Sunday, April 6, 2008

UGH!!

This post has nothing to do with interiors. Today was such a great day.. NOT! I was heading to the gas station to fill up my tank and then head to the library, because I have soo much homework due tomorrow. As I finished pumping my $35 bucks worth of gas, the girl next to me brought to my attention that something was spilling out of the bottom of my car. I walked around my car and saw that gallons of gas was pouring out of my tank onto the ground. I ran into the gas station to tell the guy at the cash register what was happening. He immediately turned off all of the pumps and called the fire department. I had someone help me push my car away from the spill and waited for the fire fighters to arrive. Turns out that my lovely piece of shit car has duck tape covering a hole in my gas tank, and it has proven to fail its important duties. My car is a salvage, which proves to me that the people putting my car back together, had no idea what they were doing!! Everyone at the gas station was freaking out and pushing there cars away from mine without turning their engines on, and on top of that the cashier was freaking out on me! I called my dad to meet me at the station so he could help me decide what to do. We sat and waited for the gas to stop dripping and drove it to our family mechanic, and now I am carless for at least 3 weeks, and hundreds of dollars out, including the $35 I put in my tank that is now on the ground :-( What a wonderful day!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's crazy! Who used duct tape to cover a hole in your gas tank? I mean, duct tape is great for a lot of things, but I'm sure I would second guess myself if I found a hole in my gas tank and reached for a role of tape.

BadgerBuddy said...

Unfortunately, I've actually heard of people putting duct tape on their gas tanks, especially if the whole is on or near the top of the tank. Personally, I would never do that, but I've heard of it.

I hope the rest of your week has been better!

Steve said...

That's bad news. Maybe you can sue somebody.

graingerworker said...

lol, shitty events seem to all pile up at once. Though expensive and stressful with lots of HW to do is a new one. Grats

Jahboh said...

That is a terrible thing to happen to you. :(