Jump On It!

This post isn't about a yummy meal or great dessert I made. Or a cool project that I completed. No, this post is about a DIY situation I was forced into.

Last week, it was a grey, hazey day, and I turned my headlights on as I drove to school. I was in a bit of a rush, so gathered my belonging, hurried out of my car, and rushed to class.

After class was out, I walked to the parking lot, to find I had left my headlights on. When I got in my car, I knew what was coming, but I put the keys in the ignition anyway... but to no avail. My battery was dead.

I made a phone call to my friend Molly. She frequently parks in the same parking lot as I do, so I was hoping this would be the case today. It was not, but the second I asked where she was parked, she knew exactly what I needed, and offered to drive over and help me (good friend!).

I didn't have jumper cables in my car, and she assured me that she did. When she arrived, I was so happy to see her because it was raining and beginning to get dark.

When she arrived, we couldn't find her jumper cables. After a quick brainstorm, Molly remember she had AAA, so we called. They got all my information, and assured us they could get to us within 30 minutes. So Molly and I hopped in her car, chatted, listened to some music, and watched some YouTube videos.

After the 30 minutes were up, AAA called and said that wouldn't be there for another hour. Frusterated, Molly decided to look once more for her jumper cables. After a much much more extensive search, we found them under the floor of her trunk.

This is where the DIY (with a friend begins). Luckily, Molly was familiar with how to jump a car. Me, on the other hand, not so much. However, I was very good and figuring out how to open the hoods of both cars, and find MY battery (I drive a Volkswagen, so everything under the hood of my car is backwards and hidden). The Molly walked up though setting the cables up. We got them attached, turned our cars on... and after a 45 minute excursion, two girls who have never had to work under the hood of a car, got a car started, in the rain, after dark.

This may seem like a small accomplishment for some, but for me, this is a major "big girl" milestone!