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December 17, 2004
car woes
Last night my engine gave out in the middle of three eastbound lanes on the Morrison Bridge. You might have heard them talking about me on the rush hour traffic reports. Once a police officer found me and turned on his flashing lights, people stopped flicking me off, honking and swearing at me. The police officer also couldn't figure out how to turn my engine on, and confirmed that my gear shift was locked in park. About a half hour later a tow truck driver arrived. He moved to Portland from Chicago last week, and had a hard time figuring out which bridge was the Morrison. He charged me an exhorbitant fee to take me to the service center. Apparently it costs more when they are called in by the cops.This month I've spent about $270 more on car-trouble related expenses than I bring home in a two-week paycheck. Ben was very gracious about paying for the most expensive bill for me, and letting me pay him back interest-free as I can afford it, so I haven't really gone into new credit card debt. My parents also gave me some money, which covered about a third of the costs so far. I feel like someone punched me right in the Christmas spirit.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at December 17, 2004 10:58 AM