Another battle before work
I thought getting to work today would be easy. I put on a simple outfit, slipped into my green heeled mules, grabbed my keys, and headed out into the freezing morning.
The moment I got in my old VW Voyage, I knew it wasn't going to cooperate. The engine was ice cold, and no matter how many times I turned the key and pumped the gas pedal, it just refused to come to life. I kept talking to the car, begging it to start, hoping each attempt would be the one. At one point it almost caught, but then it sputtered and quit again. I think I accidentally flooded the engine.
I refused to give up and kept trying until the battery finally ran out of power. Since there was nothing else I could do, I went back inside, put the battery on charge, and decided to get ready properly while I waited. I changed into a more polished outfit and swapped my green mules for a pair of black high heels before heading back outside for another round.
Even with fresh determination, the Voyage still wouldn't cooperate. I kept pumping the pedal, turning the key over and over, but nothing worked. After what felt like forever, frustration got the better of me. I kicked off my heels and continued trying barefoot, hoping that somehow this stubborn old car would finally respond.
When my husband noticed what was happening, he came outside to help. He poured a little gasoline into the carburetor, and that finally got the engine going... sort of. It was running terribly. The engine kept stumbling, it wouldn't stay running, thick smoke poured from the exhaust along with plenty of liquid, and every few seconds it would shut off again. I'd start it, it would quit. I'd try again, and the same thing happened. I simply couldn't get the engine to run properly.
Eventually I had to admit defeat. Instead of spending the whole morning fighting with the Voyage, I went back inside and called an Uber before I ended up even later for work.
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