yeah, that could have gone better

[jazzfish]

Straylight currently makes a wet metallic clicking thumping noise when I turn the key in the ignition, and when I stop it dings angrily and turns on all the dashboard lights. I got it towed to the Lukoil where it will sit overnight and think about what it's done.

Really, the only way in which lack of car is at all awkward is for the dentist appointment tomorrow, and even that's within walking distance. And maybe Cat Vacuuming if the whateveritis isn't fixed by Thursday, but it's close to a metro stop, so that's not so bad either.

Frustrating, mostly. As I said elseweb, I didn't have a list of things not to do today, but if I had, Get Straylight Towed After It Fails To Start would have been on there.

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[daghain.livejournal.com]

I have much love for the repair shop at Lee Hwy and Lexington.

[jazzfish]

I'm reasonably happy with the Lukoil, which I originally picked on the grounds that it's within easy walking distance of work. They tweaked something with the alternator and replaced the eight-year-old battery and didn't give me any hassle about it. So, not as bad as it could have been.