Car update with dragon eggs

[silverthorne]

Well, finally got Ford back out this morning to tow the car from the employee parking lot. Bad news is that I don't know how long it'll take for them to find and fix the problem. The good news is that the first time the tow truck driver tried to start the car, it did the same thing to him that it did to me when I tried to start it Tuesday afternoon, and after he looked under the hood, messed with the battery cable for a minute, and tried again, the car did start, so whatever's wrong is apparently very fixable. They just have to find the actual problem rather than the symptoms. Here's hoping it's easy and cheap...in that good way. ;)

Work is boring today. Basically, my job is to sit here and wait for stuff to trickle in from UPS and FedEx. It's doubtful that the supply trucks will show (I'm hoping they don't, really), so once I take care of the usual suspects, I can get out of dodge and have a semi-extended weekend. And...wait for Ford to call me back.

So that's life in a nutshell. Now I just have to figure out how to get some milk and creamer in the house this weekend, if the car doesn't get fixed. Think I'll skip the milk and just walk to Wally World for powdered creamer once I get off work.

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[silverthorne.livejournal.com]

Eh, my car is ten years old, I've been the only owner, and other than eating it's own AC unit a few years back, I haven't had anything really serious go wrong with the car in all the time I've had it. It's been things like flat tires, having to replace the brake pads and belts once--normal wear and tear shit. It's more than likely age catching up with the poor thing.

I've noted this problem usually crops up after a cold night followed by warmer weather immediately after, so that might have something to do with it.