So, today I leave for work and decided I am going to grab a quick burger at a local MacDonald's on the way in. I pull off the highway, heading for said place, and my car makes this God awful noise. Like rocks have just jumped up into my engine!
So I pull off into the parking lot completely stunned as to what this, and park it. McD's has no public phone, I have no cell phone, so they reluctantly let me use theirs to call for a tow, and my Mommy to pick me up.
I am sitting there pissed as could be, cuz I have no idea what this is. My car has been making a little noise that sounded like I was getting a hole in the exhaust pipe, but I wasn't that concerned about that. It wasn't that loud yet, so I couldn't get a ticket for it. The only thing I can think is I need a timing belt, bad, and it has finally broke and is bouncing around inside the engine pan, causing more problems.
I have been having alternator problems with running the air conditioning for the last 2 years, but nothing else.
Finally the Auto Garage from my home town comes, and he is an acquaintance of my Family's, and not just cuz of the great tows he has been giving me (my Dad is a car guy, so car guys get along fairly well). He looks underneath and sees that my exhaust pipe has broken off at the manifold under the oil pan.
He was like "Oh, that's an easy $50 to $100 weld-a-bolt-up-there fix!", and Mom is like "Oh good!", and I am like
"No way could it be that easy..." Sure enough, he gets it lifted to the truck, slides under and goes, "Oh yeah, well this is not too good." Inside I am going
"I KNEW IT!!" Apparently it broke of too close to the area, and may require a new piece, welding, ect...Anywhere from $500 to $600 dollars. Brilliant. What could I have done to stop this from happening? Nothing. Bad winter, snow, ice and salt rotted and rusted it down.
So, I just wanted to stay home from work and wait for the garage to call, and wallow. But, no. Work is calling begging me to come in, will come pick me up, drop me off home-whatever, just PLEASE come in. I was like Fucking-A, I just want to be left alone!!!! So I go in and it is a
mad house. Short staffed, one Pharmacist looks like he is about to throw up all over, so he went home when I got there, everyone is trying to keep up and stay happy and just do the work, and we break a new day filling record.
So again, I feel like a
shit cuz I just wanted to stay home. I am glad I went in though. It would of been a horrible day for them if one more person was missing. And the garage hasn't called yet with the bad news...
Yay, more stress!!
I Fucking love my life right now, Thank You very much!
Even Gackt feels Sorry for me, see?
