skybytch 273 #1 November 6, 2003 Yes, someday.... I'll have a car that I can rely on. A car that doesn't die on me on the interstate for no apparent reason. A car that has windshield wipers that work. A car that isn't a freakin' pile of crap on wheels. Sadly enough for me, someday isn't today. Jack was kind enough to drive down from Flagler today to give me a ride up to Edgewater where I left the piece of shit Monday night. The "mechanics" there couldn't make it do what it was doing but everyone I talked to said the symptoms I described sounded like a fuel filter so yesterday I had told the "mechanics" to replace that. Gave them $85 when I got there, got the key and headed back home. In the rain. In the pouring rain. Hadn't gone more than a few miles when the windshield wiper on the right side decided it wanted to mate with the wiper on the left side. Managed to make it go back where it belonged a few times, then gave up and put the damn things on high. Eventually the wiper on the right ended up on the left, but luckily the wiper on the left didn't seem to mind much. Made it to Melbourne and the FPOS (f&%^ing piece of shit) car did the same damn thing it did on Monday - y'know, the thing that the "mechanics" couldn't make it do and that everyone I asked said it wouldn't do if I had the fuel filter replaced. The Bytch was now unhappy, sitting on the side of an offramp 30 miles from home with a dead FPOS car. Waited about 15 minutes and - surprise, surprise! - it started, ran and even moved when I pushed down on the gas pedal. Started moving but hadn't even made it back onto the road when the wipers died. Unhappy does not begin to describe the Bytch at this point. Somehow I managed to limp the FPOS from Melbourne to Sebastian, in the pouring rain, with no windshield wipers, wondering when it was going to decide not to run anymore. It decided not to run anymore as I was turning off US1 onto Roseland Road (the road the dz is off of). There are not words strong enough to describe how unhappy I was. Waited another 10 minutes (thank dog for downloaded games on the cell phone) and it started up, ran and even moved again. Turned off Roseland Road onto Airport Road.... and the FPOS was thinking about not running again. Managed to limp it to the parking lot though. This afternoon and evening rank way up there on my list of worst days ever. Someday.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #2 November 6, 2003 i'm sorry. blame it on monkey1, he was unscrewing pieces of the interior on friday evening..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #3 November 6, 2003 Lisa, I thought it was Jack's car? - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #4 November 6, 2003 Quoteblame it on monkey1, he was unscrewing pieces of the interior on friday evening..... Yes he was! I bet he put one of those coat hanger things in the fuel line while you weren't looking! You should kick his ass! - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #5 November 6, 2003 Poor Lisa. I am sure it will get all worked out. I feel for you sister. It is a bummer when things don't work like they are .......... Oh who am I kidding BAWHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #6 November 7, 2003 Well I guess im going to have to drive down there to make sure you make it to the tunnel to meet up with Mary heehee..She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #7 November 7, 2003 does your car have a carb, or fuel injection, i cant remember what you said earlier... what are yo up to? want a cheer up beer? i'm sitting here with nothing to do except play with kuma.. and her conversation skills aint great lolPhoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #8 November 7, 2003 QuoteOh who am I kidding BAWHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Yeah, it is kinda funny now that I'm not in the middle of it. I didn't think I could drive without wipers in the pouring rain. Oh and I didn't mention it was getting dark and I only have one headlight. I'm a better driver than I thought I was. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #9 November 7, 2003 That sucks! It's probably something really silly like a $3 valve that no one knows WTF it does, but when I breaks... Hope it gets well soon! jib -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hottamaly 1 #10 November 7, 2003 I hear ya Lisa, my POS is constantly looking for something to take more money out of my pocket. No more domestics for me, next one I get will be MADE IN JAPAN. I drove a U Haul once to move out to Elsinore in the pouring down rain with wipers that would only do the dew slow wipe, in the dark on the 91 freeway. It sucked real bad. Sounds like your job is going well, though. Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveNFlorida 0 #11 November 7, 2003 That story was hilarious!! I'm sorry, I'd be pissed, too. I sure hope you get it straightened out. Until then, get some rain-x and have that headlight fixed so you don't end up getting hit in the rain. Angela. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #12 November 7, 2003 Lisa, I know what's wrong with your car, pm me your number and I'll call you tomorrow Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #13 November 7, 2003 QuoteWell I guess im going to have to drive down there to make sure you make it to the tunnel to meet up with Mary heehee.. May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #14 November 7, 2003 QuoteLisa, I know what's wrong with your car Great, cuz this one has me mystified! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgskydive 0 #15 November 7, 2003 Quote I'm a better driver than I thought I was. I have ridden with you plenty of times and that ain't sayin much. Although I do miss the soothing ups and downs of the wagon!!!Dom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 37 #16 November 7, 2003 Think of it this way...it could be worse. Stacy could have plastered it with the soccer ball stickers like she was threatening to do. I hope you get by without having to put much more money in it. I'm off to the shop tomorrow to stop my brakes from squealing. I'm sure they'll take one look at me and jack up the price by $100.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyPsycho 0 #17 November 7, 2003 tell the shop to let it run till it heats up and dies again, then tell them when it does, to test the module.....