Yesterday was a true joy. After Metro, I went to Chick-Fil-A and ate with Crissy, Ralph and Jessica. I then decided to go to the bank to deposit my check. I was near a Tom Thumb that has a Wells Fargo in it, so I went there. After depositing my check, I went outside to leave, and discovered my car to be completely dead. Not a smidgen of life. This stuck me as odd, because I have driven this car for over two years without a single problem of an electric nature. I called Brent, but he was quite unavailable, so Danielle came to help me. I jumped my car and that started it right up. Until I turned on the A/C. Then it died. I jumped it again and left the air off. We headed back to the apartments, but stayed on the access road. I was quite pleased that my car hadn’t died again, until we got to the light at Fitzhugh. It promptly died. This caused me a considerable amount of agitation, seeing as I was not stuck in a place where jumping was not an easy option. During a red light, I had Danielle pull up right next to me and jump the car as quickly as possible. I managed to speed off without causing any traffic disruptions. Luckily (or unfortunately, depending on how you see it) I have had quite a lot of experience with driving two-footed (Metro trains you in some weird ways) so I drove the remaining 5 or so miles while leaving my right foot ever-planted on the gas pedal. I managed to get home without any further incident, but I am now faced with the decision of what to do. Have I ever mentioned that my hood does not open when my car in on an incline? It must be either flat or on a decline. It is quite possibly the most finicky problem one could ever have with a vehicle.
I believe the problem with my car is the alternator. This is not the original alternator in the car. It has been replaced. The cause of death of these two alternators? Sub-Woofers. When I got this car there was a large pair of subs in the trunk. They had already killed the original alternator. Now they have caused the death of its replacement They are no longer in my trunk, however, their legacy lives on. I feel another grassroots activist group coming on. Oak Cliff Residents for the Prolonged Life of Alternators by the Reduction of Sub-Woofer Usage in America. OCRPLORSWUIA. It just rolls off your tongue!
I made my favorite cookies last night, but my oats are a little old, so they aren’t quite up to my standards. What a shock- something fails to meet my expectations. First my car fails me, then my cookies. What’s next, the Rangers? Wait, to fail my expectations, they would need to win the World Series. COME ON RANGERS, FAIL AWAY!!!
This is really an apt week for something like this to happen. We have talked all week about trusting God when hard times come. Well, here is a hard time! I have to decide what to do. I believe that God has something better for me, but I fell like He wants me to wait. God loves making me wait. I am the Wait King. When I do wait on His timing, things always turn out better than I expect. So for now, I will repair and wait. Who knows, maybe I will be able to bless someone with this vehicle when I finally get a new one! This car kind of fell into my lap. My Lumina (or the Beemer and I called it) was on its way to the grave and the opportunity to get this car came out of nowhere. If something like that happens again, which know how God works with me, it probably will, I would like to be able to give or sell this car at a very low price to someone who really needs it. I hope that opportunity is opened to me. We shall see.
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