Car Trubs
This will sound silly I know, but I think the scariest moment for me thus far happened today. I got out of work and there was literally an inch and a half of water in the bottom of my driver's side front and back. It was raining out and I didn't feel where there was a leak at all. Recently I have heard water sloshing back and forth under the car when I drive, so I figured it had something to do with that, no biggie.
Well it sloshed all over my feet the whole 40 minute drive home. In traffic too, which is lots of brake-pushing and water rushing to the front. It doesn't take too much brake at 10mph to create a wave in that kinda pool. I was sad about it, but what could I do?
Then as I pull into my complex, I'm on the phone with my mom and this OBNOXIOUSLY loud noise is happening all over the car. First I threw the cell phone down and then tried to turn the radio off, but it was already off. I freaked out and didn't know what was happening. Think of cheesy TV noise eeegughughheueeeweeeeeee all electronic sounding. Later I found out that it was probably the amp under my passenger seat getting wet. They said it can blow an ear drum.
So here this noise is happening and I don't know what to do and try to immediately turn the car off while I'm driving! Cool move. Also somewhere in there (I don't even remember doing it), but I opened all the windows. So now I'm sitting in the freezing rain with my windows down scared shitless. My spine felt fizzled. I didn't know if I got electrocuted. It was bizarre.
When I turned the car back on to close the windows, the noise started up again and I had a hard time getting the key out (prob cuz I was so frazzled) and just shook. I got out of the car, but stood there for a really long time. Eventually I found my phone (which luckily did not end up in the puddle) and called my mom back, who convinced me to put it in neutral and push it out of the way of other cars.
So after all that, it may only be clogged drainage slots in the bottom of my car. I convinced myself that even though it was dark and rainy and I parked over a puddle it was probably smart to go try to take care of it now so it could drain overnight. I did that, but was only able to find two drain slots. I wore a garbage bag over me. And while I was under the car a man approached me trying to tell me my car doesn't have drain slots and wondering if he should try to start my car and see what he can do. No. The internet says I have them so I must!!
Well once I unclogged two with my dollar store swiss army knife (the only use it will probably ever have, but will now stay in the car), the guy (who got into his car and continued to watch me from afar) says, "You found one!" There was a steady flow of water about the thickness of a pencil. I'm hoping there wont be issues tomorrow. I will try to find the rest of the slots then.
That sounds silly, right? I got incredibly worked up over it, and it may be nothing at all. Thank goodness it didn't happen in traffic. If it wasn't for that damn amp I would've been fine. Now I'm tired but worked up, but a week from today Obama will be named, so that's cool.
When thugs cry, we don't shed tears, we shed blood. Do you still wanna be a thug?
Well it sloshed all over my feet the whole 40 minute drive home. In traffic too, which is lots of brake-pushing and water rushing to the front. It doesn't take too much brake at 10mph to create a wave in that kinda pool. I was sad about it, but what could I do?
Then as I pull into my complex, I'm on the phone with my mom and this OBNOXIOUSLY loud noise is happening all over the car. First I threw the cell phone down and then tried to turn the radio off, but it was already off. I freaked out and didn't know what was happening. Think of cheesy TV noise eeegughughheueeeweeeeeee all electronic sounding. Later I found out that it was probably the amp under my passenger seat getting wet. They said it can blow an ear drum.
So here this noise is happening and I don't know what to do and try to immediately turn the car off while I'm driving! Cool move. Also somewhere in there (I don't even remember doing it), but I opened all the windows. So now I'm sitting in the freezing rain with my windows down scared shitless. My spine felt fizzled. I didn't know if I got electrocuted. It was bizarre.
When I turned the car back on to close the windows, the noise started up again and I had a hard time getting the key out (prob cuz I was so frazzled) and just shook. I got out of the car, but stood there for a really long time. Eventually I found my phone (which luckily did not end up in the puddle) and called my mom back, who convinced me to put it in neutral and push it out of the way of other cars.
So after all that, it may only be clogged drainage slots in the bottom of my car. I convinced myself that even though it was dark and rainy and I parked over a puddle it was probably smart to go try to take care of it now so it could drain overnight. I did that, but was only able to find two drain slots. I wore a garbage bag over me. And while I was under the car a man approached me trying to tell me my car doesn't have drain slots and wondering if he should try to start my car and see what he can do. No. The internet says I have them so I must!!
Well once I unclogged two with my dollar store swiss army knife (the only use it will probably ever have, but will now stay in the car), the guy (who got into his car and continued to watch me from afar) says, "You found one!" There was a steady flow of water about the thickness of a pencil. I'm hoping there wont be issues tomorrow. I will try to find the rest of the slots then.
That sounds silly, right? I got incredibly worked up over it, and it may be nothing at all. Thank goodness it didn't happen in traffic. If it wasn't for that damn amp I would've been fine. Now I'm tired but worked up, but a week from today Obama will be named, so that's cool.
When thugs cry, we don't shed tears, we shed blood. Do you still wanna be a thug?