Or, how my car is happier now.

Passed 90,000 miles on my lovely Jetta.

But, here's a recent iChat conversation I had with my mom (Mom is in Bold):

AIM IM with Kate Hoover Calfee <********>.
9:33 AM
Good Morning.
Morning Mom
I know you are busy this week.
What car trouble?
ah....
My alternator failed
9:35 AM
Ouch!
we got in my car on Sunday night to go to the Los Altos Festival of Lights...
it took two tries to start. but it had been sitting for a week and I figured that was the problem
but it was also making a funny whine
then we got to Rod's for dinner and it sat for a couple of hours.
I assume you replaced it.
It took two tries again there and my clock reset.
I'm not there yet.
So off we go to Los Altos. ta da! Parade! lights! hot cocoa!
we get to the Johnson's car first and they bundle up and are off.
My car is dead when we get to it.
Oh No!
I put 1+1 together and figure out that it's probably the alternator.
AAA to the rescue. A quick jump and we're off.
But it was Sunday night.
Not too much of a problem, it seems to be that once it's going it will be fine. We have jumper cables at home, so no problem!
Unless it is pouring.
The next morning I show Devin how to jump Start a car.
9:40 AM
Good thinking.
nah, it didn't start raining until last night
My plan is to drive Devin to school and then drive to a car shop near my work (mountian view train station has a shuttle to Apple!)
Only I get to a light on Mission street in Santa Cruz and the car dies....
Hmm
Devin helps me push the car into a service station on that corner. And I write a note for Devin and send him off to walk (4 blocks)
AAA to the rescue!
An adventure you didn't need on Monday morning.
towed the car this time to "Old Volks Home" where they worked on it
I didn't get to work until 5PM
I spent the day working from a Starbucks in Capitola.