SoulSearcher Posted March 3, 2007 Report Posted March 3, 2007 Today I decided to clean the car, so I went down to the car wash place which also has a subway and is a petrol station (three birds with one stone!)... So I vacuumed the car (with the stereo blaring), then I drove it over to the car wash bays and washed it (still with stereo on), then drove it back over to the vacuum bays chamoised (that looks funny, sounds like shammeyed) the car, thought hey, while I'm at it, the exhaust is cold, so I polished that, then I polished the mags, because I was feeling enthusiastic (and I had funky music on) then I opened up my meguiars bag and saw there was window cleaner and interior cleaner in there so I thought, what the hell! and did that too.... So it took me about three and a half hours in total..but I had fun, so I went and got a drink and a roll, and went back to the car to go home.... click, click, click, click.... "oh crap", popped the bonnet checked leads, plugs, made sure no water got in there, checked the battery terminals, cleaned them off, thought, while I'm here, checked oil and water, all ok... back into the car, made sure turbo timer was off, try again, click, click, click, click.... "oh crap", shit, I flattened the battery....crap! Ring husband (who LAUGHED AT ME!! .... bastard) he said you're battery's flat ME: yes, I know...can you come down and jump start me or shall I call the RAA and get them to do it? HUSBAND: Call the RAA... ME: *thinking oh god I have to admit I did something stupid to someone else?!* couldn't I clutch start it?? HUSBAND: can you push it? ME: no.... HUSBAND: then call the RAA.... So walking back into the servo this man walks up to me and said "are you ok, you've been here for hours, I saw you meticulously cleaning your car, but I thought you'd be gone by now" so I told him I had my radio on the whole time and that I'd flattened the battery and I was going to call the RAA to get a jump start... NICE MAN: would you like me to have a look for you?? ME: uh, well ok, but I don't think there's much you can do, the battery's flat NICE MAN: can you pop the bonnet... *SHIT this is a TURBO?" ME: yep NICE MAN: "is that what the sportivo stands for? so we talked about the car and he said, I can jump start you but I don't like doing it with these newer cars, especially yours... ME: So do you think if you pushed it could I clutch start it? NICE MAN: hmmmm *looks around the car park* ok, this is what we'll do, starts talking about gradients blah blah blah.... he gave me a push, and SHE STARTED :P So I finally get home, had my hands full of subway so I rang the door bell and husband kills himself laughing and said "so, she's all show and no go huh" So I punched him.... Lesley :dance: Quote
SLO83 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Posted March 3, 2007 lol i have done this when i worked as a roof tiler, left my car stereo on all day and had to get the boys to push start me, all while looking like a total wanker for leaving stereo on Quote
Valandor Posted March 3, 2007 Report Posted March 3, 2007 or buy a lil kit that will turn your stereo off when you have just enuff to start your car. its bloody funny tho Quote
Medicine_Man Posted March 3, 2007 Report Posted March 3, 2007 lol @ punching your husband.. Don't worry, I'm starting an apprenticeship as an auto electrician and managed to do this 2 times in one week at work, First with my car (Bumped the park lights on when I got out of my car at work) Then it was dead flat when I went to start it to go home. Next I somehow managed to do the same thing with the work courtesy car over the weekend. I was pretty annoyed at myself, But at least slapping a new battery in temporarily was not a problem :P Quote
Nitephyre Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 Hahaha, the end of the story is the best, since he deserved it :P Quote
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