Rats Rateye
New in Town
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- Wisconsin (The Frozen Tundra)
Hi Folks!
You're old buddy Rats here.
So I've been trying to save up to get the oil leak on my car fixed. I was planning to bring her in next week after I got paid on the 1st. Sounds like a good plan. Right? However, three days ago I started my car up so I could drive my kids to school when suddenly something under the dash started making a buzzing noise that sounded kind of like a cross between an electric razor and the propellers from those old balsa airplanes we had when we were kids. So of course, I reverted back to my military training and hit the dash, thereby making the noise stop.
However! The next day I noticed that I was getting light-headed, my eyes stung, and I could taste some kind of fumes, even after I got out of the car.
Now it isn't the same smell as exhaust fumes, so the mechanic thought it might be coolant-related. Exactly! It tastes more like antifreeze! So I looked on the internet and found that it might be a heating coil... Which is bad. Another possibility is a head-gasket... Which is insanely worse! Either way, there a slew of possibilities for me to help send the mechanic's children to college. And though the rest of the truck is solid and in better shape than anything I can buy used for the money, depending on the repair and labor, this can range from One Thousand to well-over Two Thousand Dollars!
Now don't get me wrong, I know folks out there have it much MUCH worse than I do, and I honestly can't even imagine the nightmares that some are having to deal with. But after almost dying from covid last year, and having to shuffle bills back and forth to the V.A, if things don't get better, I'm calling BS on the whole, "Don't worry, 2021 is going to be a better year." crap.
Wish me, luck folks. I could use it.
Where's Mr. Applegate when you need him? This boy needs a "W" on the scoreboard.
(BTW: Points if you know what that's referring to. Don't give it away. Maybe just a hint?)
You're old buddy Rats here.
So I've been trying to save up to get the oil leak on my car fixed. I was planning to bring her in next week after I got paid on the 1st. Sounds like a good plan. Right? However, three days ago I started my car up so I could drive my kids to school when suddenly something under the dash started making a buzzing noise that sounded kind of like a cross between an electric razor and the propellers from those old balsa airplanes we had when we were kids. So of course, I reverted back to my military training and hit the dash, thereby making the noise stop.
However! The next day I noticed that I was getting light-headed, my eyes stung, and I could taste some kind of fumes, even after I got out of the car.
Now it isn't the same smell as exhaust fumes, so the mechanic thought it might be coolant-related. Exactly! It tastes more like antifreeze! So I looked on the internet and found that it might be a heating coil... Which is bad. Another possibility is a head-gasket... Which is insanely worse! Either way, there a slew of possibilities for me to help send the mechanic's children to college. And though the rest of the truck is solid and in better shape than anything I can buy used for the money, depending on the repair and labor, this can range from One Thousand to well-over Two Thousand Dollars!
Now don't get me wrong, I know folks out there have it much MUCH worse than I do, and I honestly can't even imagine the nightmares that some are having to deal with. But after almost dying from covid last year, and having to shuffle bills back and forth to the V.A, if things don't get better, I'm calling BS on the whole, "Don't worry, 2021 is going to be a better year." crap.
Wish me, luck folks. I could use it.
Where's Mr. Applegate when you need him? This boy needs a "W" on the scoreboard.
(BTW: Points if you know what that's referring to. Don't give it away. Maybe just a hint?)