I'm totally stuck in Reno of all places. I have stores up here I have to work once a month. This trip has been nothing but problems. I tried to leave yesterday but there were chain controls in Truckee. Ok I've put chains on before, no problem, right? So I'm laying down in the snow with no coat trying to put the chains on my friggin Honda. The tires are the smallest those chains will take so I got to get them on tight. But I can't get my fat...I can't get under the car enough to get them on right because the car is so low to the grown. I give up and come back to Reno. Enter the unexpected female monthly. I am totally unprepared for this and given my age things do not proceed in a normal fashion. So at 4am I have to run out to get supplies. I run up to Savemart which is no longer a 24 hour store. Crap, I have no idea where to go in this town. Doesn't matter anyway because now my car won't start. I have cables but finding a jump at 4am is not easy. A gal is being dropped off at work but her husband is late for work himself and can't help. I managed to talk to a guy letting the girl in the store. He finds an employee who is willing to try and jump my car. No go. Nada. They let me in to use the restroom as that is now necessary. The gal who tried to jump my car breaks the rules and sells me some feminine supplies. I am most grateful but now I have to leave the store before the boss shows up.
So I'm standing outside wondering what the heck I'm going to do when a cab shows up trying to do shopping himself. He's got a 6 cylinder but the jump is still ineffective. I have just enough cash on me to take the cab back to the hotel. Guy at the hotel thinks it might be the cellinoid (sp) or the starter. sigh.
So I go back to my room and try and get some sleep which is hard to do jumping up every 30 minutes. Time to try and make some calls, see if I can get someone to come out and fix my car. Hope the roads are clear.
