Luck Returned
It’s been a while but my car works now. It also has its winter tires on as well.
I got my battery changed last Thursday in ten minutes at Canadian Tire. Now, my mum bad-mouths them all the time, so I was a bit reluctant to go there at first, but Wal-mart had a 6 hour wait or more, and I didn’t know any other places.
So on Thursday, we pushed out the car yet again and called a tow to boost me since I knew my cables were crap. This new tow guy was a lot nicer and since he didn’t accept any plastic - only cash- he followed me to a bank machine for me to get some out when my car started again. I had to fight my habit of turning off my car when getting out since it wouldn’t start again if I did. After that, I drove to CrappyTire (as my mum calls it) and left my car idling in the lot with Harry standing guard as I went in to get some service. I knew it was a four-hour wait, but I was still hoping I would get popped into the start of the queue since my car battery was that dead.
When I finally got someone to talk to, I said I needed a new battery and the nice guy said it was a four-hour wait. I let him know my car was idling in the lot - it was that dead - and sure enough he immediately pulled some strings and I was in (now it sounds like some crazy heist). Ten minutes later: new battery, car ready to go. I thanked profusely the mechanic who changed it, and the manager guy who I spoke to. I could go home now!
The next day I started my drive and it was nuts. There was almost always ice on the shoulder so if I crept a bit into it, I would probably slip. I wasn’t immensely worried since I had brand-new all-seasons - but still, it was iffy. I passed about ten cars in the median/ditch and a couple on the outward ditches. This made me worry even more. There was really only pure ice on the 416, which isn’t travelled as much, and about a 20km stretch just past Kingston. I called my dad earlier that evening and he said it was pure ice all the way - what a load of crap.
At home, I didn’t think putting my snow tires on would be on my list of stuff to do, but alas, there it was. Seeing as my luck seemed to be in a good mood, I figured I might not have to travel miles just to do that too. Wal-mart’s wait was a couple days but I went to Mr. Lube (I always thought they just did oil changes) and I dropped the yellow sub off and went shopping.
In conclusion: Car is happy with new battery life and grippier tires.
In other news, I am a huge procrastinator and try to do too many things at once with unrealistic goals. Awesome ideas come to me at very early hours of the morning and disappear quickly.
Secret Santa
Your Secret Santa is wishing you a very merry Christmas!