In the South, we're not crazy...we're eccentric!

...with your car that decides its going to scare the bejesus out of you on 285. 

Sooo, I was on my way to work this morning for the first time in 2 weeks...soooo wishing I'd just taken today off instead of rationalizing, "Hey, no one will be there.  It will be a short day!"  Nooo, I go into the office, still slightly hung over from NYE.  On the way into the office Bella the VW Passat decides she is going to mess with Mommy's head.  The dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree.  The oil pressure indicator comes on.  And if that isn't enough, VW adds in this extra special message that basically fills your entire instrument panel that says "STOP ENGINE NOW".  Oh yeah, and there's this high pitched shrill beeping noise that is just plain awful and scares the crap out of me every time it happens.  So thankfully, I'd just gotten off the interstate and pulled into a quickie lube place (very convenient!).  They checked my  oil and said I was a little low, I was due for an oil change so I had them change it.  Voila.  I'm golden...till I'm on my way home from work this afternoon and 2nd verse, same as the first!!  Thankfully, I was less than a 1/4 mile from home so I just limped home and parked Bella in the garage.  

:::It might be more convenient if my car did have an Edward to come save her from the other evil car vampires.  Anyone?  Psycho vampire Edward-mobiles hanging out in my garage every night watching Bella parked?  Damn, didn't think so...:::

So now I'm literally grounded.  No driving for me.  My VW repair shop (don't even MENTION the dealer, they are dead to me!) won't open back up from the holidays till Monday.  So since the last work I had there is still under warranty part of me wants this to be the same problem I had last year (that cost me a RIDICULOUS amount of money to have fixed) so it will be a free visit...  But till then?  I'm stuck.  I joked with Chutney Chick that I feel like the 15 year old who is the last to get her license.  I'm calling all my friends right now saying, "So I want to go to Singin' Girl's party, but I need a ride."  

I will never buy another VW again.  Or an Audi, for that matter.  My car is a LEMON.  Even worse, I looked it up on Consumer Reports online and errrrrr...ugly.  They can't tell you not to buy it but they can rate it reaaaaally low.  If we weren't in a recession/depression/our economy sucks situation I might consider buying a new car.  But then again, I'm not an idiot.  Unless it costs me more to maintain the car than to buy a new one, I will keep it.

:::grumble grumble:::

So Ole Miss just beat Texas Tech and ooooooooooh lawd y'all.  The Sugar Bowl just kicked off.  I don't want to jinx this like I did earlier this year by talking about games while they were still being played.  Lets just say that if things keep going the way they are...heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.  Oh, and lest I forget, Georgia Tech got totally OWNED by LSU.  I was reminded by a friend today that I failed to mention that one.  Possibly because I didn't want to rub salt into fresh wounds for some of my fellow Atlantans.  Wanna feel better Georgia Tech?  Who is coaching your team?  Yeah, thought that might help....

Ok, I'm off to go wallow in self pity.  Perhaps I'll wander into the garage and give Bella a pep talk.  Or maybe I'll just pop open a bottle of red wine.