I'm not going to use pictures to describe what happened to me, let me see if I can use words to accurately depict what happened. You can tell me if you see me in an episode of I Love Lucy.
It all began when I heard a rattling in my car on top of my right tire. I envisioned the alignment was off due to running over too many potholes. Took it to the local shop who found nothing wrong. You idiot, of course there's something wrong--had visions of myself blowing out my right tire, careening over lanes of cars on the highway, then spinning around and over many cars til I stopped dead or seriously injured on the side of 287. But I digress......Finally got an appointment at the dealer.
Someone (hubby or son) put my car in the garage the night before way too far to the right. Its a very small garage, very narrow. As I backed out the car brushed all the crap on the right hand side. Was terrified I would slam my passenger mirror along the side of the garage crap. Pulled in straightened out. Crunch, crunch trinkle, cling cling..... Hit some stuff didn't know what it was. Straightened out again. Deep breadth, just go straight back. Blump. Got stuck. Thought there would be a broom under car which I could pull out. Got out of car -- YIKES saw can of paint directly under front tire. wedged in. Tried to go forward, ran out to look -- still stuck. Reversed, ran out to look, still stuck, although I pushed & pulled with all my might.
UGH. Pulled in more at an angle to see if it would get lose. Only one problem, I was trapped in the car. Not enough room to open the door on left hand side. Oh fuck it, I'm just going to roll over the can and if it bursts, it bursts. VROOM, finally - I'm in the garage, run out and the top of can is off - and what's inside is some dried out concrete looking stuff. You're supposed to "dispose of properly" whatever that means, so I take a big black garbage bag, surround it by old towels and run to the garbage can. Pick-up soon, they'd better take it. More than anything I'm relieved blue paint is not streaking down my driveway.
Wasted 15 minutes, but was not late for the 10:30 appointment (ok maybe 5 minutes late). Nothing was wrong with the tire or alignment. A hood bumper (little cushion) was off which was causing the rattling noise.
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