So! Finally got my hand back, well sort of... cast off, stitches removed, hand unwrapped. Finally able to use it, though my pinky and the finger next to it still stiff, hard to type, but I am trying and doing my rehab exercises.
And finally able to drive my car! Well sort of...
So I finished up the insurance claim paperwork and was getting masked up, ready to go to the post office, go out to the car and it's dead.
Deader than a doornail... I manage to unlock the door with the manual key and see that there is a huge puddle of water on the floor by the passenger seat, the seat is all mildewy -- what the heck.
So I call Geico. A guy shows up to jump my battery. Tells me he thinks my moon roof is leaking... Also I should get a new battery.
So I dry out the car, go to advanced auto parts, get a new battery, hit the road, feels good to be behind the wheel! Until my dash starts lighting up in huge letters CHECK CHARGE SYSTEM!
So I turn around, go back to the auto parts place, they bring out some gizmo, hook it to the car and tell me my alternator is rippling..... and I need a new one. But they don't have one, nearest one in Texas...
I can't get a hold of Bubba, our mechanic, so the parts guy recommends a local mechanic who they say can probably find the part faster. I contact him, alas, he cannot find the part... in fact we are still waiting for the part to arrive.
Meanwhile, talk to a guy I know who checks the car and says it's not the moonroof leaking, but the door. He suggests armoral the rubber seal around the door and get some Damp Rid and that should take care of the leak.... So I do.
Then it rains, and once again water in the car. aargh!
Finally did reach Bubba, he thinks it's a body seal on the car that's leaking...
Anyway, good news I can drive again! Bad news, the car can't....
Anyone want to buy a slightly used Honda Fit, 2016, 5,000 miles driven only by an old lady to the grocery store and pharmacy.... includes indoor swimming pool!
Always wanted an indoor swimming pool, just not in the car....
And phew! finally got this typed. Never realized how much you use that pinky finger typing, ouch!
2 comments:
Congratulations on getting your hand back! It's really true, you don't know what you've got till it's gone. Sorry about your car, but it's replaceable. And Happy New Year!
It sounds like a me too story to me. I finally got clearance from my neurologist to be able to drive again after my seizure. The same week, my roommate was driving home after a shopping excursion in the "big city." The car started rattling and knocking as we entered our town. She pulled into a gas station because it sounded like a rod knocking in the engine. She checked the oil, it was down less than half a quart. She bought some motor oil and put it in. We limped into the only garage in town. By then, the knocking was so loud we couldn't hear each other talk. The mechanic heard it as we drove up. He motioned to shut the car off. I could see the oil running out from underneath the car and knew that a rod had busted the casing.
The car was finished. My Seinna was only 17 years old. Blue Book value was less than the cost of a new or even a rebuilt engine. So I could finally drive, but no longer had a vehicle to drive and still don't six months later.
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