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So, our Holiday was already pretty busy. Last weekend we had 4 Christmas parties to attend in different cities, in 2 days. Aside from me being sick and some slick roads for a brief time, it seemed to be going pretty well. Then there was the roughly 1 1/2 to 2 hr trek home. And about 20 miles from home:
Okay, that's a HORRIBLE over-exageration on my part. But, as I was passing a semi with a car in front and behind me, my car suddenly started to make a loud knocking sound, sparks shot out from beneath my car (according to my wife, who was in her car right in front of me) and flames kicked out from my hood. So, while my initial reaction was um...
... Yeah, we'll pretend I said that. And we won't ask my 12 year old son - who was sitting next to me in the car. Because he may have a SLIGHTLY different interpretation of what came out of my mouth.
Still, once I was done getting us out of the car, getting the hood up, realizing my motor was toast
(yeah, we'll pretend I ever had a car that started off that nice)
Still, once I was done getting us out of the car, getting the hood up, realizing my motor was toast
(yeah, we'll pretend I ever had a car that started off that nice)
I just started to shake my head and was glad that no one was hurt. My youngest (who is 9) was also very glad we did not have the entire car catch on fire - because she was well aware that she had Christmas gifts in my trunk (it's all about priorities, pumpkin). Luckily, Christmas stuff has already been bought, and I survived my Twisted Metal Experience:
That said, my wife's been needling me (and rightfully so, we've needed one from this century) about getting a new car with our tax returns in a few months. I get the feeling we'll be picking one up a bit sooner than that:
Merry Christmas, honey
Merry Christmas, honey
So, stay safe for the holidays, and hopefully yours are a -bit- less eventful than mine have been so far. Any interesting stories to share yet as the holidays draw near?
Don't I WISH we could afford one as nice as that gift wrapped one??
ReplyDeleteJust think- Minivan city, baby. 2 teens and 1 10 year old in the backseat of a small car? NEVER AGAIN!
LOL! Yeah, minivan, minivan... i'm guessing we're headed toward a minivan.
ReplyDeleteThis Christmas is shaping up incredibly nicely. Plenty of gifts under the tree (hope those who still believe in Santa aren't reading this), and the weather will be chilly but no snow (can't stand driving in the stuff).
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays if I don't see you again!
Glad to hear it - and thanks for stopping in! I can't really complain too much about the snow - there's almost none out there. My wife hopes it will snow Christmas Eve so we have snow for Christmas. I could do without it, but we'll just have to wait and see. We're in Michigan - so the odds of snow aren't exactly long ones. Happy Holidays!
ReplyDelete@Anna and Chalgyr:
ReplyDeleteHaha, trying to avoid the minivan I see...
My wife didn't want one, even though I was trying to encourage here towards one...
What I did end up convincing her about though, was a third row seat being nice on occasion...so, we ended up getting a Kia Sorento back in July, with the "optional" third row.
While it definitely isn't as "roomy" as a minivan, if the kids are still young(and not super tall), the optional third row in it isn't bad...speaking from experience.
It's decent enough for riding around town, but a long trip for taller people back there could be an issue.
I digress...
Anywho, glad you all were okay, but any car trouble sucks...especially during the holidays!
BTW, David Jaffe would be proud of your Twisted Metal reference with his new upcoming release...
ReplyDeleteAlso, as for quoting shows/movies...Napoleon Dynamite has ruined it for us! We saw it nearly 7 years ago, and STILL quote lines from it.