Oh O.......

Sorry for the delay.....but a funny thing happened on the way .......

Ok...maybe not so funny....the movies definitely wasn't and well....the popcorn was just ok. ...lol....so let me start from top....:)
It's Saturday nite and a trip to the movies to see "Inside Man" with Densel Washington and Jody Foster, just to name a couple. Ok...not as in 'together'....but more like a 'pair of actors' in a movie....got that ??? Hang on...its going to get more complicated......I assure you !
Anyhow, the movie was a nice 'mind game' suspense drama/thriller and a decent movie to see if you have nothing better to do and want to be enticed. As I said, the popcorn didn't add anything to it. No..not the 'corn' itself ...but to the movie ....K ...lol :)
Again....an 'anyhow'. I should make note at this point....on the way to the theater the car was acting up and overheating. Mind you its been making some 'banging ' noise mostly at idle and pretty good running otherwise. It's a Ford Contour (yup say no more ) with about 78k on it and a couple of years ago the timing belt was replaced not because it needed it ....because I had an insurance policy for repairs on it that was soon to be expired, so I talked the insurance company into replacing it earlier before it did go bad and do much more damage. They agreed and it was done and things seemed ok and going along like a champ.
Now back to the movies.....about 3.25 hrs after parking it in the movie parking lot, the show broke ( nice choice of words....did you notice ? lol ) and I started up the car. It didn't start as easily as always but really nothing to get overly worried about.....or so I thought at that time.
About 1.5 miles from the theater the temperature gauge seemed to move rather quickly to the 'red zone' and obviously indicated 'over heating'. With infinite wisdom I figured I can make it....
Well, I did....but just 'where' is 'it' that I was trying to 'make'......home obviously !!! Seeing I only needed about another 2 miles of 'luck' in front of me ....why not try ?? ...lol........let me tell you 'why not' !!!
Before I go on...did I remind you it was the 'late movie'....started at 10:00....gets out about 12:00??...Oh I didn't ...huh....well keep that in mind....
Ok.....I manage to move closer to my two mile destination when all of a stutter shudder...the engine dies ....yup.....no putt ..no grrrrr....no nothing.......Lucky me...I'm on a 'hill'....oh ya.....sorry ...this is Florida guys where a 2 inch incline and decline is considered a hill.........lol....and I 'coast' for about 15 more feet.....whereas I manage to get out and roll the car back into some wide driveway to get off the road. Ya know.....blinking lights and me waving people to slide over to the next lane is like trying to convince Superman that he can fly....its something that is just going to take a bit of doing and don't stand there for long convincing....for you'll liable to be hurt. ...
I give the engine a few mins....to cool down and maybe I can make those extra 2 miles...huh ?
After all...its not mid day and where or better yet...why should I call for road side assistance ?? Naaaa ...not me......no way....I'll make it .....lol....:)...sure I will. !!!
It's about 20 mins.....when I retry the starter and wham biz...bam....its running and rather smoothly....couldn't ask for a better car....like new.........so I figured I better get some 'speed' ...and maybe I can 'beat the heat'....and find my driveway before I have another issue. .....
I must say.....paitence....prudence and a 'new car' would be a better bet than what took place next.
The distance only shortened down to about 3/4 mile now to my desination. Not bad...huh.....except for one thing.......eventhough I had no more turns to make.......and its all straight......the engine is 'dead' again ! ...Oh no.!!! I say this because this time.....it 'died' sounding differently that earlier. Yup....like it had some 'final gasp' and 'high noon' came early ! I do think that is where and when it bit the bullet....I have no doubts. ....but there is more.....hang in !
Yup....I called for road side and had it towed the remaining distance since it really just didn't look like it had any more life left.....and the clock after waiting for about 1 hr for service said it was just about 2:15am when I walked into the door. ....but things are good......the car is 'back home'....I'm safe inside and the movie.....well......I think I had the adventure moreso than those in the movie :)...lol.......
Now what happens next.......really just 'capped off' how things were to be ....despite my attitude of 'I can make and save all'. ....lol.....ya...I do have that thought process....sometimes........geeeesh.....!!! But you'll have to 'tune in' for my next posting to see how this all turned out. !!
Sorry , guys........how else is a 'cliff hanger' supposed to be.........lol......
Till next time........
Smugs :)