Diana's Wonderworks: Battery (electricity)

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Car Drama And A Few Other Things

Well, this morning, I called the auto repair shop about my car, just wanted to be updated about what was happening. The gas leak, turns out wasn't the fuel injectors at all, it was a fuel line at the top of the motor. The problem at this point is locating the part. Apparently, because of the year of my car, it is not an easy part to find, not so common (it is a 91). He is currently shopping around to find this line, and as soon as he can get it, he will be making the repair. The battery light issue, he believes is the alternator, so I have asked him to fix that while he has my car, and the transmission problem turns out was a vacuum hose that was not put back on the car, or fell off during the drive home. His concern was that if I drove it too far, I may have caused damage to the transmission. I only drove it around the block, and even then I drove it slowly, because I knew it wasn't shifting. For anyone checking in on me, that is the status on my car. Obviously, I am not sure when I will get it back or how much more it will cost, but the good news is she should be good for a while, once this is done.

The job search is none existent, with no vehicle to check on jobs, go to interviews or go to work in, that has been pointless. It does not help either, that I don't even have a set day for my car to be returned to me. So, I have been spending my time really focusing on me. Taking time to calm myself and realistically narrowing down any options for survival I have at my disposal. The solution to where I am going to live, and how I am going to pay for it all, is bleak. There is at this point only two weeks to get it together and even if I have my car back before Monday and get a job, there is no guarantee, that a check will arrive before I have to be out. Lots of meditating, and praying, and excepting going on around here. Focusing on me and pulling myself together, the better presentation I make, the better of a chance I have at getting work and money. Until, I get my car back, that is my homework.

As for the weekend, it is possible that Sherry will be coming to get me, and I will make another attempt to sell some of my art and crafts this weekend. There is a car show coming into town and a few other events. With any luck at all, it will be busy, and I can make some money, it is much needed here, seems to be more and more like that every day! I just have to hang in there a little longer and things should naturally start going up again. Anything that falls down will go up, so her I wait at the drop, the bounce up is inevitable. Hoping you are having a wonderful day, and that your week is going smoothly, all my love, diana

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Officially Grounded!

Well, sorry about the lapse yesterday, it was an adventure. Got up and got all ready to go job hunting. I got online and filled out some applications and sent out resumes. So, after filling out all those, I got ready to leave. I went out started my car and the first thing I noticed was that my battery light was one. It hadn't done that before and I just replaced my battery within the last year. So, I thought that was weird, then I backed out of the driveway, and then proceeded to go forward, and all of a sudden the car started making rattling noises, like a chain clanking in the transmission. That scared me, so I took my foot off the gas and it stopped. I got to the stop sign by my house and thought well I will take it into the shop again. I turned my car in the direction of the shop and as she wound up to shift gears, it started winding up and up and never shifted, then the rattling sound came back. At this point I got really scared, so I turned back into my sub-division, and continued to the house. I got home and woke up my room mate to have him check it out.

He got out of bed and went out to check the car all the way saying, she was running great when I brought her home from the repair shop yesterday. He had said that to me, and I emphasized the point that I had not driven her since she was brought home, till that very morning and she wasn't acting fine at all. So, he checked her out, drove her down the street a little and became very concerned. Once home we called the repair shop to tell them what was going on. He gave us the number of a towing company and said he would pay for the tow. He said he would look at it and see what damage was caused by his shop and take care of that as well as see if anything else was wrong with her. An hour later the tow company came and when they took her onto the truck, my driveway was covered with oil and radiator fluid! Sorry to say, I think he had his work cut out for him. I am certain the young man who actually worked on it, did not have a good day yesterday and maybe not today either. The moral of the story is I am officially grounded, no job hunting, nothing proactive to do right now to fix the mess I am in. Now it is all about a waiting game, so no excuses today I will do some artwork, while the opportunity is here!

No lottery winnings as yet, need it more than ever. Keep your fingers crossed, I am not turning down a miracle at this point. for sure! Hoping your week if fairing better than mine is at this point, it would make me very sad indeed to know anyone else was, going through this as well. Have a happy day, sending you my love, Diana