Showing posts with label Car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Car. Show all posts
Today I was on my way to school and I was going my normal way I go to school really slow because of all the snow.. well I got to one of the stops that is sort of on a incline and there were cars coming but they were a ways away. So I tried to go but I was going super slow so I decided to wait. Well a truck pulled up behind me and I was like well ok..so the cars passed and I took my foot off the brake.. well I started sliding backwards! and I was like oh my gosh!!! So I put the brake back on.. then looked to see if I put my car in reverse, but I didn't.. was like hmm ok. I quickly tried to go forward again but I was stuck and wouldn't move so I tried moving my wheel around to see if I could get some traction or something. Meanwhile there was this kid wanting to cross the street ahead of me I'm like crap I hope he doesn't cross because my foot was pretty much down the floor on the gas (not really because that would be super dangerous but it was way down lol). But if I got traction and go 60mph I'm going to hit him and he'll die >.<..the guy behind me was probably like what a retard!!! haha...
Wooot today was Election Day =D!!! I went to school dressed in red white and blue, it was cool. We had mock elections also at school to where everyone could vote. Turns out that Barack Obama won for president at school and Nancy Gallagher (Meredith's Mom) won for district judge! I went to work and decided to park further out that way people that came to vote wouldn't park next to me and ding my car up. It was hilarious, Kyle lost a bet with one of our patrons, who is a State fan, that Michigan would beat State. So as a result Kyle had to wear a Michigan State shirt all day while he worked. Every time someone that liked state that knew Kyle hated state they would tease him about it and he would turn bright red!! Later Brian came out and asked if I knew what was going on down by the river because there was a policeman walking around down there and there was kind of a group of bystanders watching from the sidewalk. I said I had no clue and just kept working. Well around 6:20p.m. I was working on typing up slips for Brian when a cop came in. I first thought that he just wanted to ask questions and see if we seen anything or whatever. He asked me if I knew so and so, which was my Mom!!! First thought that came to my mind was, what happened to her?! or is it Ryan?!..so I was like yeah that's my Mom. He was like,"OK, so you drive the car?" I'm like yeah its mine. He's like,"Well unfortunately someone backed up into it". I was like...oh..my..gosh! Of course I ask is it bad and he says yeah its bad. Images fly through my head of it being a total wreck and you know being un-drivable which made me all upset and I think I made him feel bad because he obviously picked the wrong answer, lol. Lorrie came out and was listening to what was going on and when I got all upset she was like it'll be OK Meggie!! aww Lorrie ^^! I went and got my license so he could look at it and went outside to go see the damage. As we were walking out to my car I calmed down a little and he goes,"hmm I know your brother, Ryan (from seeing my last name). I've had a few encounters with him". I'm like," Oh gosh yeah, haha. I'm nothing like him!" That made us both laugh. Went out there expecting something way worse that it really was. All that was damaged was there was a dent in my bumper that is really deep and about 3 inches in diameter, eep. Then my trunk lid has a big dent all the way across it and scraps all on my fender with chipped paint and dents. He had just missed my tail lights thank goodness. I'm going to take some pictures of it so I might post them lol. He asked what insurance company I have and I said Progressive I think but wasn't sure. Had to go back in and get my keys so I could open my car (would of been logical to do that in the first place but meh). He checked it all out and said that I'm good and that I can pick up a police report tomorrow. Said thanks (hope I did at least!) and went back inside where I debated on calling Mom. I didn't want to get upset again so I decided not to. The rest of the night was pretty quiet from then on and went by relatively fast. Drove my poor wounded baby home and parked her in the driveway. Went in and walked in their bedroom where I go,"So did they call you yet?" they're like uh...who? "the cops" no? "well...someone backed up into my car and damaged my bumper/trunk..." I got all upset again and it sucked! I mean it could of been way worse, but being this is my most expensive thing I own (bank owns it really but you know what I mean), having it damaged when I've only had it not even 4 months. I told them the story and everything and then Mom wanted to come out and see it. She looked it over and said it'll probably all have to be replaced. The police know who hit my car because from what the cop told me the guy felt really bad and called in. I guess what happened was that he was using his company's vehicle and it had a trailer on it, he was backing up and just saw the empty spots on either side of me and just backed right up hitting me! Hopefully the guys company will pay for it or his insurance. My poor car!!!! =[...
