| | i hate minnesotaThursday I went Uptown to see a friend for dinner. I noticed that the tachometer was acting up when I started the car, and the engine was acting like it was revving up even though I wasn't doing anything.
The "check engine" light was on the entire time, and disconcerting. The brakes felt a little tight and whenever I stopped the car felt like it was resisting. But I made it there and back without killing myself or anyone.
Although I know nothing about cars, I popped open the hood to see if there was anything visibly wrong.
WTF NEST? My housemate actually had this happen to him, too. Although in his case there were actual squirrel babies which he had to kill. It was getting too dark to do anything so I left it for Friday morning.
Friday I was making lunch. Then I wanted to check my car out again so after pre-heating the toaster oven I went outside. After clearing some of the nest out with a stick, I saw this:
Urgh, fucking squirrels chewed the wires! And I have no idea what wires these are! Help, anyone? I need to drive home next Saturday, so I hope the repairs won't take too long.
Then I went back inside the house, where I found this going on in the kitchen:
Plus I think I'm catching some throat thing from one of the housemates. Possibly the one who is coughing like a turn of the century consumption patient. Yay life.
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| | Posted 5/10/2008 2:45 PM - 5 comments
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