Those little lights the manufacturer has installed in your vehicle that come on to say "HEY, STUPID!!"
Well, last Friday on the way home my "Check Engine" light came on. Naturally, I assumed it must of fallen out or sumthin'. But the Jeep still got me home, so I figured I'd check for it in the mornin'.
Shore 'nuff, Saturday mornin' I go out and lift the hood and THERE IT IS!! I really wsn't that surprised really......I didn't see any metal spewin' out behind me the night before!
Just to be on the safe side I checked all the fluids and wires. Coolant was just at the "Low" mark, so I filled it to the "Full" mark. Then I turned the vehicle on (oh baby, oh baby, oh baby*G*)Ta Dah!! The light flashed on and still said "check engine" (sheesh, talk about demanding)! I looked, yep, shore 'nuff it was still there.
I drove it all week, just knowing everything was fine (except for that stupid idiot light). Yesterday, I called up the dealership and made an appointment to have them take a look at it.
So, with a 8AM appointment, I took a vacation day today. My alarm goes off at 3:15 (Pattie said, "Ooops!", so I lay there listening to her get ready for the day. Finally i just get up and pop out onto the net for a bit. 7:15 rolls around (how the heck did that happen so fast??!!) and I load the dog into the car. I fire up the engine and swing the vehicle around the driveway.
All of the sudden I notice that the "idiot" light aint on. Is this kinda like makin' a doctor appointment and then feelin' healthy as hell when ya get there?
Just to be sure I drive the twenty miles to the dealership, no light. Once I arrive I turn the Jeep off and then turn it on again, sure enough all the idiot lights come on for just a moment just like they're suppose to.......and they all go off. Well, the "check engine" light hadn't burned out (un-friggin' fortunately*G*).
So I went in and cancelled my appointment, then drove out to Stanwood and had coffee with Pattie's folks (hey, why waste a sunny day).
Why, with all the gages on the dash, do these manufacturers think we need idiot lights? Well, except for Jane, if it wasn't for the Gas idiot light she'd probably never remember to fill her gas tank....heheheheheheheheh
Laws (Of "The Not-An-Idiot Guild")
@2/13/99
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