Tammi's World

I am Woman Hear Me Roar

I Did It!!!

All By Myself.

Let me tell you about it.

Y'all know I've had issues with the car. Well, things have been going pretty well. In fact I had kinda stopped worrying. I've got 2 payments left then she's paid off and I trade her in on a new(er) one. WooHoo.

Anyway, I was driving home last night, having a wonderful conversation with Mama Vi. She was helping me with tips on my presentations next week. All of a sudden everything went out on the car and I started coasting.

Feeling no panic at all, and still on the phone, I guide the car to the shoulder of the interstate (cause you gotta know the damn thing will never break down if it's not in the middle of a traffic jam on the interstate!) I then tell Mama I need to go - the car broke down.

We hang up, I grab the box of fuses out of the console along with my handy dandy needlenose plyers and pop the hood.

I take off the cover of the fuse box, pull out the ECM fuse and put the new one in. Replace the cover, close the hood and get back in the car.

All told it took less than 5 minutes. And I never got my hands dirty!!!

When I called Mama back the first words out of her mouth were to ask if I called a tow truck. I told her NO! I fixed it myself.

I had to repeat myself. A couple times. She thought I was kidding....

Folks - this is huge. HUGE. I am the least mechanical person to ever walk the earth. Hell, even after all these years I hem and haw over putting oil in the damned thing.

I did it!! I fixed my car!!!! All By Myself!!!!!!

I called AW right away, just because I was so damned proud of myself. Her husband answered so I told him. (Hell, I'm not ashamed. I just wanted to brag!!) AW get's on the phone and I hear her hubby ask if I charged myself $180 for the repairs.

Well yes, yes I did. I bought a new outfit this week so that evened out just perfectly.

Hehehehe

Anyway - I'm feeling very good about that right now. I just had to tell you.....

Posted by Tammi at September 29, 2006 05:26 AM | TrackBack