Bad Car Karma

[winter_elf]

:::Blah::: Why is it always when one is exhausted, tired and just plain worn out and want dinner and bed after a long day at work when one's car decides that THAT is the day to knock out? Not only that, but after waiting for over two hours, freezing because I had too thin a coat, the WRONG size monster tow-truck shows up?

It just wasn't my night, that's for sure. Nothing like trying to extract a car from a parking garage that makes it seem like a challenge.

It gave me a few warnings it wanted service, too bad I didn't catch on quick enough. One never knows whether that strange noise the car makes is a sound that's 'valid' or one that gets your mechanic to roll their eyes at you. I tell my mechanic about all sort of sounds. Mostly it's the eye roll. This time, wouldn't you know it, he went, oh yea, that was your starter going. :::sigh:::

So, now I'm trying again today to convince AAA that I need a SMALL tow-truck to extract my car. And no, it does not need a jump. Honest. The battery is fine.

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[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

Underground parking garage. I was on level 2. Unlike the X-files, my cell phone didn't work when I was down at my car, so I was waiting at the parking garage entrance for the tow truck. And it was a bright sunny but cold day that turned into a freezing icepit when the sun went down. brrrrrr... and yea, the crazy boss was around. Luckily since I had to borrow cash to pay the tow man because my mechanic is farther away then 7 miles. No report on how much this repair is going to be yet. ::worry::

[doll-paparazzi.livejournal.com]

I'll keep my fingers crossed that it won't be much. :(