The Venting Thread
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So, I get up this morning to go do things I have to do. Bank, doctor, shopping, etc. Get ready, joking around, maybe even procrastinating a bit. Then put animals up.
FINALLY get outside.
Front driver's side tire is completely flat. Other front tire is low. Okay, guess I'll go to Gateway first and get those taken care of.
Get in the car.
Turn the key. Pause. Okay, maybe I didn't have the key in all the way.
Put the key in again. Turn it.
Nothing.
WTF IS THIS ****. Now the engine light is on, all other lights work just fine, but engine won't turn over at all. I click the key and it just...clicks. That's it. NOTHING else. No trying to turn over, no sound, no NOTHING.
Then I look out the drivers side window and realize Jin's best friend and his girlfriend (my now ex best friend thanks to this Jin BS) live in the apartments just across the parking lot.
I. Am. Raging. So. ****ing. Hard.
FINALLY get outside.
Front driver's side tire is completely flat. Other front tire is low. Okay, guess I'll go to Gateway first and get those taken care of.
Get in the car.
Turn the key. Pause. Okay, maybe I didn't have the key in all the way.
Put the key in again. Turn it.
Nothing.
WTF IS THIS ****. Now the engine light is on, all other lights work just fine, but engine won't turn over at all. I click the key and it just...clicks. That's it. NOTHING else. No trying to turn over, no sound, no NOTHING.
Then I look out the drivers side window and realize Jin's best friend and his girlfriend (my now ex best friend thanks to this Jin BS) live in the apartments just across the parking lot.
I. Am. Raging. So. ****ing. Hard.
Clicking like you hear click-click-click after you've turned the key? Or you just hear a single click in the tumbler when you turn the key?
Hopefully it's just your battery is dead. Mine was doing the exact same thing. Has been doing the exact same thing for a while actually, there's a slow parasitic drain and it's apparently enough to actually kill a cell in the battery any time between 3-30 days. Lights on, radio will turn out and everything, la la, but the engine isn't even trying to turn over. Anyway odds are your battery is just dead.
If you're hearing the click-click-click and the battery ISN'T dead make sure your starter cables and everything are properly connected. Might also be an issue with/within the starter.
Battery first, that's the easy solution. Sure doesn't make it suck any less though. Sorry, I know it's super frustrating to get in your car and expect it to fire up aaaaand... nothing. =<
Hopefully it's just your battery is dead. Mine was doing the exact same thing. Has been doing the exact same thing for a while actually, there's a slow parasitic drain and it's apparently enough to actually kill a cell in the battery any time between 3-30 days. Lights on, radio will turn out and everything, la la, but the engine isn't even trying to turn over. Anyway odds are your battery is just dead.
If you're hearing the click-click-click and the battery ISN'T dead make sure your starter cables and everything are properly connected. Might also be an issue with/within the starter.
Battery first, that's the easy solution. Sure doesn't make it suck any less though. Sorry, I know it's super frustrating to get in your car and expect it to fire up aaaaand... nothing. =<
It's just the key clicking, no other noise.
I have a battery light and it isn't on, just the engine light. I've had it checked twice in the last two months because some things needed fixed like the belt and the oil needed changed, etc, etc. Nothing was wrong, and they checked the battery because I wasn't sure how long the battery had been in the car. I was also just out not long ago and everything worked fine. No weird noises, no specific lights coming on, nothing.
It's weird.
I have a battery light and it isn't on, just the engine light. I've had it checked twice in the last two months because some things needed fixed like the belt and the oil needed changed, etc, etc. Nothing was wrong, and they checked the battery because I wasn't sure how long the battery had been in the car. I was also just out not long ago and everything worked fine. No weird noises, no specific lights coming on, nothing.
It's weird.
Did you check fuses?
I had to replace my ignition column and ignition switch because my ignition decided to be a dumb butt. It's hard to explain, but key goes in one side, engages a piece that turns, small metal piece comes out of that which engages ignition switch. Small metal piece broke off, which broke the ignition switch as well and rendered everything useless. The only thing it didn't break was the steering lock. I replaced the switch and started my car with a screwdriver for awhile. I hope that you DO NOT have to experience that. Super annoying.
I had to replace my ignition column and ignition switch because my ignition decided to be a dumb butt. It's hard to explain, but key goes in one side, engages a piece that turns, small metal piece comes out of that which engages ignition switch. Small metal piece broke off, which broke the ignition switch as well and rendered everything useless. The only thing it didn't break was the steering lock. I replaced the switch and started my car with a screwdriver for awhile. I hope that you DO NOT have to experience that. Super annoying.
Car crap aside, now Jin is down my throat and will NOT leave me alone. This is tidbits he's sent me, just today:
"And yes, you have told me to let you be. And yes, I do accept it... as it was said."
"I'm only trying to cope, and I'm trying to find some solace (and someone to talk to) in this situation, since I live alone in a foreign country, in a 15x15 dorm."
"Like I said, I can't pretend this isn't happening like you can."
"It just really didn't seem like you wanted anything to do with anything."
WTF DO YOU THINK DIVORCE IS YOU ****ING IDIOT?!
LEAVE. ME. ALONE.
Today is going to be such a fun, fun day. I can feel it.
"And yes, you have told me to let you be. And yes, I do accept it... as it was said."
