Saturday, January 15, 2011

Now is the Winter of Hermes Discontent

I've missed wintry winters the last 5 years, so I don't really mind the snow and the cold.

But my poor car is another story. Hermes has resorted to nonviolent tactics to protest our return to the motherland. The rebellion has been slow but steadily progressive.

It started in late November when one of the rear door locks froze up.

Then driving through all that snow in December caused one of the wheel wells to develop a permanent ice dam that would not chip away for anything.

That finally melted during the "thaw" the week after Christmas. But then just before I left for Pennsylvania one of the headlights started dying. It's not dead yet, but it's pretty darn dim.

Now tonight, I noticed a raspy noise coming out of the vents - something is going on with the fan for the heating system.

Guess it's time to call the shop. . .

BTW, MN DOT - what's your deal today? It wasn't snowing all that hard or fast tonight but the roads were awful and the freeway was a free-for-all because no one could see where the freaking lanes were. Epic fail.

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