The tow truck showed up after about an hour and towed us back to Regina. Then we called Ian's Dad to give us a lift to the airport, which is where we picked up our rental car. Then we drove back to Saskatoon. A normally 2.5 hour trip turned into a 7 hour adventure. The lessons I learned that day include:1. Breaking down on the highway is stressful and expensive, especially when you're a long way from home and you have to work the next day.
2. Tow truck drivers have good stories.
3. Sometimes people honk at you from their functional vehicles when you're broken down on the side of the highway. These people are assholes.
4. The 2008 Toyota Yaris (the rental we drove back to Saskatoon) is a decent car to drive.
Fortunately, it was only a fried ignition coil that caused our breakdown so the bill was only $145 for the repair. The truck is fixed now and waiting for us to pick it up over this weekend.
2 comments:
That sucks ass! I hope you gave the honking people a nice one fingered salute!
Sometimes people honk at you from their functional vehicles when you're broken down on the side of the highway. These people are assholes.
I've broken down many times while on a roadtrip. This has never happened but I had to laugh. I'm sorry for that.
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