Racing the Storm
Tuesday, July 25, 2006So yeah yesterday I'm at work and I read in the news that we'll have a storm rolling into the area. Yeah, still didn't have a window in poor little Ally the Altima.
I did have plastic wrap to put over the window opening, but with the heat wave and not being able to see well I didn't want to tape it in place. So, the plastic only worked if the car was not in motion, otherwise it blew out and flapped in the wind.
It gets to be about 4:30 and I check radar. Yeah, Hi, Storm! So I decide leaving an hour early would be in my best interest. I head out and see some ugly ass black clouds in the distance and decide I need to haul ass. I hopped in the car and realized one problem: The gas gauge was past empty. I stop and put in ten bucks quick (and at $3.09/gal that doesn't buy much) and then resume hauling ass.
I get just about half way home and this is the view out of the front of my car:
I stopped under an overpass and tried to get the plastic in place, but it would only stay for a couple miles so eventually I just gave up. Poor Ally is still drying out and there's another storm rolling though tonight. Luckily though, I can finally use my credit card again and got a new window put in this after noon. Now I just need to get the bra put back on the front so ally can be a proper little lady again!
Ok, time to go see if I can outrun today's storm! At least this time I don't have to worry about getting wet!
Keep slacking peoples :O)
posted by Chief Slacker @ 5:22 PM,
3 Comments:
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At Thu Jul 27, 10:02:00 AM,
Esther said...
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I can't imagine driving the storms that have been rolling through all over, let alone without a window. Glad to hear Ally's drying out.
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At Sat Jul 29, 01:31:00 PM,
FINY said...
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Ok, I know that the day probably sucked and getting wet is never fun, but that's a damn cool picture!
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At Tue Aug 01, 01:40:00 PM,
Unknown said...
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Wowza! Keep dry!