We headed out for our Midwest Tour with the first stop being Wash, MO. We left a little before 7 and when we reached Norman, OK I mentioned to Adam what good time we were making so far. Uh oh...should have known that was a curse!
We were off bright and early!
We stopped off the Moore exit to see some of the tornado damage. Then I wish we hadn't because I felt helpless. So darn devastating.
While driving thru here Adam heard a dragging sound. Uh oh. The plastic protector across the bottom of his car had come unhinged and was hanging down dragging along road. Not good considering it could come off and fly across highway or who knows what else.
So we stop at gas station for duct tape because that fixes everything, right? Please notice the car pulled up on the curb so Adam could shimmy under. I should also mention it was already about 90 degrees and probably 10 degrees hotter on the concrete Adam was sprawled upon.
Well, the duct tape didn't work. Round 2=zip ties. My husband can be rather resourceful when needed! I was impressed. Cooper was very intrigued by that cigarette butt on the ground.
We parked near a big grassy area. The kids were a dream! Car problems didn't bother them, they were just happy to be out. We all raced from tree to tree, tried to tire them out but I was the only one exhausted.
Back on the road! Well for about 10 minutes before we heard the protector dragging again. So we stopped again and Adam re-ziptied. At this point we realized we were going to need a more permanent fix. Luckily we were near Tulsa and not in the middle of the Flint Hills. We found a dealership that would fit us in so we picked up some lunch at Chick-Fil-A and headed there.
Well, we were quite the sight! We were picturing a typical dealership waiting room with chairs and Jerry Springer on TV. Uh, no. There was one glass table in the middle of the place!! And here we were...family of four, with a tag along shih tzu, a boy still in his pjs, a pregnant lady carrying 2 bags of Chick-Fil-A and a very loud little girl. We got lots of stares...I mean, who brings their dog to a car dealership! Well, they fixed us right up in less than 30 minutes and didn't charge us! Incredible customer service!!!
The rest of the ride was smooth, thank goodness! Not too many road trips left in Dad's small car...can't get 3 carseats across the backseat and I can't handle many more on the lap diaper changes with my almost 2 year old!
Believe it or not, this was the first real car trouble we have had in all the trips we have made in the last few years. We feel pretty lucky and were laughing most of this mishap! In the end all it did was make our trip to STL 12 hours instead of 10.
Lots of fun posts to come about our visits!!!
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