Saturday, October 16, 2004

Stranded

Well, it seemed like it was going to be a fairly uneventful evening. Just go get some dinner, then stop at Caribou Coffee, and then get home to watch the Florida State/Virginia game. Didn't quite work out that way. For the past few weeks Pepe's alternator has been going bad. So it's my own fault for driving around without replacing it. It was only a matter of time before it would let me down. The funniest part was that I didn't bring a jacket or coat, even after my wife said I should. "Nah, we're not going to be outside anyway", was my response. Live and learn. My good friend Chris came out to try to give Pepe a jump, but no luck. The battery is too shot since it's been getting no charge. So now Pepe is still sitting in the parking lot in front of Caribou Coffee, waiting for me to come and get him in the morning. Somehow I knew I should have taken the BMW. So what came out of all this? I found out that the local auto parts chain, Murray's, has locations that are open 24 hours. Sweet! So now I can get car parts and tools anytime I want. Cool. Oh yeah, Florida State won too.

1 Comments:

Blogger Amanda Koh said...

You forgot your other VERY important lesson...

bring your coat with you! You never know...

sincerely, your other mom.
(the tomboyish one with coat, hat, gloves, scarf, boots, blankets, matches and candles.)

October 17, 2004 at 10:11 PM  

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