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*sighs in relief* FINALLY Made it Home ^^
16 years ago
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So, I realize that 
canislupissapian85 (Husky) has already posted the story, but I figured I would put my version on here as well. ^^ *clears his sore throat* SO! We (Husky and I and Oddball and Alushee) start our road trip to CA for FC 2010 ^^ NO biggie, we had fueled up and were on our way out ^^ Well, Oddball and Alu ended up ahead of us (we were in a 76 Toyota Corolla) and waited for us at some point but we did not see them and ended up way ahead of them and had to wait for them. Then we got to Donner's Pass, which required chains, was rather snowy/slushy and was turning away those without chains and semi-trucks X3 So we pulled over to a gas station, put the chains on, tightened them down, and I took over driving the Toyota because Husky was not comfortable driving in that type of weather. So we start up the pass, and get about to the top, when the Toyota starts acting funny. It will try to die even with my foot to the floor and then all of a sudden rev up to where it should be. Which made the car a bit difficult to handle........ -_- But so we FINALLY get over the pass (about 15 mph average) and pull over to take the chains off and the Toyota dies and refuses to start......... -_- So after a little bit of mechanicing, it was discovered that the coil had next to no spark (it was either original or close to it and from the dealership) So we got the car pushed off to the nearest gas station by a cop and thanks to Oddball we were able to crash at a Super 8 while Oddball and Alu went to the con. So we piled our money together and had come up with a plan, but then Soulfire, a friend from Utah, was on his way and behind us, so he stopped in Reno, grabbed the part, and picked us up. ^^ We then went and replaced the coil, which one of the posts broke on.......... -_- So we went and got ANOTHER coil and replaced it and the cap and rotor and got it up and running. Then we made it about 200 or so miles from the con and.......... yeah....... it broke down............. -_- So we forced it to the park and ride and piled into Soulfire's car to get to the con ^^ We then had to announce him as the "Emperor of Utah" (don't ask) as payment for the help and ride, and then, thanks to 
pingaswolf and his room mates we were able to snag floor space in their room (our original plan was to sleep in the car and have a shower lined up with Soulfire) X3 But anyways so we ran off to the room and then had a really super great awesome happy fun time of super happy awesomeness at the con ^vv^ Though I did not remember to get info to keep in contact with people x.x Though I shall keep it in mind for my second con ^^ but yeah, then we had to leave Sunday to ride with Soulfire back to the car, and then we got it fixed after replacing a ground wire. We then took Soulfire to the hospital due to some complications he had (fever and such) after he was all taken care of, he opted to crash at a park and ride for the night and assured us he would be alright. So, taking the lesser of two evils (200 miles to the con instead of whatever it was back home plus over the pass again) We managed to make it to the con no problems ^^ We then enjoyed the tiny bit of Sunday left and then stayed all day Monday and danced our tails off at the Dead Dog Dance ^^ I think Husky almost killed himself X3 After the con was over (PCD time v.v I took my suit off to get in the car to leave, but no sooner lol) we started on our way. Turned on the GPS and started down the road. We decided to fill up at the gas station we were pushed to as a memorabilia, when the car would not start after we filled up......... YET AGAIN (you can imagine I am rather angry at this point and about ready to hitch hike home lol ^^) but we just needed to clean the moisture out of the rotor cap so it would fire correctly. Then we got on our way..... again...... and about 2/3 of the way through the pass we heard a thump on the inside of the hood and a slight puff of smoke and the oil light flickered *angry face at the car* (I am driving at this moment) so I pull off and we pop the hood..... there is no oil cap 0.0 (it was rubber and just slipped in the hole it was not a screw on cap...) We could not find it x.x So I took a piece of cardboard from the packaging of the feeler gauge we bought to do the points and a roll of electrical tape and made the most redneck oil cap I have ever seen (that held mind you....) then we topped off the oil (before making the new cap) and went on our way. We then got out of the pass, and noticed the car was smoking from the tail pipe...... -_- (keep in mind I had mentioned to Husky that the head gasket did not look to be in the best of shape some time before we even thought of going to FC) But we continued anyways with slightly sluggish acceleration but i was sick of figuring it out. Well, it eventually had to be driven in the cold night with the windows down as it started burning oil and smoking into the cabin (we both still have sore throats from it) then the oil light came on and we stopped at a gas station a little ways out of Reno. Let the car cool down. Checked the oil. The dipstick was almost clean. *angry face* It seems the head gasket was catching up to us..... so we dumped a thing of something similar to Lucas oil additive and three quarts of oil to fill the car up then headed out. It quit smoking into the cabin (thank god) but it was smoking something fierce out the tail pipe -_- As we were going down the road (I was driving) I heard a metal tinkling sound and the car threw a rod before I could get off the road *super ultra angry face* I let the burning