I’m having one of those ‘record scratch’ and ‘freeze frame’ moments. You know those ones in movies where the character’s like, “I bet you’re wondering how I ended up in this situation.” For me, that situation is in the middle of a random highway. Cars are streaming past me, and only a few of them have stopped to help in the ten or so minutes that I’ve been waiting here. I believe my car battery ran out, which then caused my car to stop. Obviously.
The number one rule I’ve always heard is that when your car breaks down in the middle of a road, get out of it (only if you’re absolutely certain that it’s safe) and wait off to the side. So that’s what I’m doing, far away from the road. I called the best mechanic Underwood has to offer pretty much as soon as I heard the engine sputtering. I’m not the best with cars, but even I know when something is making a noise it shouldn’t otherwise make. I just feel bad for everybody else on the highway, since I seem to have caused a bit of a traffic jam by leaving my car in the middle of the road. I’m not sure what else to do, really. The mechanics were really helpful and said they would bring a tow truck and asked if there was anything else they could do to ensure I felt more comfortable on the ride back to their repair store.
I’m so glad I found these mechanics. The only thing I did was go to the search engine and look for a car battery replacement near me, and they just happened to be one of the first options. From my experience so far, they seem to be incredibly professional and have friendly employees, making them seem like a very efficiently-run business. And very affordable, too. People keep honking the car, but I’ve put my hazard lights on so they should know that there’s something wrong with my car. The mechanics say it won’t take long to fix.