July 6, 2004
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How a Good Day goes Bad
By,
Jen S.
It all started off good enough. Wake up late..( woo hoo! that's the good thing about fireworks being after dark..it makes the kids sleep later!!) Go get coffee..( of course) And then go to my FAVORITE breakfast place..yum! Home..a little poetry writting..fun with the kids...blah, blah...
Then we decide to go for a walk. We took a new trail..and it was beautiful! ( And Mike carried James in the backpack..which made my life TONS easier!) We walked about 3 miles..it was warm..we could see the lake through the trees..Emily was picking flowers.. a really good time.
And then...dun dun dun....
I want to go to Old Navy...They are having a sale on some shorts and a shirt I wanted. I talk Mike into it..( he's THRILLED...snort...) We head out.
Now picture this...
We are driving...hwy 18..around 70mph..( Mike drives fast..if it was me...I would have been doing the speed limit...no, really...okay, maybe not...maybe I would've been going faster..but I'm losing my point. What? You're not suprised? Shhhh...be nice...)
Anyway...we are cruising along in the left lane..and then BLAM. It feels like we hit something ...hard..under the car. And then we drove over it. Again and again. The whole car shudders...and Mike starts cussing. A lot.
Guess what it was. Anyone? Anyone? Farris? Sorry. Yeah, so it was the transmission. It BLEW UP. Yeah..like KaPOW! Like shards of metal under the hood..but minus the transmission that was now all over the left hand lane of Hwy 18.
Emily slept through it all. Go figure.
We coast ( which is easy to do when you start coasting at around 70..) to the off ramp..and stop. Calling friends franticly, all the while, there is still a lot of cussing going on...( Emily is still asleep..)...friends on the way. Okay, good.
NOW..know this. No one stopped. NO ONE. Not one person. Not even the two cops that went by. It was funny really. If we were back in Medford, we would have had cars lined up to help...ahhh..the city.
But Mike and I had fun with it...laughing it off...well, as much as possible, anyway...
Wishing we would have had cardboard and pen...
Me, holding the "For Sale" sign, with an arrow pointing to the van...
And Mike, holding the "Will work for Transmission" sign.
But no cardboard..and no pen. Dammnit.
So the moral of the story? Get rid of the damn mini van BEFORE the transmission blows friggin up. OY.
My new mantra.." I will never own a mini van again...I will never own a mini van again"
Hope you all have a great day!
xoxo
me
Comments (15)
Oooohh no! Well at least you had a way to call people. That's always a bonus. When I hit the deer at 7 a.m. in the dark, no body stopped - radiator smashed all to hell and fumes everywhere, and no body stopped. I had to drive the car to my grandparents so I could get to a phone.
Well, uh, hopefully you'll be able to get it fixed, or something.
And you had a sense of humor, way better than the alternative.
Shi-tay
Don'cha just love car problems? Argh. Glad to hear the first part of your day was fun though. 
That sucks! Your mantra is a good one....I've been through 2 mini vans as well as one full size.....sigh.....now I drive a lil Kia Spectra and so far so good. :::knock on wood::: I'm glad all of you are ok!
Kira
Wow. At least everyone's okay and Emily had a good nap! The sense of humor is wonderful. So often that's what it takes to get through.
My Sweet Lady,
Thank you so much for the great link to the pin-up files. I adore pin-up and that place will keep me smiling for a lifetime! You are the best.
Ever so sorry to hear that the boat gave up the ghost. Deep six it and by a real ship of the line!!!
Have a super day as we...
Sail on... sail on!!!
Ouch! At least you made the best of a bad situation. Have a wonderful day.
As Ever,
Amethyst
oh, i know that sucks. my transmission went back in may. not fun. but at least you had a sense of humor about it. i didnt have a sense of humor about it till a couple days later. hope you have a great day!
You've probably read about my car problems before... Trust me I feel ya sister!!!! Had some of my own this weekend.
As I said to Mike it's good to see you guys laugh together about something.
Love and Light
Oy Vey!!!
Okay that is definately funny in a not funny sort of way... hopefully you guys get something done about it soon so that you aren't without. Peace...
I am so sorry that your transmission blew up.
I guessed right, do I get a prize. 
The same thing happened to me about two months ago. Except without as much cursing and the parts didn't actually fall out on the road. It was really expensive to fix. 
I'm not helping am I? 
Merry Part and Blessed Be
it reminds me of a time when we were driving along, my uncle was speeding an we were going on holidays had a trailer of stuff an all.
He didnt want to put things in his car.
So we are driving along an we see a tire shoot off infront of us.
he laughs at someone losing their tire an next thing we hear a THUMP
it was thr trailer the tire shot off!
so we had to pull to the side while he fixed
thats when i laughed
btw am sorry it happened but it is like funny the things said there.
hoping your day goes well today
trin
The transmition gave out?OMG Ive had alot of things happen to me and cars~sigh~ but never had the transmition blow WHILE driving it...THANK GOODNESS he kept control of the car and everyone was okay!!!Are you planning to get a new car or replace the transmition?and Im gathering that you never got to go to Old Navy?
Atleast you both were able to make light of the situation but ohhh how awful,I am so sorry**HUGS**
Not even the cops stopped?? *scowl* I'm glad you and your family weren't hurt. How scary!!
My parents have had a long string of mini-vans, and they've all sucked.
I'm glad you weren't hurt and that you managed to keep a positive attitude about it.
Take care!
K
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