Problems Already!?

Well, I've been in San Diego for four days now and already I've had some problems! :(

It all started tues night on my way home from an observation and I notice some other cars weaving in an out of traffic (By the way, I love the freeways here! I'll talk about it in a little bit) so I decided I wanted to keep up. Before I even started, my car starts sputtering and coughing and my check-engine light is flashing. Oh yea, if that happens and you are driving long distance, I strongly advise to pull over. That can lead to engine damage in the Long run. Anywho, I'm not too far from home and I know what problem is so pulling over was not an option for me. I head over to the AutoZone before going home and ask to use their OBD II tester (Check the check-engine light), but it turns out that California banned free testing!! What the crap! So, I buy what I know I need, sparkplug and some anti-sieze lube, and head home to troubleshoot what is wrong. By now, it is 8:30 and I pull into the garage and change out of my terp clothing and get to work on the car. I know I have been having problems from cylinder 2 and the sparkplug going out in that cylinder. I check that first and It looks pretty bad. I change it and put everything back together and ta-da! It's fixed. Although small, it was annoying that it happened.

My next problem happened last night at around the same time (I wonder if God is trying to tell me something :P). I went in for the SICK-AWESOME observation and did my thing till it was over. I was talking to the terp that was there ( Carla, amazing person and translitterator) and we were heading out to our cars when I notice that my keys are not in my pocket. CRAP!! I panic for a second, but realize that my trunk can be opened with another key ( I had recently broke a key off in there by accident, so it is now perminently unlocked). So, I flag down Carla and ask for her keys and open the trunk. I take some things out and crawl through the truck and unlock the door. Yea, I know! Its funy to imagine a big guy like me crawling though the trunk of my car, but it was easy. Well, here is where the next problem poped up. Remember the Anti-sieze I bought the night before for the sparkplug? Yea, I left the open package in the trunk and didn't move it at all. I got home and Katey noticed right away that my Burnt-Orange shirt had stains on the side, that was my favorite shirt!!! Well, that shirt was ruined because not only did I get stains, but apparently I also snagged it on something while I was crawling through the car because there was a nice little hole on the back. Bummer! So now I am going to find a store to buy another shirt or two. Good Times.

Those were the problems so far, maybe it'll give some of you a good chuckle. :)