Well, I got my car fixed. It needed a new battery, and my Grandmother was kind enough to get one for me. Expected to just pick up a cheap-o one, but she got me a good battery. 70 bucks. She's a swell lady.
So, it turns out that there was no short in the system. It was a simple switch. A switch controlling the parking lights that I never noticed after owning the car for FOUR FUCKING YEARS! Also, instead of replacing the whole terminals, i just replaced the corroded nuts and bolts. Sluggish start up, but I drove it around a bit, and huzzah! Car worked. Also, as I was checking fuses, I replaced the one that governed the cigarette lighter. It works again. Meaning I can plug shit into it again. Like rave lights. So I can rave while I drive.
So needless to say, I'm pretty psyched to not have to do all that fucking work. It's been in the 90s and fucking humid as shit all week, and the heat index has made it over a hundred. So, hopefully tomorrow I'm going to donate some plasma, and make some money to finance my trip to the great Northwoods.
Also, Here's Shellac, with "Prayer to God," which may be the best song ever:
I'd be saying FML if this had ever happened to me, but nice to hear you got your car back up and running lol ") +1
ReplyDeleteRaving while driving = win
ReplyDeleteNice grandmothers are awesome. Heat, however, fucking sucks greasy nostrils.
ReplyDeleteDonate plasma to fund a trip? I'd like to hear about that. Glad the car wasn't as much trouble as you thought it would be.
ReplyDeleteI lol'd hard looking at the title of your new post
ReplyDeletekeep posting new blogs!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to owning a car so I can plug rave lights into the cigarette lighter.
ReplyDeletethats the CRAZIEST idea ever, i MUST try it!
ReplyDeleteDriving while raving may or may not be the safest thing to do, but it sure sounds fun. Also that sucks at just now finding that switch
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