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Cars, Cats, and Cr*p
Aug. 9th, 2005 06:31 amI had a good time at the BBQ this weekend, despite my distraction. I was very impressed with Valentines skill at croquet! Whoa! He was whipping us all there for a while.
Over the weekend my Subaru decided to act up. the "Check engine" light lit up. The last time it did that was during the Union 76 tainted gas incident. I passed that one by as there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the car, and the light went out after about 20 minutes anyway. This time the indicator light was persistent, and the car was behaving sluggishly. I felt compelled to leave the BBQ early and catch the ferry home rather than drive around.
Sunday saw other problems, not car related. Edward has lost more weight then is healthy. He's way off his feed and he seems a little out of it mentally. Not very alert etc. I decided to call in to the vet on Monday and make an appointment for him.
Monday rolled around. Edward decided to eat hearty, which is a good thing. But doesn't it always seem that when you decide to act on a problem it starts to correct itself? "I'm okay! I'm okay! Really!"
I drove cautiously to work. I called the mechanic as soon as he opened. He can't take the car until Wednesday. As soon as I made the appointment for the Subaru the "Check Engine" light went out. As to the sluggishness of the ride, I removed a blockage... of the floor mat under the gas peddle. D'oH! Again, doesn't it always seem that when you decide to act on a problem it starts to correct itself? The mechanic says that the car should come in anyway. The indicator light came on for 'some' reason.
I made an appointment with the vet's office for Edward for that afternoon and left work early. After an hour and a half stay at the vets I find out what I've known. Eddie's getting old. That and he's dehydrated again and his kidneys are faltering. So he's getting another hospital stay, getting some water pumped back into him. He may still have a year or two left. I can hope.
Over the weekend my Subaru decided to act up. the "Check engine" light lit up. The last time it did that was during the Union 76 tainted gas incident. I passed that one by as there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the car, and the light went out after about 20 minutes anyway. This time the indicator light was persistent, and the car was behaving sluggishly. I felt compelled to leave the BBQ early and catch the ferry home rather than drive around.
Sunday saw other problems, not car related. Edward has lost more weight then is healthy. He's way off his feed and he seems a little out of it mentally. Not very alert etc. I decided to call in to the vet on Monday and make an appointment for him.
Monday rolled around. Edward decided to eat hearty, which is a good thing. But doesn't it always seem that when you decide to act on a problem it starts to correct itself? "I'm okay! I'm okay! Really!"
I drove cautiously to work. I called the mechanic as soon as he opened. He can't take the car until Wednesday. As soon as I made the appointment for the Subaru the "Check Engine" light went out. As to the sluggishness of the ride, I removed a blockage... of the floor mat under the gas peddle. D'oH! Again, doesn't it always seem that when you decide to act on a problem it starts to correct itself? The mechanic says that the car should come in anyway. The indicator light came on for 'some' reason.
I made an appointment with the vet's office for Edward for that afternoon and left work early. After an hour and a half stay at the vets I find out what I've known. Eddie's getting old. That and he's dehydrated again and his kidneys are faltering. So he's getting another hospital stay, getting some water pumped back into him. He may still have a year or two left. I can hope.
