Oregon...here we DON'T come.
What an, 'INTERESTING' weekend.
Everyday, things have gone from bad to worse. We took two wrong turns (one more drastic than the other). Anyway...two hours after we thought we were on the right direction I start saying, "I don't remember seeing all these trees. Where are we?" Turns out we were on 82 and I comment that we need to be on 84. I look down at my speedometer and several lights go on...the engine totally cuts out...I'm going 70 and trying to pass a semi...then I am stranded on the side of the road.
So...we were stuck in Yakima...a town that has three statewide tournaments: girls' softball, boys' baseball and volleyball. So...it's 9:00pm, the ONLY room left in the whole town is in a seedy little hotel that rents by the hour and it's a holiday weekend so we don't know who can work on the car. Thankfully the undercover cop got us an awesome towing company that has their own in house mechanic.
In the morning we find out it was the timing chain.
When it busted, because I was going so fast, it warped all the heads of the engine.
Means new engine
Due to the fact that it's the 1.8 Turbo VW engine, it's extremely hard to get. Read: there's only one in the whole state and it's $2,800. HOLY SHIT! So we opted out of that route. Rather, they're going to rebuild the heads and we'll go from there (which is still going to be right around $3,000, once it's all said and done). Remember the town is packed, so it was nearly impossible to find a rental car and there were NONE that would do a one way rental. Of course. Now how the hell do we get HOME!?
Thankfully, the owner of the tow truck company lent us one of their cars at $30/day and (with a few minor set backs) we were on our way home, as we were out too much money, we didn't want to venture on to our new home
So...needless to say...I'm going to be putting together as much of my art, photography and sets to sell prints of. PLEASE keep an eye out for that and help a DESPERATE girl out, who's in much need.
I hope all of YOU had better Memorial Day weekends than I.
What an, 'INTERESTING' weekend.
Everyday, things have gone from bad to worse. We took two wrong turns (one more drastic than the other). Anyway...two hours after we thought we were on the right direction I start saying, "I don't remember seeing all these trees. Where are we?" Turns out we were on 82 and I comment that we need to be on 84. I look down at my speedometer and several lights go on...the engine totally cuts out...I'm going 70 and trying to pass a semi...then I am stranded on the side of the road.
So...we were stuck in Yakima...a town that has three statewide tournaments: girls' softball, boys' baseball and volleyball. So...it's 9:00pm, the ONLY room left in the whole town is in a seedy little hotel that rents by the hour and it's a holiday weekend so we don't know who can work on the car. Thankfully the undercover cop got us an awesome towing company that has their own in house mechanic.
In the morning we find out it was the timing chain.
When it busted, because I was going so fast, it warped all the heads of the engine.
Means new engine
Due to the fact that it's the 1.8 Turbo VW engine, it's extremely hard to get. Read: there's only one in the whole state and it's $2,800. HOLY SHIT! So we opted out of that route. Rather, they're going to rebuild the heads and we'll go from there (which is still going to be right around $3,000, once it's all said and done). Remember the town is packed, so it was nearly impossible to find a rental car and there were NONE that would do a one way rental. Of course. Now how the hell do we get HOME!?
Thankfully, the owner of the tow truck company lent us one of their cars at $30/day and (with a few minor set backs) we were on our way home, as we were out too much money, we didn't want to venture on to our new home
So...needless to say...I'm going to be putting together as much of my art, photography and sets to sell prints of. PLEASE keep an eye out for that and help a DESPERATE girl out, who's in much need.
I hope all of YOU had better Memorial Day weekends than I.
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productiondiva:
Awwww. I am sorry about the car. That is a rough rough weekend. Hopefully things will get better and you guys can get to the new house!!!
magpie:
oh my god that is so shitty! dont let it discourage you from coming here please! Ahaha, I need a pretty lady to hang out with. I hope everything gets worked out alright for you.