Going Down the Rabbit-Hole

one time I had a Ford Taurus station wagon and I was on a road trip and the alternator belt started shredding and sliced open a heater hose. I pulled over at a gas station in the middle of nowhere and borrowed a pair of scissors. I patched the belt and the hose with some electrical tape. refilled the coolant. maybe 19 or 20 years old. about 3pm in the afternoon. took me about ten minutes. just as I am shutting the hood here comes these two older dudes from the service station on the other corner talking some "whoa there little lady #######4" i told them what had happened and that I was fine and thanks for checking. but being southern dudes they insisted I pop the hood for them to "take a peek". they shut their mouths pretty quick!!!

I guess I am pretty proud I can fix stuff. I don't mean to sound big headed. but it is funny because guys never think a girl knows about cars. and they make really funny faces!!!

i like it

its like when people learn that i like kickboxing.
we were just told that we look more like a pilates/yoga person
but you gotta know how to kick some ass

Hi

Cool - You're like the Bear Grylls of automobile survival. Good solid skill to have.

I was driving cross-country many years ago, 19, in a Datsun station wagon, full load, night time, 400km to home, motor started cutting out. Turned out the threads on the carburetor float chamber were stripped and the bolts had vibrated loose. Also used electrical tape to tape the carburetor together. Sure, it wasn't airtight, but if I kept my speed above 100km/hour and the revs up, it all worked - we got home. Actually reduced my petrol consumption!

Nowadays, when I look under the hood of my car all I see is a machined block of Aluminum. When I take it in for service, the first thing the mechanic does is plug in a laptop to diagnose the engine's CPU and review the system logs.

Thanks for the story... Brett

above a 100km/hr?

holy fuq!!!

yeah everything is star trek now adays. what i hate is you can't even get your hands in around a motor anymore. you have to take apart everything to get to the thing you need to fix. and since when does a frigging headlight cost $30? rgh.

I have always wanted to learn kickboxing, mma, ju jitsu, etc.

BeccaBee wrote:but being southern dudes they insisted I pop the hood for them to "take a peek". they shut their mouths pretty quick!!!

I guess I am pretty proud I can fix stuff. I don't mean to sound big headed. but it is funny because guys never think a girl knows about cars. and they make really funny faces!!!

Reminds me of our mom X) One of her favorite stories is about this one time she had a flat in the middle of nowhere. She had her car jacked and the lugs removed, and was prying off the hub cap when this guy pulls up and asks if she needs help. Mom says no but the guy keeps walking over and asks if she's sure. So she yanks the hub off with one loud jerk and the guy just nopes outa there XD

Nice going BeccaBee!

Colin

I am getting close to figuring something out but when I try to think about it I get weird and spacey and distracted.

my T has a picture of a hamburger and she talks about bun theory.

and I am starting to realize that one of my things is that I get caught up in little $#%^ storms of worry. and I am always in crisis management mode. and maybe that is just another way for me to stay distracted and out of touch. just like if I were to lose myself in a book for a weekend or a movie for a few hours. I can get caught up with say moving. and it's all I really think about it. so it's like part of my bun. like worrying is a way to keep my mind busy and not thinking about other things. because I am hyper focused on the little $#%^ storm. but I don't have to be.

worry and anxiety is just another part of my bun I think?

fuq that $#%^. that's DUMB!!!!!!

I could read a book instead of worry!

hmmnn. I have been busy like always.

realizing that my excessive worry and anxiety was just another form of escape has been a huge breakthrough for me. I hope it sticks.

I have been doubting my diagnosis a little bit. deep, deep down not really. but like on the surface I am wishing that I wasnt. and wondering if my diagnosis was some kind of fluke or something. I told my T about how I have been feeling strange about my Dx, and she gave me the MID to complete at home. she said that I will probably benefit since I am all about data collection and she can give me charts and graphs of my results and that will help me. help me believe I guess. *shrugs*

everything is really ok though. all our basic needs are met. I cope well. my kid is happy, healthy, beautiful, smart, curious, funny, adventurous.

I am interviewing for a big promotion with relocation to pacific northwest. I believe it would be a great opportunity and give me and kid better life and future. but if it doesn't pan out I will make the best of current circumstances.

I have spent enough of my life running and hiding from the pain of my history. I am not the circumstances that made me. those experiences, dangers, instability....all ancient history. my life is now and I intend to live it to the fullest every day.

BeccaBee wrote:one time I had a Ford Taurus station wagon and I was on a road trip and the alternator belt started shredding and sliced open a heater hose. I pulled over at a gas station in the middle of nowhere and borrowed a pair of scissors. I patched the belt and the hose with some electrical tape. refilled the coolant. maybe 19 or 20 years old. about 3pm in the afternoon. took me about ten minutes. just as I am shutting the hood here comes these two older dudes from the service station on the other corner talking some "whoa there little lady #######4" i told them what had happened and that I was fine and thanks for checking. but being southern dudes they insisted I pop the hood for them to "take a peek". they shut their mouths pretty quick!!!

I guess I am pretty proud I can fix stuff. I don't mean to sound big headed. but it is funny because guys never think a girl knows about cars. and they make really funny faces!!!

this is really, really awesome

my kid is happy, healthy, beautiful, smart, curious, funny, adventurous.

Hi BeccaBee,

Sounds like you too! I can see you getting better and better and being really brave about things.

Iain