Sunday, January 14, 2007

DT's

Damn, i think I'm having withdrawals. I ran out the door today at around 1:45AM to get a beer before the 2AM curfew and wouldn't you know it, my car battery was dead. Who would have thunk that that little door light would drain a car battery in less than 2 days. I looked around frantically for someone to give me a jump start but to no avail. I could feel my chest starting to tighten up and the cold air was making it more difficult to breath. I thought crap what do I do? What do I do?! Of course! I can probably get a spark if I roll my car down the hill and get the alternator moving. So that's what I did, I pushed the car back a few feet, jumped in and let it roll down the hill. The little Kia was accelerating quickly but still it wouldn't start. Come on come on! Start damn you. 20 mph and still NOTHING! The car slowed down as it reached the end of the slope. I turned the key one last time. Nothing. Not a peep. I looked around. I was on the road about a quarter mile away from my apartment and there was no way I'd be able to get that car up the hill. Looked at the clock. 2:02AM and still no beer. No choice now but to push the car into a safe spot and wait until the morrow, and as I struggled to pushed it into a parking spot it occurred to me, THE CAR WAS STILL IN NEUTRAL!!! Damn it, how was the alternator going to turn if the car wasn't even in gear?!?! Oh well, nothing I can do now except rummage through my medicine cabinet for some scope and a few ounces of rubbing alcohol which might together get me through the night.

0 comments: