Okay, we cut the end of the pacifier. But in the end didn't give it to her...have to give props to my husband, who put her down and didn't cave. She finally passed out after some tears. Her exhaustion probably added to her short tantrum, today our trip to the town of Lleida in the western part of Catalunya was stymied by an electrical short in the engine, causing a new warning light to appear in the dashboard. Since the symbol was unfamiliar (sort of a curlique...curli-que...curly-q?), we had to look it up in the owner's manual. This, however, is unfortunately in German as we bought the car (a VW, natch) while living there. So...we had to call a friend whose girlfriend is German, hoping that they were together. They were, and luckily for us, she was able to translate for us...unluckily the translation was: stop driving immediately and get a tow truck.
This we did, and our VW is now sitting at the Werkstatt (workshop) getting fixed. Not too pricey, hopefully, because if we get the car back by tomorrow, we will be going to the La Roca Outlets. I got two killer pairs of Camper boots there last year and am hoping for a repeat of luck.
But if the bill from the mechanic is too high, I imagine my spending spree will also be stymied.
Fingers crossed that Monkey stays in her bed tonight, fast asleep...
Here's hoping for a clean break from the xumet (I love that word too! also amused that they call it a pipa, for pipe, maybe that's where she got "pa"?), a full night's sleep, and for a low bill on the car, because Camper shoes at La Roca prices are the best!!!
ReplyDelete"Stop driving immediately and get a tow truck." HAHA! Good luck with the car.
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