Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Memories of Starting a Car

Maybe 5-6 years ago, I was flying to DTW and my plane kept getting delayed over and over again.  Didn't arrive in Detroit until maybe midnight.  At that point I had to pick up my rental car and drive another 40 minutes to my hotel.  Well, the car had that button ignition.  I kept pressing it over and over but the engine didn't start.  Nor was there really clear messaging in the console telling me what I was doing wrong.  I eventually started googling things like 'how tf do i start this car' (paraphrased).  To be honest, I don't remember if I found the answer online or what, but obviously you have to engage the brake while pressing the button to start the car.  At that point, I was very nervous about whether I even had the mental faculties to drive, especially as it was 1 AM at this point, very tired, can't start a car... I made it to the hotel in one piece and kinda fell out of the vehicle from exhaustion.

The next day there was a car on fire in the parking lot in very close proximity to my rental.  I had to wait for the fire department to deal with it before being able to leave. 
I have no idea why I remember this or where I was going or why I was in Michigan but here we are.

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