antifreeze and oil smoke die down then opened the hood and found the large hole underneath the exhaust manifold with part of the rod hanging out of it......... *is super hateful towards the car at this moment* Then a guy pulls up and asks what we are going to do with it (he is a mechanic and is interested in it) So we convince him to let us stay the night at his place and give us a ride back into Reno and help us get onto a Greyhound in exchange for the car. (yes, we had no clue who these people were but were super desperate) He agreed and we hauled the car out ot where he kept his cars (OMG some really super awesome old cars (50s 40s 20s 60s etc) I wanted to take most of them home ^vv^ Then we left the car and went to his palce where we met his wife and kid and holed up in the extra room. We then woke up the next day and wasted time at their house until his wife came back to take us on errands so we weren't wasting time waiting at the bus station for 5 hours for our bus to come in. They were really nice people and fun to talk with, so it was no problem to go ot a couple places instead of sitting in that stupid bus station. Then we said good bye and thanks and whatnot and got dropped off at the bus station (which is where my phone charger was run over -_-) So we got into the station and checked in, chatted with the ladt at the counter for a while, she asked what kind of con we went to, and I said "A Furry con" ^^ And then followed up with "No, it's not like CSI...." Before she even said anything. She then was like "How did you know what I was thinking?" o.o and I was like "It's almost a required second sentence when you say you have been to a furry convention" then we went on and i explained what most of the con is about and she thought it was really cool ^^ She liked our fursuits and my Inuyasha sword I had strapped to my suitcase, then we waited for the bus. (I had my tail on ^^) then we got on the bus and had a 6 hour wait in Salt Lake City, where we were super bored (got to set a couple more people right on their view of furries, which was really surprising they were really attentive and actually listened, it was cool ^^ Then we got on the second bus and got into Boise around 8 PM and I ran into someone who was not as...... open to another opinion of furries other than the mass media's opinion. -_- So I just ignored him and went on my merry way, put my head and arms on for a bit and interacted with a kid from the bus ride so he would quit pestering his mom for money to ride the Zorro horse rocking thing at the station then took it off when they boarded the bus and then went home when my ride got to the station. BUT! All in all, after all of that............. shall we say adventure........ it was well worth it! ^^ I would relive it again for another FC ^^ (well except the death of the car part...... I can't imagine a continuous sacrifice to the furcon gods of a car for admission to FC annually lol ^^)
canislupissapian85 (Husky) has already posted the story, but I figured I would put my version on here as well. ^^ *clears his sore throat* SO! We (Husky and I and Oddball and Alushee) start our road trip to CA for FC 2010 ^^ NO biggie, we had fueled up and were on our way out ^^ Well, Oddball and Alu ended up ahead of us (we were in a 76 Toyota Corolla) and waited for us at some point but we did not see them and ended up way ahead of them and had to wait for them. Then we got to Donner's Pass, which required chains, was rather snowy/slushy and was turning away those without chains and semi-trucks X3 So we pulled over to a gas station, put the chains on, tightened them down, and I took over driving the Toyota because Husky was not comfortable driving in that type of weather. So we start up the pass, and get about to the top, when the Toyota starts acting funny. It will try to die even with my foot to the floor and then all of a sudden rev up to where it should be. Which made the car a bit difficult to handle........ -_- But so we FINALLY get over the pass (about 15 mph average) and pull over to take the chains off and the Toyota dies and refuses to start......... -_- So after a little bit of mechanicing, it was discovered that the coil had next to no spark (it was either original or close to it and from the dealership) So we got the car pushed off to the nearest gas station by a cop and thanks to Oddball we were able to crash at a Super 8 while Oddball and Alu went to the con. So we piled our money together and had come up with a plan, but then Soulfire, a friend from Utah, was on his way and behind us, so he stopped in Reno, grabbed the part, and picked us up. ^^ We then went and replaced the coil, which one of the posts broke on.......... -_- So we went and got ANOTHER coil and replaced it and the cap and rotor and got it up and running. Then we made it about 200 or so miles from the con and.......... yeah....... it broke down............. -_- So we forced it to the park and ride and piled into Soulfire's car to get to the con ^^ We then had to announce him as the "Emperor of Utah" (don't ask) as payment for the help and ride, and then, thanks to 
