I’d be dissappointed if something didn’t give me grief
Next up on the list of broken things: the Mazda. We are down to one car, and I have to run Ada from Raintree to Googols every afternoon. It would add about another two hours to my morning if I took the T and its stupid, inefficient routes. It is a high priority to get this one fixed. Again.
I started it this morning after packing Ada in to take her to school. We were already running a little later than I like to leave because she spilled her milk all over her pants. The car started fine and then it just died. It didn’t sputter and die. The engine quit and everything went black. When I turned the key, nothing. Mac went out there while I was taking Ada to school. I’m not sure why, unless he heard me explain to Ada that the car was broken and that was why we needed to get out and into the suvvy. He tried it and said it clicks when you turn the key, but still, nothing. I didn’t hear any clicking when I tried it right after it died.
Battery? Please? I don’t want yet another car repair bill right now. Blah.
I had really strange dreams last night about lobsters and a guy who wanted to be a murderer but he was limited to his options by being wheelchair-bound. He just stalked people instead, looking all creepy.
Hmmm…what was in that hot chocolate?
Perhaps battery issues in cars are like deaths (they come in threes). My car’s battery died out of the blue a few weeks ago (after fairing well for two back to back weekend long trips). The day that we got my car back with it’s new battery…M’s died. So…yours would be three!
Ah, so it is your fault!
My cocoa contains homemade cocoa mix and irish cream and butterscotch schnaps. Sometimes I use Frangelico instead of the butterscotch schnaps.
Good grief!
Oh la la…I must try such a concoction!
Replacing the battery made the car start. Hopefully that will resolve that issue without a trip to the mechanic.
Oh, and I do use hot water with my mix. I read that and thought that it sounded like I just put cocoa mix in irish cream.
water? Not milk?
Yes water, although I suppose you could use milk. My hot cocoa mix already has powdered milk in it.
Half ‘n half is where it’s at.
If the battery makes it work, then wonderful. The clicking without turning can be a sign that the starter is going bad. You can usually get under the car and bang it with a wrench to extend its life for a while (I was broke and desperate for a while in college).