I want to talk like Raymond Carver

[sovay]

rushthatspeaks and I just successfully jumpstarted teenybuffalo's car, which had died on the street outside their house. We had jumper cables, two sets of instructions, and no previous experience. Both of us expected the car would growl a bit, we'd check to make sure we hadn't clipped the cables on wrong, eventually we'd call a garage.

It totally worked. Teeny Buffalo has just driven away. (To find a garage, but still.)

I feel a ridiculous sense of accomplishment.

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[gwynnega]

::applauds::

[sovay]

::applauds::

Thank you! It feels like a valuable adult skill.

[nineweaving]

Bravo!

You must be glowing.

Nine

[sovay]

You must be glowing.

No, because we grounded the cables!

(We were pretty happy. I still am.)

[umadoshi]

*high fives*

[sovay]

*high fives*

Thank you!

[teenybuffalo]

WITNESSED





Seriously, you saved me a lot of money and my composure today. The car is safely at the garage for the night, and tomorrow I hope to find out what was wrong. In the meantime, laundry and sleep. All my gratitude.

[sovay]

All my gratitude.

I am so glad it worked!

*hugs*

[ladymondegreen]

Hooray for people with jumper cables!

[sovay]

Hooray for people with jumper cables!

The jumper cables belonged to gaudior and rushthatspeaks, because they are well-prepared people.

[movingfinger]

It is magic! Sharing the life-force between two mechanical objects.

[sovay]

It is magic! Sharing the life-force between two mechanical objects.

The engine roared and the headlights came on! It was extremely satisfying.

[kate_nepveu]

*\o/*

I theoretically _could_ but I'm not sure I'd ever bother, so well done you all!

[sovay]

I theoretically _could_ but I'm not sure I'd ever bother, so well done you all!

Thank you!

[alexxkay]

Thank you for rescuing our friend!

[sovay]

Thank you for rescuing our friend!

What were we going to do, make her walk?

[alexxkay]

In these troubled times, even when doing the right thing is obvious, it is worthy of celebration.

[sovay]

In these troubled times, even when doing the right thing is obvious, it is worthy of celebration.

Then you're welcome.

[tree_and_leaf]

I am impressed!

[sovay]

I am impressed!

So were we!

[asakiyume]

Way to go! You did an automotive Thing, and a friend-rescuing Thing!

[sovay]

Way to go! You did an automotive Thing, and a friend-rescuing Thing!

Thank you! The fact that it worked is still making me happy.

[moon_custafer]

I just happened across this link, if you want further car-repairing tips: https://amysmartgirls.com/jessica-chou-teaches-girls-how-to-fix-cars-on-her-youtube-channel-fc959011884b

[sovay]

I just happened across this link, if you want further car-repairing tips

Thank you! I have some—my mother, for example, passed down her knowledge of how to change a tire from her high school French teacher who considered it a fundamental part of the curriculum, and my father has spent the last two years rebuilding a Lotus Europa, so there's been automotive information all over the place—but I don't see how more could possibly hurt.