This is kind of a long story but I will try to make it short. I went home last Wednesday for thanksgiving and my dad insisted that I take my car in to get the breaks replaced and some suspension work done because winter was coming and I live in a VERY hilly part of Wisconsin so breaks are a good thing to have especially if we have a winter like last year when we got about 90-100 inches of snow.
Anyway I had to drive my mom's car back on Friday because my car was understandably not done yet but was told that by early this week it would be done. I drive a 1998 GMC Jimmy, the thing is a beast in the snow and ice and I wanted it back asap because this is the time of year when we start getting a lot of snow and ice and I have a 15 minute commute though the hills and valleys to work and its very easy to go into a ditch along those roads. My moms car is a crappy Toyota with
breaks and somewhat decent traction but not like my car. But i've managed with it(thankfully haven't had to go anywhere with the snow now on the ground).
Dad calls yesterday and says he's heading up with my car today and that I should leave the key in the door to my apartment just in case I'm not here when I make the switch. I was estatic because tomorrow were supposed to get a snow/ice storm and I work until midnight Wednesday night(guess that would be thursday morning). I go out and spent 30 minutes scrapping my moms car off last night so my dad doesn't have to do it this morning(she has this smallest scraper I have ever seen...that really ticked me off) and I also got all of my crap out of it. Managed to slip a few times on the ice in to lot as well but I didn't care because I was getting my car back.
Dad calles this morning at 7:15 AM and says that my car's heating system isnt' working so he can't make the swap. He says that my mom didn't notice that it was working durring the hour drive back from the mechanics. HOW THE HECK DO YOU NOT NOTICE something like that...I know she can be a little...dence but really. It was 15 degree's out last night when she drove home how do you not notice. Anyway he's all annoyed because he got up at 3 AM to get it here and get my mom's car back to her before he goes to work.
So its back at the mechanics getting looked at and I look up the weather...and the snow/ice storm is supposed to start tonight and not end until Thursday. There expecting less than an inch of snow which means lots of ice. And I'm driving a car I'm not used to with crappy breaks...driving to work tomorrow night should be fun.
I have half a mind to jump in my car after I work this morning(don't have any classes today) and drive the 7 hour drive(there and back) to pick up my car if its done today. It should be a relitivly quick fix so should be done today. My dad said he can't make it out here until the weekend and with the weather starting tomorrow I am really thinking it would be worth the 7 hour drive.
Anyway I'm done ranting. I need vibes that either my car is done and I make it savely down to Chicago and back today before the storm starts(if I decide thats what i want to do) or that I make it savely to work tomorrow with my moms car. I might try to find a straighter alternitive route to work but...the road I take is a 4 lane highway which I would think would be salted and plowed regularly, so I might be okay.
Anyway I had to drive my mom's car back on Friday because my car was understandably not done yet but was told that by early this week it would be done. I drive a 1998 GMC Jimmy, the thing is a beast in the snow and ice and I wanted it back asap because this is the time of year when we start getting a lot of snow and ice and I have a 15 minute commute though the hills and valleys to work and its very easy to go into a ditch along those roads. My moms car is a crappy Toyota with
Dad calls yesterday and says he's heading up with my car today and that I should leave the key in the door to my apartment just in case I'm not here when I make the switch. I was estatic because tomorrow were supposed to get a snow/ice storm and I work until midnight Wednesday night(guess that would be thursday morning). I go out and spent 30 minutes scrapping my moms car off last night so my dad doesn't have to do it this morning(she has this smallest scraper I have ever seen...that really ticked me off) and I also got all of my crap out of it. Managed to slip a few times on the ice in to lot as well but I didn't care because I was getting my car back.
Dad calles this morning at 7:15 AM and says that my car's heating system isnt' working so he can't make the swap. He says that my mom didn't notice that it was working durring the hour drive back from the mechanics. HOW THE HECK DO YOU NOT NOTICE something like that...I know she can be a little...dence but really. It was 15 degree's out last night when she drove home how do you not notice. Anyway he's all annoyed because he got up at 3 AM to get it here and get my mom's car back to her before he goes to work.
So its back at the mechanics getting looked at and I look up the weather...and the snow/ice storm is supposed to start tonight and not end until Thursday. There expecting less than an inch of snow which means lots of ice. And I'm driving a car I'm not used to with crappy breaks...driving to work tomorrow night should be fun.
I have half a mind to jump in my car after I work this morning(don't have any classes today) and drive the 7 hour drive(there and back) to pick up my car if its done today. It should be a relitivly quick fix so should be done today. My dad said he can't make it out here until the weekend and with the weather starting tomorrow I am really thinking it would be worth the 7 hour drive.
Anyway I'm done ranting. I need vibes that either my car is done and I make it savely down to Chicago and back today before the storm starts(if I decide thats what i want to do) or that I make it savely to work tomorrow with my moms car. I might try to find a straighter alternitive route to work but...the road I take is a 4 lane highway which I would think would be salted and plowed regularly, so I might be okay.