She called her dad, who was also in accord with her hypothesis.
And finally, we called my friend MA, who also said the same thing and who was on his way with his set of tools.
To make a long story short, my friends came and helped me. We bought a battery, and MA used his tools to install it. I drove to P-Town and then took it to the mechanic the next day to be repaired.
Lots of money later, my alternator is now fixed (crowd cheering in the background) and I have a new resolution for the year…I plan on learning more about my car.
I love my car, and if it’s sick…I’d like to make sure I can help it.
I will also make sure to never forget my tools lest I, myself, might once again end up, well, a useless tool.
Never forget your tools friends…Never.
To learn more about alternators and a plethora of other things in general please visit:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2001058_change-alternator.html
Apparently, the website claims it will show you “how to fix just about anything!”
I will also make sure to never forget my tools lest I, myself, might once again end up, well, a useless tool.
Never forget your tools friends…Never.
To learn more about alternators and a plethora of other things in general please visit:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2001058_change-alternator.html
Apparently, the website claims it will show you “how to fix just about anything!”
We'll see about that.
1 comment:
I also recommend you start listening to Car Talk on NPR. Along with being very informative when it comes to cars, they're also very, very funny.
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