As for who won the presidency, Barack Obama and for who won the district judge, Stewart MacDonald. Not so big on Barack but we'll see what he has to offer. I'm glad that Stewart got it but also I feel really bad because that was Meredith's Mom and her whole family worked hard to campaign and everything.
As for who won the presidency, Barack Obama and for who won the district judge, Stewart MacDonald. Not so big on Barack but we'll see what he has to offer. I'm glad that Stewart got it but also I feel really bad because that was Meredith's Mom and her whole family worked hard to campaign and everything.
So here it is, the big day to finally take my road test after 2 years of having my permit. I'm nervous as heck, I can't wait until it's over already before it even starts. It's kind of funny to hear all the people around me telling me I'm going to be doing fine, which I think I will but there is still that little person in the back of my head saying, "What if.." and then I start doubting myself! My mom and I are going to go back to Ithaca to practice again before my road test to make sure I get this down. I'll update after I take it at 6 p.m., until then ciao~
So here is how it went. When we got into the Ithaca parking lot it was packed full of cars, they where having a football game (oh great)! I was thinking, "Could this day get any better?" so anyways I practiced a bit and did pretty good. It was a few minutes after 6 p.m and we started to wonder where this guy was because there were people walking all over the place and cars coming where I was practicing. After awhile we realized that this car that had pulled up to the stop line was actually another kid finishing his driver's test. Finally we met the testing guy and he actually turned out to be pretty nice. He explained everything pretty good and so I did my parking in which I did an excellent job he said, woot! So he asked mom if she wanted to go for a drive and so we did.
The drive itself was a bit nerve racking but not as bad as I had thought, of course. At the end he had said that I had passed but wanted to go over some of the things that he had noticed that I should/should not have done. The most major thing was that I needed to be more of a defensive driver and trust no one. For instance when I was at a stop sign going to turn right a car was coming that was signaling that they were turning left into where I was coming out of. Well I didn't wait to see if they were really going to turn left, I just turned right. Another thing was when I come up to stop lights or signs I tend to not coast up to it, I put the breaks on more than I need to. So just to all the people who are freaked about taking their driving test, it really isn't that bad, just remember check your intersections and if a car has their blinker on to turn, make sure they're actually turning!! Also, if you see people riding their bikes or kids playing on the side of the road, slow down and if you can give them more space by going in the other lane, check to make sure no one is passing you though. I don't know how many points off I got on my test, I wish that I had asked but I forgot, I was too busy worrying about being defensive driver!!! All in all, I'm soooooo glad that I'm done with it!! Now school is next week wewt kinda sucks but at least I've got my license ^-^.
So here is how it went. When we got into the Ithaca parking lot it was packed full of cars, they where having a football game (oh great)! I was thinking, "Could this day get any better?" so anyways I practiced a bit and did pretty good. It was a few minutes after 6 p.m and we started to wonder where this guy was because there were people walking all over the place and cars coming where I was practicing. After awhile we realized that this car that had pulled up to the stop line was actually another kid finishing his driver's test. Finally we met the testing guy and he actually turned out to be pretty nice. He explained everything pretty good and so I did my parking in which I did an excellent job he said, woot! So he asked mom if she wanted to go for a drive and so we did.
The drive itself was a bit nerve racking but not as bad as I had thought, of course. At the end he had said that I had passed but wanted to go over some of the things that he had noticed that I should/should not have done. The most major thing was that I needed to be more of a defensive driver and trust no one. For instance when I was at a stop sign going to turn right a car was coming that was signaling that they were turning left into where I was coming out of. Well I didn't wait to see if they were really going to turn left, I just turned right. Another thing was when I come up to stop lights or signs I tend to not coast up to it, I put the breaks on more than I need to. So just to all the people who are freaked about taking their driving test, it really isn't that bad, just remember check your intersections and if a car has their blinker on to turn, make sure they're actually turning!! Also, if you see people riding their bikes or kids playing on the side of the road, slow down and if you can give them more space by going in the other lane, check to make sure no one is passing you though. I don't know how many points off I got on my test, I wish that I had asked but I forgot, I was too busy worrying about being defensive driver!!! All in all, I'm soooooo glad that I'm done with it!! Now school is next week wewt kinda sucks but at least I've got my license ^-^.
I woke up to Mom coming into my room and grabbing my keys, I was like.. what're you doing? She said that Grandpa was going to look at my car so I got up. He looked at it and thought it was my alternator (don't ask what it is, I have no clue) that was making the noise. Grandpa looked up to see if there was a Pontiac dealer in town but apparently there wasn't so we got stuck with a different dealer We had to take it over around 1 p.m. so to kill time we went to the state park to a different part of Hamlin Lake, because where we were was still algae infested. Jessica and Josh ended up not even swimming, just built sand castles. I laid out on the beach and tried to get tan, since I'm horribly white *laughs*. We took my car over around 12:45 and turned out that the power steering hose had a small hole in it which it was leaking every time it was running and was under pressure. To get that replaced the guy said it would be about $75 for the part plus labor would be about $240. I was like..oh great! He had also said that there was a rust spot that was covered with grease or something and that he couldn't tell for sure if there was any problems without cleaning it off but that we might want to have it fixed as well. We asked if we would be able to drive it home and he said that if they refill it and we're just going straight most of the way (not putting the hose under pressure) that it should get us home, but no guarantee. He suggested that we get a new gas cap and also to go and buy some power steering fluid, so if we needed we could refill it. To have him look at it cost me another $37, awesome! Mom thought that it would be better if we left right when we got back to the cottage because she didn't want to take the chance of having the fluid running out while the car wasn't on. We got all packed up and before we left a man from a different cottage came over and asked what the problem with my car was, he thought it was too early to have a rust spot on a brand new car which was funny that he thought it was new! He had heard it the day before and thought that it had something to do with power steering because he is a mechanic. Jessica was all upset that she couldn't get the DVD player and was crying to Grandma, its not our fault that she decided to remember she wanted it once it was packed and the whole trunk was full of stuff. We left and Mom was worried that Grandma was mad because we were leaving, but seriously, I was glad we left because I couldn't stand it anymore and I just wanted to be home. It kind of sucked because I almost rear ended someone when we were at a stop light. Mom was talking to me so I was kind of distracted and all the cars were stopped at a red light. I guess I didn't slam on the breaks hard enough for Mom because she swore and started to yell at me. Which I guess she had a reason to, I just almost rear ended someone! I drove more aware the rest of the way home that's for sure!!! And also it might sound as if Jessica was the only annoying one this whole trip, it really wasn't Josh was annoying but not as much..and there were lots of times Mom got on my nerves when I was driving, of course Grandma but Grandpa was alright for the most part. Overall the trip was nice, would have been better if Amanda could of came!!!
Ok so I finally got pics of my car! I still have yet to get pics of my Tablet on here but when I do I'll post them but first heres my car ;).
Alright today my Mom, Ryan, and I went up to Mt. Pleasant to look at a car that my mom had seen. It was a Maroonish/dark red colored and it's a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2. I wasn't all that excited about red but I figured I'd go look anyways. So when we got there I took a look inside and instantly liked it, had a wonderful interior! Only things wrong with it was that the windshield was a bit cracked but that can be replaced. So the guy came out and gave us the keys and let us take it for a test drive and whatnot. Once we got back mom told him that my dad wanted to take a look at it,which really was Alex, who is my step dad. But anyways, he's like oh well you just live close? We do so hes like well why don't you just drive it back and show him it? I'm like sweeet so we took Ryan home and showed Alex and the kids. It drives soooo nice! We took it over to Grandpa's so he can check it all out. It has 113,000 miles on it which was another downfall and doesn't have a sunroof but hey, it's my first car and I can't be picky. Uncle Dan and Aunt Kathy looked at it also, they really liked it. So Grandpa, Mom, and I drove back to the place the car came from and Grandpa ended up reducing the price from $7,495 down to $6,700. Awesome!!! I decided that I wanted it and the total cost came to $7,194 or so. =D We're going to pick it up Monday night and I'm Psyched! Can't wait till I drive it, I still have yet to get my license =$.
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