Supposedly Spring

Today is one of those "Supposedly Spring in Kansas" days.  Spring likes to tease us with nice weather like we had Friday and Saturday, then smack us down with snow.  I would happily stay indoors today, but I made an appointment for service on my car this morning.  I have to be in Olathe at 9:30.  I suppose they would understand if I wanted to move it back, but I really want to get this taken care of.  There is a recall on my Honda Fit.  Some "spring assembly" needs to be replaced before it fails and stalls the engine possibly causing a wreck.  I hear sounds of neighbors coming and going and I can also hear the traffic on K-10 if it's quiet, which it is.  I was going to bring a book and wait the two hours in the service department.  After, I had planned to go shopping in KC, but now I am really not feeling it.  We'll just have to see...

Charmed and Didn't Even Know It

The spring assembly on my Honda never failed on me or caused an accident.  That was reason enough to feel lucky.  After waiting in the automobile service department for 2 hours, the mechanic came out and asked me, "Have you noticed your car smells like fuel?"  As a matter of fact, I had,  but I thought it was because I had driven through some fuely gunk in a mechanic's parking lot I used for a turnaround once. 

I had a "massive leak" in my fuel line.  I had noticed a drop in fuel economy, but I attributed that to winter driving conditions.  I was lucky, he told me, that the car never caught on fire! 

He had to order the replacement hose and won't have it until tomorrow.  I had no one to drive me home, so they set me up with a rental car.  It's a Ford Taurus and it is HUGE, at least compared to a Honda Fit.  I don't want to drive it anywhere because it is an oversized gas-guzzler and has the poorest sight lines I have ever experienced inside a car.  The seat, however is very comfortable and adjusts in every direction possible.  I also enjoyed playing with the satellite radio.  Other than that, I can't wait to be rid of this thing and have my own car back.