In the words of Kristen from Laguna Beach: my engine is dunzo

It’s fried, gone, whatever your term may be.

A small leak within the engine allowed coolant to emtpy into the engine. Not good. I had my car inspected 1 week ago today to make sure that it would be able to make the 2,600+ mile journey cross-country. However, this problem was either not a problem at the time, or it was simply undetectable.

I still have 960 miles to go in my journey to Seattle. There are two car rental businesses here in town but neither of them rent one-way. And the only U-Haul truck available is 24 feet… that’s this size… and it’s way too big.

So, for now I’ve got the guys at the Pontaic dealership hunting for a used engine within town.

I’m feeling alright. There’s nothing I could have done to prevent this, so I just have to go with the flow.

I’ve still got my nice hotel room and a rental car to get around town. I feel as though I’m in a movie. Kinda like Doc Hollywood where Micheal J. Fox breaks-down in the middle of nowhere as he’s making a job transition. Only he meets a hot girl and falls in love.

Maybe there’s some cute girls up at the Dairy Queen.