ARGHH
I want to break something really badly right now.
I had an okay day--not great, but nothing that happened threw me horribly off balance. I go to school, then to pick up the girl i babysit--i bring her home-- her mom set me free early (at 630) I take the opportunity to catch the last of the days sunlight and take pictures (for photo class) at Lake Balboa-- which is sooo much prettier than i remember-- and I cant wait to go back there... So things are okay still...
i drive home.. i get to the front of my house, and park my car...
it doesnt quite turn off- The low battery light on my dashboard flickers on and off, the car shakes like there is and earthquake and part of my car smells and sounds like it is cooling. I was scared out of my mind--i ran out of the car and watched as it shook and whatnot for almost a minute... Then it stops. i ran into the house and grabbed my mom-- she said wait til my dad gets home to look at it.. an hour later the three of us go look at it. My mom starts it up and it appears normal so my dad says its fine.. and we can just drive it in somewhere tomorrow
I say it should be towed, and i am not driving that car to a car place because i dont feel that it is safe-- he acts like i'm ridiculous or stubborn... my mom listens to me, but really goes along with what my dad says...
THis whole car situation pissed me off plenty, but what really tops it off is how it makes me look back in things that have happened with past conversations i've had with my parents, and particularly,how my parents have acted over other emergencies.. I feellike with a car, with such substantial stuff here-- like the fact that something was burning and that my engine wouldnt shut off.. sounds pretty serious and they write it off-- well, considering that, how could i be surprised at the things they wrote off in the past... This conversation about my car isnt going to have a significant effect on my relationship with my parents, but the other emergency my parents (mostly my dad) discounted is one that affects me every day of my life--- not in the huge way it used to, but still very significantly... the car thing just felt like a slap in the face (not literally) because it showed me something i dont want to see in my parents.. which is.. um. how do i explain this? i guess it really comes down to safety. Them making me feel unsafe in a way...
I dont know if any of this makes sense, but whatever..
im so frustrated.



and what the heck is wrong with my car? OY

What kind of car? Year, model, engine...

Is your Dad a Mechanical kind of guy? I mean, does he know what he's looking at under the hood of the car?
If so, and he feels it should be OK to drive, then I would trust him.
If not, and he doesn't have a clue what to look for or even what he's looking at, then I would call a tow truck.
That's gonna have to be your decision.
Someday, the parents aren't gonna be around to help you with these decisions. You have to do the right thing.
But is it a huge safety issue really?
Is the car going to explode? I doubt it.
Could it over-heat and leave you stranded? Possibly.
But what are the roads like between your house and the mechanic? Is there a safe place to pull over like a shoulder? Or is it a narrow two-lane windy road with curves and corners knick-named "Dead Mans Corner" or something like that?

Anythings possible in life. But if you live it trying to avoid every possible slightly dangerous situation, then it's gonna pass you by.

we got it straightened out.. kind of..
At least it's been taken in somewhere
They didnt find a problem, so we're thinking I got bad gas from the station last time i filled up my car or something
or the transmission-- it's defintely not the battery they say...
but it did seem dangerous... and i really think it was.. I'm okay ot drive it now, but i dont think it's fair for people to discount an educated guess that something is a bad idea...
i think we're gonna try to sell bakc my car to the a$$ who sold it to me, and try to get him to trade it for a Toyota, or some reliable car.. anything that runs is cool with me.. unless it is like puke green or something... because tha wouldnt match my parking permit:rolleyes: