i have to tow my car today and am not at all looking forward to it

[fizzgig]

my volvo gave me the finger earlier this week and decided she wasn't going to start (we think it's the fuel pump relay but aren't quite sure). so dad and i are going to hitch her to the back of our buick wagon and tow her to his house. we've done this a few times before but i am apprehensive about this time because we have to get on the main road in town and my dad wants me in the back this time, something i've never done. the last thing i want to do is smash into the back of the buick

let's see if i can make it through this without crying

[Heidi]

1. Volvos: "Boxy, but good (and safe)."

Seriously, honey, you're gonna be totally okay. If you smash into the back of a Buick, you'll be perfectly fine. The Buick, like the USS Montana, might want to divert its course, re: http://www.splashvision.com/video/3541_Divert-your-Course.html

(My mother-in-law drives a Volvo station wagon -- indestructible, on par with a lighthouse.

[Oeditpus Rex]

4. I love that movie

"Metamucil — it helps you go to the toilet. If you don't use it, you'll get cancer and die."



:rofl:

[fizzgig]

5. the car will save me from the buick, but not from my dad

;)

i know i'll be fine, i'm just a world-class wimp sometimes

and that clip...:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Are you using a rope

as opposed to a tow bar?

[fizzgig]

6. yup

and i'm bad about leaving too much slack

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Don't worry about that

As long as both ends are tied to a frame member, the inevitable jerking won't hurt anything.

Just be sure you have good distance between you and the Buick — a car length, if possible. Watch its brake lights, turn on your flashers and don't go faster than 25 or 30. Oh, and he's not to accelerate quickly.



I guess all that's pretty obvious, though, huh? I'm just tryin' to be a Guy. :silly:

[fizzgig]

10. i appreciate it

i just have to remind myself to relax...at least the drive is only a couple of miles

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. Just thought o' somethin' else

Assuming the Volvo has power brakes, be very aware that it'll take much more pedal pressure to stop or slow down.



You'll be fine. :hug:

[fizzgig]

12. i didn't even think about that

will my power steering not work, either?

thanks :hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

22. It won't have the power assist, no

However, steering with the engine off usually isn't that much more difficult, unless you're trying to parallel park. :D

[fizzgig]

24. i can't parallel park to save my life

wouldn't that be a sight, tho :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

25. Most folks can't

I don't remember if it was part of my first driving test (back when we started the engine with a hand crank), but we did learn how to do it in drivers' ed. It's a pretty simple formula, but I guess it isn't taught anymore. :shrug:

[Danger Mouse]

3. hang in there. i was always amazed at how long that ole rust bucket hung in.

good luck. :hug:
i know you can manage it fine.

[fizzgig]

7. she's still hanging in there

just taking a sabbatical, i guess

i'll be fine, it's just kinda scary

:hug:

[Danger Mouse]

9. i don't blame you for being scared. remember how big a wus i can be

if that helps :P
ever see me react when i see a wasp? i shriek like a girl.
:hug:

[fizzgig]

13. you are such a weenie

:P

[Danger Mouse]

14. OMG SARA THERE'S A MOTH RIGHT BEHIND YOU!!!!!!11

:hug:

[fizzgig]

15. it's not moth season, silly

although i was slightly freaked a few weeks ago when a very large spider decided to join me in the shower :rofl:

[Danger Mouse]

16. the spider had good taste?

:P
i like spiders, and most bugs. but, put a wasp in the same room with me, and i turn into captain wus of the wimp brigade.

[fizzgig]

17. spiders don't usually bother me

but it was a big jumping spider and, as you know, there is not much room in that shower :scared:

i'm the spider herder in the house...it makes me giggle to see grown men squeal at the sight of a spider

[Danger Mouse]

18. i love jumpin spiders. they rock. haha, yes, the shower is rather small..

too small to share with any creepy crawlies or hot ladies.

[grasswire]

19. good time to invest in $45 for AAA road service

Seriously. The time and grief you'll spend on towing an aging Volvo will be much greater than the $45. They'll tow it, they'll jump start it, they'll even bring you gas if you run out.

It is one of life's really good bargains.

I've had aging Volvos and love them. I would never be without AAA.

[fizzgig]

20. i might have to look into that

simplify my life a bit

[bicentennial_baby]

21. AAA rocks, seriously

It's worth it to us to have it...Accidents, flats, towing...They've been great.

Good luck :hug:

[fizzgig]

23. thanks

:hug: