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My Car Hates Me

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kiz_paws
, 02-26-2009 at 02:32 PM (3252 Views)
At the risk of sounding repetitive {polite term for boring, lol}, yes it is cold in The Prairies. And, as a result of how cold it gets, a good car owner knows that having a Block Heater for that car is a must. The Block Heater cord (which is quite short for obvious reasons) gets plugged into the nearest extension cord and the electricity keeps that block heater toasty till the next time one goes to use the car.

When one goes to use the car, one starts it, then UNPLUGS the block heater cord (or one can unplug the cord and then start the car -- doesn't matter, lol); the key thing to remember is to UNPLUG the Block Heater Cord before driving off into the sunset ...

Yesterday, I started my car and because my trashcans were being blown down the road, I ran to catch them (Garbage Day and the people who see to it is a whole 'nother blog entry). In this 'excitement', I failed to UNPLUG the Block Heater Cord...

As mentioned, the car was started, and warming up for me to see the sawbones about my chest cold. Ten minutes later, I got into the car and drove off.

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Later, I arrive home, shut off the car and go to plug in the Block Heater cord, and what the hell ....!

Every Picture Tells A Story is a song (and album) by Rod Stewart; how true. How true ........




What A Block Heater Cord SHOULDN'T Look Like



My Hand Despairing My Loss



The "Other Side Of The Story"


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My sister said, "Don't tell him, just go over to Dad's and let him have a look at it".

Hmmmm .... Have to admit that I mulled that one over, because every wife that drives the car knows that old scenario of telling hubby, "So, I had an adventure with The Car today ..."

No, I bit the bullet (and made him his mostest favourite supper of all times) and after dinner cautiously waded into the dreaded conversation.

He took it much better than I thought that he would....

So now my car has no Block Heater plug-in capacity, and it is bloody cold here. I have to go out later, and pray that the beast starts. If not ...

... I can always call Dad?

**sighs**

Till next time,
~K♥zzo

Updated 02-26-2009 at 02:39 PM by kiz_paws

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  1. TheFifthElement's Avatar
    Aw, poor kizzo, you've been having a bit of a rubbish time of it recently haven't you? Hope the car starts and, more importantly, that you are okay.

    [[[HUGS]]] from me.
  2. PeterL's Avatar
    C'est dommage. You could simply buy a replacement plug and put that on the wire. It is good that it broke right at the plug.

    BTW< garlic and red wine are excellent for a chest cold.
  3. Silas Thorne's Avatar
    Oh, I thought you were going to rant about how your car actually hates you. I'm sure you can sort out this one, though.
    If your car hates you it is a different matter...and requires a whole team of exorcists or buddhist monks to stand around the car humming and put their hand on it for hours like they are having a competition to see who will keep their hands on it the longest. Of course they will be good meat for the freezer after the cold gets to them.
  4. Virgil's Avatar
    I've never heard of a block heater. But then again I don't get winters like you do. I laughed about running after the garbage cans. I was worried about that myself earlier this week. But I didn't have to run. Well, there are worst things in life than a car that won't start. Not worth the fret. If winter comes, can spring be far behind.
  5. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Thanks, fifth, yeah, me and my car once again...

    Peter, Long time, no hear -- I think that you are right about the garlic and red wine. As for a replacement cord; my hubby wants me to call the Chrysler people tomorrow to inquire about the cost of a whole new Block Heater Cord ... go figure... [but I will do at least this! ]

    Virgil, Block Heaters are an absolute must when you live where I do. Prior to minus twenty Celcius, one can get away with it. After that, if you don't have this cord, it is Russian Roulette, as the saying goes. By the way, glad you got a smile about the Garbage Day adventures -- there is always something, eh? And I seriously had to run and chase these cans down, lest they get hit and a driver try to nail me with a law suit....

    p.s. Tonight, it is going down to minus 30-something, with a windchill of minus forty-six Celcius. I'll be staying home tomorrow, rest assured.

    p.p.s. The upside is that by Monday, we will be at minus two Celcius -- a difference of what... forty-two degrees or so? Arghghghgh!!!
  6. papayahed's Avatar
    A friend of mine has lived in Louisiana for about two years now - his air conditioner doesn't work but his block heater is as good as gold I saw my first plug in row when I was in Wyoming last fall.
  7. optimisticnad's Avatar
    At least you can drive and you have a car! My test is end of March...fingers crossed. I can afford a car but I can't afford the insurance! Silly isn't it!

    By the way I got every excited when I saw your hand clad in purple gloves! I can now picture you better - some 50s style hot dame (!) with purple kid-size gloves!
  8. PeterL's Avatar
    p.s. Tonight, it is going down to minus 30-something, with a windchill of minus forty-six Celcius. I'll be staying home tomorrow, rest assured.
    Perhaps you should consider moving until global warming makes the climate less inclement.
  9. 1n50mn14's Avatar
    Kiz, we had almost 'chinook' like weather today that melted all of our snow, it rained, and was warm and breezy. Tonight, it's going down to -26, -30 something with windchill. Ridiculous weather.

    I laughed out loud about driving away with your block heater. That's something I would do.
  10. skib's Avatar
    Oh my! I gave up on the whole block heater thing, due to the fact my lovely truck fried every single outlet we plugged it into . . . so the block heater has been MIA for quite some time!
    I have yet to come up with a design for the automatic block heater unplugger. I shall inform you as soon as it's done . . .