Black Powder...

Okay, I need some help. We all know that my dear beloved Volvo, Victor, has been revived. Some thought him dead (myself included for those horrible hours), but he is on the road and running better than ever. Not only is the oil leak fixed, but he also is sporting new rotars and brake pads too. Yeah. Plus the duct tape on the front holding that one flap up is really doing well.

But yesterday I had a new little problem. You see, when I got Victor, there was no air-conditioning, or at least, it didn't work very well. Very tempermental. Kinda like my grandma if you know what I mean. Well, on Monday night Joy and I were meeting for one last rendevous. She's in Indiana and I'm in Ohio, so we meet halfway in Lima, Ohio. Exit 25A. Well, on my way I was talking to Orbitz on the phone. (Actually, I was on hold for the vast majority of the time. Yes, we still have honeymoon tickets and no, they are not exchangeable or refundable in any way, shape, or form.) Well, since I was on the phone, it was just so loud with the windows down that I had to roll them up. (Isn't it cool that we still say "roll" the windows up even when we have electric windows...I like that.) Well then I just got hot. I was sweating and overheating and thought, "Why don't I just see what happens when I try to use the A/C." So I cranked up fans and for a second I think I felt cold air. Then there was a really loud BOOM and little flecks of black powder came flying out of the vents. I was terrified and thought for sure my car was on fire or something. Well, I of course turned off those fans, and so far have not had any problems with my car. I just get nervous. Little black things shooting out of the vents can't be a good thing, can it?

If anyone has advice, this is your moment. Until then, I'm leaving my windows down.