As summer drew to a close it was time to travel back to Florida.
Our car adventures continued on the road!
The first day on the road we stopped at a couple of quilt shops
for the Row by Row Experience patterns and license plates.
On the second day we continued to stop at quilt shops.
Unbeknownst to me
hubby continued to watch the car battery level drop.
Finally he shared what was going on and
asked me to search for a car dealership near Mobile, AL.
The battery level continued to drop and
just as we had the dealership in sight
(literally in sight diagonally across the street)
the car lost all power.
Hubby carefully steered the car to a nearby parking lot.
We promptly called AAA!!
We saw some people coming out of the building
and asked what business parking lot we were in.
It was Radney Funeral Home!
How appropriate that our car died in a funeral home parking lot.
I liked the name Radney and
decided if we would ever get another dog
it's name would be Radney.
We had to wait about an hour for the tow truck
so we enjoyed the sights and the beautiful weather.
The tow truck driver was the best!
We all jumped in the cab and
traveled the great distance across the street.
Of course by this time the dealership was closed,
but hubby had been on the phone
with the service department manager earlier.
We left the car in parking spot 77
and the tow truck driver drove us
further down the road to the Holiday Inn Express.
It was a novel experience to drive up to a motel, hop out of a tow truck,
grab a gym bag from the truck bed, and check in for the night.
The car was ready the next day after lunch.
Fortunately we had no further car adventures
on our way home.
Needless to say hubby now has a new car!!
Off with the old . . . .
on with the new!!!
Happy driving!!!