(small box on the side of the distributor) try that one........thats usually what it is when its "we cant figure it out cuz its not doing it now" _______________________________ HK MP5SD.........silence is golden Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #18 November 7, 2003 Hey I don't want to make you relive this shitty day you had, but I know little bit about cars. If you feel like it tell me what the car did maybe me and my boys from the shop could figure out what’s wrong. Smile I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #19 November 7, 2003 Quote Life is too short and your safe. Absolutely! And I've had several beers so right now it doesn't really matter what the problem is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Darius11 12 #20 November 7, 2003 Thats what i like too see have one more beer for meI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jimbo 0 #21 November 7, 2003 And another 4 or 5 for me. All your problems will be gone in the morning. Remember these wise words - Beer, the cause of, and solution to, all of lifes problems. - Homer Simpson - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Keith 0 #22 November 7, 2003 QuoteAnd I've had several beers so right now it doesn't really matter what the problem is. That's one of the many things I like about you Lisa. You've discovered that alcohol is the solution to all your problems Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #23 November 7, 2003 QuoteI didn't think I could drive without wipers in the pouring rain. Buy some Rain-X and use that on your windshield. Then if the wipers quit, it doesn't really matter. Rain-X makes the rain roll right off, so that it doesn't obscure your vision. I once drove several hours with pieces of rope tied to my wipers, and running inside the left and right windows of my FPOS car. I would pull the left rope to make one swipe, then the right rope to return the wipers in the other direction, then repeat as necessary... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites arlo 0 #24 November 7, 2003 hey, it could be worse... it could be MY car. love ya dear! a p.s. get macca to help ya! he knows lots about cars! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Dagny 0 #25 November 7, 2003 Sorry to hear about your car! At least you made it home. Home is a good place to be...much better than sitting on the side of the road in the rain wishing you were home. Hope someone can get their head out their arse and solve the problem. You know it exists...I know it exists...why is it so hard to convince the mechanics? Oh and I'd like to add a someday: someday....I won't be in debt anymore. (BWAHHAHAHA...right.) someday....I'll have my own skydiving gear. (let's see...if I keep making $150 a week, I should be able to afford a rig by...oh, forget it.) someday....I'll quit thinking about someday! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
skymama 37 #16 November 7, 2003 Think of it this way...it could be worse. Stacy could have plastered it with the soccer ball stickers like she was threatening to do. I hope you get by without having to put much more money in it. I'm off to the shop tomorrow to stop my brakes from squealing. I'm sure they'll take one look at me and jack up the price by $100.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyPsycho 0 #17 November 7, 2003 tell the shop to let it run till it heats up and dies again, then tell them when it does, to test the module.....(small box on the side of the distributor) try that one........thats usually what it is when its "we cant figure it out cuz its not doing it now" _______________________________ HK MP5SD.........silence is golden Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #18 November 7, 2003 Hey I don't want to make you relive this shitty day you had, but I know little bit about cars. If you feel like it tell me what the car did maybe me and my boys from the shop could figure out what’s wrong. Smile I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #19 November 7, 2003 Quote Life is too short and your safe. Absolutely! And I've had several beers so right now it doesn't really matter what the problem is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darius11 12 #20 November 7, 2003 Thats what i like too see have one more beer for meI'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #21 November 7, 2003 And another 4 or 5 for me. All your problems will be gone in the morning. Remember these wise words - Beer, the cause of, and solution to, all of lifes problems. - Homer Simpson - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #22 November 7, 2003 QuoteAnd I've had several beers so right now it doesn't really matter what the problem is. That's one of the many things I like about you Lisa. You've discovered that alcohol is the solution to all your problems Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #23 November 7, 2003 QuoteI didn't think I could drive without wipers in the pouring rain. Buy some Rain-X and use that on your windshield. Then if the wipers quit, it doesn't really matter. Rain-X makes the rain roll right off, so that it doesn't obscure your vision. I once drove several hours with pieces of rope tied to my wipers, and running inside the left and right windows of my FPOS car. I would pull the left rope to make one swipe, then the right rope to return the wipers in the other direction, then repeat as necessary... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arlo 0 #24 November 7, 2003 hey, it could be worse... it could be MY car. love ya dear! a p.s. get macca to help ya! he knows lots about cars! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dagny 0 #25 November 7, 2003 Sorry to hear about your car! At least you made it home. Home is a good place to be...much better than sitting on the side of the road in the rain wishing you were home. Hope someone can get their head out their arse and solve the problem. You know it exists...I know it exists...why is it so hard to convince the mechanics? Oh and I'd like to add a someday: someday....I won't be in debt anymore. (BWAHHAHAHA...right.) someday....I'll have my own skydiving gear. (let's see...if I keep making $150 a week, I should be able to afford a rig by...oh, forget it.) someday....I'll quit thinking about someday! Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic. -Salvador Dali Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
