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As Charla's World Turns
2003-01-16 05:38:18 (UTC)

The day continues...Jetta aka Emergency vehicle

12:15...lunch time...

I am sitting there watching the news and Oz is obviously
the top story! 481 is shut down and there is still a
restriction to no "unneccessary driving". I was supposed
to be in Fayettville at 5 to drop Jetta off to be serviced
and I was going to spend the night in Bville for my dentist
and hair appointement the next day. There is no way I am
not going home. I kept hearing rumors that it was going to
get worse around 3:00 and that 48 was going to be shut
down. I think to myself...go now, or fuck it all. I
decided that I would just risk the odds and go slow.

1:00pm
I drive to my apt to pack my shit...the drive was short
and painless. Until...the driveway...stuck again! I had to
call the landlord who managed to push me out.
He also advises me not to go to Syracuse.
1:35pm
I go inside pack and I am out the door by 2:00...I head out
of Oswego and I am doing okay!! If I got stopped, I wasnt
going to lie...just strech the truth a bit. "I live in
Baldwinsville and came to work this morning and they let me
go home early before it got any worse" they would have to
let me through. No problems though...no one stopped the
Jetta. So Jetta is not sliding too bad but I was scared to
what was up ahead...I saw on the news that Fulton was
closed too. I hit Minetto..oh my god it was sunshine!
Funny thing was, Dave Matthews was singing an old John
Denver tune on a live show that I was listening too at the
same time. "Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy". So
I am singin along all gitty that I was home free!!

2:40 or so I was back home and happy to be there...despite
the tension headache! Expected from all that drama...

So it is 4:30 I get ready to go to Fayettville to drop
Jetta off...headed down 48 and my car started shaking!!!

I am kinda freaked out at first...but was like...hey flat
tire or something...pull over at the Big M...no flat
time...I kick some snow out from under my car and keep
going.

As soon as I hit 50MPH that shit is shakin like crazy...my
seats were vibrating no joke..I am scared now and I pull
off in solvay/fairgournd and call dad. He says stay there
and call AAA and he would be there. I being the tough
broad that I am say no, I am going to try and make it to
Romano and will pull over if I cant. So I am going 45MPH
to keep it safe with my hazards the whole way. People are
looking at me like "does this girl know she has her hazards
on"....yeah duh...can you see my car shaking!! So I made
it to Romano...eyes almost tearing up I walk through the
door and the men flocked to help me! I think they smell a
woman in need! So I was like yeah...my car its shaking
when I go past 40 and when I am in park my RPM's stay at
1000. The one guy goes "hey you must drive a volkswagon"!
What is that supposed to mean! They arent supposed to say
that, they are my dealership! So I go on that I drove from
Oswego early today and they gave me the "wow you are a
tough" girl act when they were really thinking...wow that
girl is dumb, she could have rescheduled her oil change.
So the one guy shouts out..you have ice build up in your
tires...he was like honey pull your car in here right away
before that smuck freezes even more. He took my hub cap
off and you should have saw the amount of snow build up in
my rim...and he said that it got time to freeze when I was
at my house. So they are great to me, made me feel a
little better, joke with me a bit.

5:30 I get in my moms car and I just break down and
cry...it was well overdue! I knew that I had to hold it
back before because I wouldnt have been able to see to
drive and I def. wasnt crying infront of my mechanics. So
I cry, go home take some drugs and I lie down. Still
alittle shook up but I knew that a little RR would do the
trick. (not to mention my parents babied and pampered me)

8:00pm rolls around Dawsons is on and I am supposed to go
over to Katies with the girls but I am still not feeling
very well and just overly exausted. I just didnt want to
be rude and say no...the phone rings at 8:15 and it was
katie who was tierd herself but didnt want to disinvite
us...what a kind girl. We both sighed in relief that we
didnt have to dispoint eachother! I call Kara and she is
clearly endulged in her dawson's and Jack not being Gay
saga. Kara give it up...he is Gay..it is the last season
and they aren't going to change it now. He might just be
gay in real life too! (that should get her going).

So I am home in Bville safe and sound...got to watch
dawsons and West Wing (which was great tonight...)

The latest word is it is still snowing in Oz and we are
expected to get another foot in the next day...I can't wait
to drive back to this shit!

Wow that was the longest two posts ever! I just wanted you
guys to get the real taste of what all the oswegonians felt
today. feel our pain, cause you should have a couple
inches of it tomorrow too!

Love ya'll...be safe...just because Jetta pulled through
the storm doesnt mean you should try.

Char




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