Tuesday, February 23, 2010

In Which There Is A Dark Cloud

This previous weekend was my first weekend completely off since I returned, and the only one scheduled for the foreseeable future. At work on Friday I struggled with an intense pain in my lower abdomen, dizziness and feverish feelings. However, I was glad that I didn't ask to leave, toughed it out, and came home feeling fine.

As I went to leave Saturday to run some errands (bank, gym, etc) my car started popping up warnings and making a weird sound. There was a screw dug-in to my tire and setting off warnings lights. I thought it was the Check Engine light, but after checking my manual, I discovered it was a Low Tire Pressure Telltale Indicator (which I didn't recognize, as the Jeep never had one), and spent an hour or so reteaching myself how to change to the donut. This was Saturday, and luckily we had D and D set up Saturday night, as it was the perfect escape from the anxiety of this new issue, since all the hyundai dealerships and tire shops were closed by this point on Saturday and Sunday. We were up until 2 in the morning, by the by, drinking and killing goblins.

I got a used tire installed for a cheap 17 dollars yesterday morning, but my LTP sensor was still on! Frustrated I went to three gas stations near my house only to find that none of them had air pumps, so I drove to work and filled it at the gas station near work. Interestingly, it was the new tire that was setting off the signal, all the other tires were balanced and well pressurized. That being fixed, all is well now, and another week goes on.

1 comment:

Aunt Dori said...

I was just thinking about you and went to your blog to get the latest. Hope all is well with you.

Love, Aunt Dori