Car Troubles

I completely forgot to write about my car troubles that happened on Friday! I was waiting at the light to turn into my condo complex, and it was a left hand turn, so I had to wait for all the cars coming straight until I had a clearing to turn left. All these cars were coming, and then there was a gap, but I wasn't sure if it was enough to be able to go. So I hesitated a little bit, and then the car behind me honked because he was getting impatient or something. That made me anxious and freak out a little, so I went. Then I realized the car that was coming towards me was coming a lot faster than I originally realized, so I gunned it and turned the wheel really hard to get out of the way.

Suddenly, I noticed a weird noise, like a sloshing noise. It sounded like a bunch of ice water sloshing around in a big plastic tub. Great.

I drive a Saab, and I get my car serviced back home, because it still has the warranty on it, and my family has been taking our cars to that dealership for a long time. I don't know of any mechanics here, but I pulled out the phone book and found a Saab specialist in town. I called them up to see if I could come in that day, but they were really backed up, and the earliest I can come in is Tuesday. I scheduled the appointment, and they told me from what I am describing that it sounds like a shock or strut blew, and that it is okay to drive it.

Yesterday, my friend called me, because the dogs had gotten out at her house, and she couldn't find one. She wanted to know if I could drive around and look for him. I said sure, and K and I got in my car and started driving around. We were driving past these guys doing some yardwork, and they flagged us down. We pulled over, because we thought maybe they had seen Zeus, the dog. They hadn't seen Zeus, but they did think I was dragging something under my car. A ha! The noise! One guy crawled under my car, and somehow I managed to snap a piece of the plastic undercarriage off that protects the mechanical parts of the car, and it was still attached on the other side, so was dragging along and making the noise. The guy kind of tucked the broken side up, and when I drove away the noise was gone!

So now I know the problem, and I just need to get it fixed.

I am planning on eating as little as I can today. I am going to have a mini bagel now for breakfast (150 cals) with some whipped cream cheese (50 cals for 2 tablespoons), so 200 cals, and then I am going to try to avoid food for the rest of the day. Maybe some EggBeaters later if I think I need some. We'll see!

Love you, Skinnies!

~Sottile