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Your car dies.

We were on our way to a movie (any movie, to get out of the heat and kill some time before a party) after meeting her parents for lunch. I pulled into the Parks Mall and saw the LifeWay Christian Center and remembered I wanted a new Bible, as the only one I’ve got is falling apart (from age more than use). She wanted a copy of the Gnostic Gospels (or more information on them) anyway, so we went in. Did a little shopping, she found a necklace that she liked and I bought it for her.

We got out, got into the car and started it up. Only it was running kinda rough and wouldn’t respond to the gas peddle. It soon died. Repeat a couple more times, then it wouldn’t start at all. It would turn over but not catch.

One fuse was blown, which we replaced (with the help of a nice family who was heading into the store and stopped to see if they could assist us, then ran up to the auto parts store and bought the necessary fuse), but that didn’t fix the problem. It’s looking like perhaps the fuel pump relay has blown (better than the pump itself) or possibly a clogged filter.

Now I have the joy of getting it towed to a mechanic who can diagnose and fix it. And I don’t want to spend any more money than I have to on a car that I am going to replace ASAP.