My Car Makes Me Sin

Cars are so maddening, but every once in a while, you get those big problems that turn out to have an easy solution. My solution today was both easy and funny.

My car was acting up in several ways:

The power steering was making weird noises. It sounded like a whine or a moan. Halloween's over! Enough with the sound effects!

The heater quit working the day before the first hard freeze. Time for me to whine and moan.


I went to my new mechanic to see if they could tell me how much money I needed to start saving. Then a customer in the lobby said, "You're probably low on radiator fluid." It was then that the RECEPTIONIST said, "Let's go out and look at it." (Who needs mechanics?) She pops my hood, and opens up the coolant cap. I opened up the power steering cap. She disappeared into the garage and started rumaging around , shouting for stuff.

Then she puts transmission fluid into where it says, "power steering fluid." A mechanic ran up and told her gently to stop. She insisted that it was the correct stuff. I said, "Oh, no! Is this like when you put type 'A' blood in a type 'O positive' person? Will we lose the patient?" Then the shop owner came up and was teasing her mercilessly. He found it all hilarious. (What do you call "good bedside manner" when the professional isn't a doctor?)

The mechanic got a tool that looked like a turkey baster. He sucked the transmission fluid up out of my car, reassuring me the whole time that transmission fluid will not hurt anything. He put in power steering fluid. A contradiction? Caution? Perfectionism? We lowly car owners never know....

After no exchange of money, they sent me to the local Napa parts store to grab some radiator fluid. Eight dollars later, I have a heater! And the steering wheel isn't Halloweeny anymore! Hooray! lol

I should send them a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies.


"My Car Makes Me Sin" by Silage: (ska)

Here we go...ha, ha, ha
Pick it up...woh, woh
Here we go...ha, ha, ha
Pick it up...woh, woh
I can't wait to trade it in
And leave it with a grin
I can't wait to get my wings
And leave these dents and dings

Chorus:
My car makes me sin
And it sends me into fits
Of rage,
I must repent
Oh God, please cool my engine
[Repeat Chorus]

Here we go...ha, ha, ha
Pick it up...woh, woh
Here we go...ha, ha, ha
Pick it up...woh, woh

And even if things were keen
The light would never turn green
And somebody would cut me off
And tell me off, and then run me off
[Repeat Chorus Twice]