The yellow devil…

It was a snowy winter afternoon and we are not expecting to see above freezing temperature until next week; I had this sudden urge to dine out..

I cheerfully got ready and we got into the car. Ever since we bought the car, Mr. N makes a great deal about it; watching out for even the minuscule things, which sometimes drives me nuts  😀

I started driving humming my seasonal favorite tune, and suddenly car jerked and bobbed wildly as it was stuck by a pile of snow underneath…

I also remember the fun things we did to get the car moving… I was driving like tiptoeing on ice, because i had to :P.

I just took the  first turn  and heard him asking “What is that..? a question mark covering his face.

“What happened Etta?” I asked in peace…

“Did you see that?.. stop the car..!”  he looked surprised, displeased and alarmed.

This was one of the rare occasions when i followed without a drama and stopped the car on the side.. 😀

“Check engine light is on” His eyes wide opened!

What? why? when? where? How? snakes were doing salsa in front of me. “How did it happen?!” I asked and wasn’t sure of my hunger anymore!

Yep, “the dreaded” check engine light — a yellow, brightly lit dashboard warning light is an ominous symptom; always gives you the impression that the car is about to blow up “movie style“.

He called up the dealer in panic and they casually told us to check whether gas cap was tightly closed and also suggested to wait for a couple of days before we call them again.

I was thinking about the enthusiasm in which they sold us the car; one year in and neither dealer nor us had that now..

We conditioned ourselves to ignore it for a couple of months;but he was getting nightmares which I overlooked – Good wife 😛

oh did i tell – The yellow light was warning us about the faulty oxygen sensor. How can a naive human relate a check engine light to an oxygen sensor…?

We finally decided to fix the light and off to the dealer we went , couldn’t keep ourselves calm…and whole mess was covered under warranty- can you believe?!?.

He came back home with a lasting glow on his face and announced “its gone!”.

We took a bite of our favorite chicken wings and breathed a sigh of relief..”Life is beautiful!!“