Several weeks ago, during a snow storm, I came to an abrupt stop at a red-light and because I had been lazy - and perhaps somewhat careless - in my snow removal process, my winshield was suddenly covered in what can only be described as a small avalanche. Without a second thought, I did what any female-who-knows-nothing-about-cars would do.
I flipped on the wipers.
After watching the sad little wipers desperately try to lift Antarctica off my winshield, I came to the conclusion that maybe it wasn't my best decision ever. This conclusion was only made more complete by the sound of a loud pop, followed swiftly by the cessation of any/all wiping.
What's funny about the breaking of the wipers is that almost immediately, I knew that I could fix it. I'm pretty sure I even told Jeff I could fix it before even telling him what had happened. He was skeptical, as were several other people that I told. Encouraging me to take the car to the mechanic instead.
But I was brave, just as I have been in the past. I knew it could be done, and that I could be the one to do it. Even when being told I needed a tool I did not have (and can not - for the life of me - remember the name of at the moment), I perservered. I hit only one road block during which I had to call in the big guns to help loosen some extra tight nuts... A phrase never realized I was dying to use until just now...
Moral of the story is... Never let a tool and some tight nuts stop you from achieving your dreams.
(Special thanks to Steff, Rich, and Brad for their parts in this adventure as well.)
Also, yes I am wearing surgical gloves in the above video. Must protect manicure at all costs... Obviously.
Impressive! Maybe you missed your calling?
Posted by: K.Mel in VAB | March 12, 2009 at 01:32 PM
Socket Wrench.
Posted by: -J (aka "Big Guns") | March 11, 2009 at 02:38 PM
will you be doing inspections? My birthday is coming up! :)
Posted by: Lynn | March 11, 2009 at 09:10 AM