"I'm only trying to cope, and I'm trying to find some solace (and someone to talk to) in this situation, since I live alone in a foreign country, in a 15x15 dorm."
"Like I said, I can't pretend this isn't happening like you can."
"It just really didn't seem like you wanted anything to do with anything."
WTF DO YOU THINK DIVORCE IS YOU ****ING IDIOT?!
LEAVE. ME. ALONE.
Today is going to be such a fun, fun day. I can feel it.
Frequently lights won't come on or are dim with a bad alternator but they certainly can turn on. And if it's daylight Lyzelle might not notice if they are dimmer than usual. A dome light and/or headlight test are ways to check your alternator if the car won't start.
But IMO if there have been no other issues until all of a sudden it's more likely to be the battery.
As far as Jin goes... it might seem really bitchy and harsh, but honestly? I wouldn't respond to him. Unless it REQUIRES a response. And keep them short, simply "yes" or "no" if at all possible.
But IMO if there have been no other issues until all of a sudden it's more likely to be the battery.
As far as Jin goes... it might seem really bitchy and harsh, but honestly? I wouldn't respond to him. Unless it REQUIRES a response. And keep them short, simply "yes" or "no" if at all possible.
He spams, all day and all night. Facebook. Texting. Calls. If I don't answer, he does the same to his brother and brother's fiancee. Calls them. Spams facebook messages. Texts constantly.
HE MADE A 17 MINUTE LONG VIDEO. AND PUT IT ON YOUTUBE.
And you don't sound bitchy at all. I know he isn't going to stop, either way. If I talk to him, feeds the fire. If I don't talk to him, he spams everyone else. If that doesn't work, attention ***** statuses on facebook and trashing us to everyone. If that doesn't work, he just continues to spam us without ever getting replies. We're going to have to go through a lot of trouble in blocking numbers, profiles, changing our numbers, etc, etc. It's so out of hand. I think he is just insane.
I'll have to get the car checked out tomorrow. Everyone is at work or school today.
HE MADE A 17 MINUTE LONG VIDEO. AND PUT IT ON YOUTUBE.
And you don't sound bitchy at all. I know he isn't going to stop, either way. If I talk to him, feeds the fire. If I don't talk to him, he spams everyone else. If that doesn't work, attention ***** statuses on facebook and trashing us to everyone. If that doesn't work, he just continues to spam us without ever getting replies. We're going to have to go through a lot of trouble in blocking numbers, profiles, changing our numbers, etc, etc. It's so out of hand. I think he is just insane.
I'll have to get the car checked out tomorrow. Everyone is at work or school today.
I happens more frequently than you might think... desperately trying to hold onto things and stop change, and simultaneously pushing people away by their actions.
It's really unfortunate though, and it is a lot of work on your behalf to have to get it to stop. I don't know which cell provider you have but I know Verizon lets you set up a block on their website (up to ten numbers I think.) Luckily you guys don't have kids or anything so blocking him isn't going to cause issues with shuffling kids back and forth or anything. I wonder if you can contact his superior in the army and see if that won't make it stop? I hate the idea of resorting to a restraining order but at a certain point you have to take care of yourself rather than being worried about what kind of affect it might have on him. It's not worth the stress and toll his behaviour is taking on you. That's why you're divorcing him. =/ Buh. ((((HUGS))))
It's really unfortunate though, and it is a lot of work on your behalf to have to get it to stop. I don't know which cell provider you have but I know Verizon lets you set up a block on their website (up to ten numbers I think.) Luckily you guys don't have kids or anything so blocking him isn't going to cause issues with shuffling kids back and forth or anything. I wonder if you can contact his superior in the army and see if that won't make it stop? I hate the idea of resorting to a restraining order but at a certain point you have to take care of yourself rather than being worried about what kind of affect it might have on him. It's not worth the stress and toll his behaviour is taking on you. That's why you're divorcing him. =/ Buh. ((((HUGS))))
We are understaffed at work due to a tech and a kennel person quitting. I learned today that they hadn't even advertised yet. An employee whose relative works at a temp agency was supposed to have them send applications, but when that never happened, no one bothered to put in an ad. So. Annoying.
Meanwhile, the receptionists, who have nearly the same quantity of people as we do techs, keep stealing the tech who is able to also do receptionist things. We have no people, stop it. It's also my weekend on call this weekend, meaning two weekends in a row, so I'm mildly bitter, lol.
and, my day off got switched again next week.
Meanwhile, the receptionists, who have nearly the same quantity of people as we do techs, keep stealing the tech who is able to also do receptionist things. We have no people, stop it. It's also my weekend on call this weekend, meaning two weekends in a row, so I'm mildly bitter, lol.
and, my day off got switched again next week.
This might seem strange, but do you have a car with a security system, or a key with a microchip in it? Logan got a hold of my key for my Caliber when I first got him and chewed it up, and any time the key got wet after that my car would do exactly what you describe. Once the chip fell out completely and did the same thing.
Barring that, I'm more inclined to think battery than alternator. I nursed my car along for several weeks with a bad alternator once. You usually get at least a little bit of warning, such as slow windows, dim lights the night before, or just not acting "right." Or it could be your ignition switch or something.
Barring that, I'm more inclined to think battery than alternator. I nursed my car along for several weeks with a bad alternator once. You usually get at least a little bit of warning, such as slow windows, dim lights the night before, or just not acting "right." Or it could be your ignition switch or something.