My usual episodes and adventures have not been absent from my life, but extra time for blogging about them has. While I have a few minutes now, I thought I would tell you about the steamy adventure I had last night. Don’t worry. This adventure is completely G rated.
Last night the kids and I drove home from church without any out-of-the-ordinary experiences. We drove home talking about what we all did at church last night, and I expertly dodged some of the craters in the dirt road as we went. I also hit many of them, as usual. Soon we pulled up at the back door of our house, and this is where the steamy adventure took place.
I exited my car only to realize that smoke was coming out of the passenger side of the hood. I could see Russell coming toward the back door from inside the house, so I yelled for him to come quick. He came out and told me to pop the hood. I rarely have to pop the hood, so I fumbled around for a little bit before I found the “hood popper” in the dark of night. I think my incompetence in this area frustrated Russell a little, but he didn’t say anything. Instead, he began looking around to figure out where the smoke was coming from.
He quickly found the source of the smoke which was really steam. It’s hard to tell in the dark which is which. A hose had broken loose. I believe he said it was a heater hose. The fitting which connects the hose to the vehicle had broken, leaving the hose free to spray anti-freeze under the hood, thus causing steam to come out from under the hood in order to scare me half to death. We always drive well-worn vehicles, so while I have come to expect vehicle issues and disrepair, I still don’t like them or feel comfortable with them. It’s scary just because my ignorance of vehicle workings keeps me from knowing whether something is just a little bit bad or hugely bad. You just never know with a vehicle that has 265,000 miles on it! All in all, it’s still a good car.
So even though it was after 8:00 p.m. and we live 30 minutes from the nearest auto parts store that would still be open, Russell left to go to town and get the parts he needed to fix my ride. He returned about an hour later and began the repair. Wouldn’t you know it? They gave him the wrong fitting. The one he brought home was just too large to get the job done, so even though he tried, I’m still without a ride.
Then he called his dad for some back-up. Granddaddy is retired, or “retarded” as he sometimes calls it, so Russell asked him to come over this morning and finish the repair. I believe that the correct fitting will have to be bought from the Chevy dealership, so Ev and Granddaddy will likely be visiting the local dealership and then making the repair later this morning. I feel really bad about this because it is Granddaddy’s birthday today. So y’all give a shout out to Granddaddy for being a team player (okay this is an extended team) on his birthday. And don’t pinch him if he’s not wearing green. How would you like to wear green every year on your birthday since it fell on St. Patrick’s day?!? Anyway, I’m really grateful for such great in-laws who are always there to back us up and help us wherever and whenever we need it. They are a blessing to us and our kids.
How’s that for a steamy adventure? So long until adventure strikes again……