pingaswolf and his room mates we were able to snag floor space in their room (our original plan was to sleep in the car and have a shower lined up with Soulfire) X3 But anyways so we ran off to the room and then had a really super great awesome happy fun time of super happy awesomeness at the con ^vv^ Though I did not remember to get info to keep in contact with people x.x Though I shall keep it in mind for my second con ^^ but yeah, then we had to leave Sunday to ride with Soulfire back to the car, and then we got it fixed after replacing a ground wire. We then took Soulfire to the hospital due to some complications he had (fever and such) after he was all taken care of, he opted to crash at a park and ride for the night and assured us he would be alright. So, taking the lesser of two evils (200 miles to the con instead of whatever it was back home plus over the pass again) We managed to make it to the con no problems ^^ We then enjoyed the tiny bit of Sunday left and then stayed all day Monday and danced our tails off at the Dead Dog Dance ^^ I think Husky almost killed himself X3 After the con was over (PCD time v.v I took my suit off to get in the car to leave, but no sooner lol) we started on our way. Turned on the GPS and started down the road. We decided to fill up at the gas station we were pushed to as a memorabilia, when the car would not start after we filled up......... YET AGAIN (you can imagine I am rather angry at this point and about ready to hitch hike home lol ^^) but we just needed to clean the moisture out of the rotor cap so it would fire correctly. Then we got on our way..... again...... and about 2/3 of the way through the pass we heard a thump on the inside of the hood and a slight puff of smoke and the oil light flickered *angry face at the car* (I am driving at this moment) so I pull off and we pop the hood..... there is no oil cap 0.0 (it was rubber and just slipped in the hole it was not a screw on cap...) We could not find it x.x So I took a piece of cardboard from the packaging of the feeler gauge we bought to do the points and a roll of electrical tape and made the most redneck oil cap I have ever seen (that held mind you....) then we topped off the oil (before making the new cap) and went on our way. We then got out of the pass, and noticed the car was smoking from the tail pipe...... -_- (keep in mind I had mentioned to Husky that the head gasket did not look to be in the best of shape some time before we even thought of going to FC) But we continued anyways with slightly sluggish acceleration but i was sick of figuring it out. Well, it eventually had to be driven in the cold night with the windows down as it started burning oil and smoking into the cabin (we both still have sore throats from it) then the oil light came on and we stopped at a gas station a little ways out of Reno. Let the car cool down. Checked the oil. The dipstick was almost clean. *angry face* It seems the head gasket was catching up to us..... so we dumped a thing of something similar to Lucas oil additive and three quarts of oil to fill the car up then headed out. It quit smoking into the cabin (thank god) but it was smoking something fierce out the tail pipe -_- As we were going down the road (I was driving) I heard a metal tinkling sound and the car threw a rod before I could get off the road *super ultra angry face* I let the burning antifreeze and oil smoke die down then opened the hood and found the large hole underneath the exhaust manifold with part of the rod hanging out of it......... *is super hateful towards the car at this moment* Then a guy pulls up and asks what we are going to do with it (he is a mechanic and is interested in it) So we convince him to let us stay the night at his place and give us a ride back into Reno and help us get onto a Greyhound in exchange for the car. (yes, we had no clue who these people were but were super desperate) He agreed and we hauled the car out ot where he kept his cars (OMG some really super awesome old cars (50s 40s 20s 60s etc) I wanted to take most of them home ^vv^ Then we left the car and went to his palce where we met his wife and kid and holed up in the extra room. We then woke up the next day and wasted time at their house until his wife came back to take us on errands so we weren't wasting time waiting at the bus station for 5 hours for our bus to come in. They were really nice people and fun to talk with, so it was no problem to go ot a couple places instead of sitting in that stupid bus station. Then we said good bye and thanks and whatnot and got dropped off at the bus station (which is where my phone charger was run over -_-) So we got into the station and checked in, chatted with the ladt at the counter for a while, she asked what kind of con we went to, and I said "A Furry con" ^^ And then followed up with "No, it's not like CSI...." Before she even said anything. She then was like "How did you know what I was thinking?" o.o and I was like "It's almost a required second sentence when you say you have been to a furry convention" then we went on and i explained what most of the con is about and she thought it was really cool ^^ She liked our fursuits and my Inuyasha sword I had strapped to my suitcase, then we waited for the bus. (I had my tail on ^^) then we got on the bus and had a 6 hour wait in Salt Lake City, where we were super bored (got to set a couple more people right on their view of furries, which was really surprising they were really attentive and actually listened, it was cool ^^ Then we got on the second bus and got into Boise around 8 PM and I ran into someone who was not as...... open to another opinion of furries other than the mass media's opinion. -_- So I just ignored him and went on my merry way, put my head and arms on for a bit and interacted with a kid from the bus ride so he would quit pestering his mom for money to ride the Zorro horse rocking thing at the station then took it off when they boarded the bus and then went home when my ride got to the station. BUT! All in all, after all of that............. shall we say adventure........ it was well worth it! ^^ I would relive it again for another FC ^^ (well except the death of the car part...... I can't imagine a continuous sacrifice to the furcon gods of a car for admission to FC annually lol ^^)
Glad you made it back in one piece... eventually