Its amazing how time flies so fast. Five months ago, we were quietly living on our own in the little town of Louisville. Zach enjoyed his second summer playing with our neighbor's iguana and daughter. Coco joined the fun in his stroller. We definitely had fun by just running around the apartment building. (It was scary though when times that Zach would test my resolve by running down so fast to the street inspite of my warning that he might stumble.)
Mornings and afternoons were always the same when Mommy has work. There was one scary moment though when Sienna was already been shipped to Texas. We had no choice but use Gold Eagle. For the first 3 times, the ride was flawless, until one afternoon, on our way back, I noticed that Gold Eagle was overheating. Having experience such predicament way back with Greenmile, I immediately looked for a way where we could stop and cool down Gold Eagle's engine. Trouble was, we were on the street where there was an ongoing paving for the upcoming Pro-football Hall of Fame event in Canton. Both of the lanes were bumper to bumper. Although there was a huge parking lot on my left, yet I can't stop to cross, because the moment I stop, I feared the Gold Eagle may overheat and will not run again. Imagine if that happens, traffic would be stalled, and I have two kids with me, one in the car seat and the other in infant seat. For sure, they can't use the other two lanes on our right because they were just newly paved and the bulldozer, asphalt paver, road roller were still there for the finishing touches.
Thanks to luck and keen eyesight, I was able to see an opening before I got stalled. I parked near the ice cream kiosk and immediately call AAA which to my dismay can't find my location. When the operator told me that they could be there in 30 minutes and they could only give us two rides, I took off (without informing them). How in the world are they gonna do with us, leave Zach or Coco in the vehicle while we ride on the AAA truck? That's ridiculous.
When I sensed that Gold Eagle's engine had cool down already, I prayed and drove. Good that it was Sunday afternoon, the traffic was very light, we were able to reached home in 15 min. I was relieved when we got home. Had we towed Gold Eagle, I can't imagine how was I able to bring Zach and Coco home.
The following week, we never took our chance again in driving Gold Eagle to more than 10 miles. We rented a PT Cruiser instead, which to my surprise really amazed me how efficient it can drive.
Mornings and afternoons were always the same when Mommy has work. There was one scary moment though when Sienna was already been shipped to Texas. We had no choice but use Gold Eagle. For the first 3 times, the ride was flawless, until one afternoon, on our way back, I noticed that Gold Eagle was overheating. Having experience such predicament way back with Greenmile, I immediately looked for a way where we could stop and cool down Gold Eagle's engine. Trouble was, we were on the street where there was an ongoing paving for the upcoming Pro-football Hall of Fame event in Canton. Both of the lanes were bumper to bumper. Although there was a huge parking lot on my left, yet I can't stop to cross, because the moment I stop, I feared the Gold Eagle may overheat and will not run again. Imagine if that happens, traffic would be stalled, and I have two kids with me, one in the car seat and the other in infant seat. For sure, they can't use the other two lanes on our right because they were just newly paved and the bulldozer, asphalt paver, road roller were still there for the finishing touches.Thanks to luck and keen eyesight, I was able to see an opening before I got stalled. I parked near the ice cream kiosk and immediately call AAA which to my dismay can't find my location. When the operator told me that they could be there in 30 minutes and they could only give us two rides, I took off (without informing them). How in the world are they gonna do with us, leave Zach or Coco in the vehicle while we ride on the AAA truck? That's ridiculous.
When I sensed that Gold Eagle's engine had cool down already, I prayed and drove. Good that it was Sunday afternoon, the traffic was very light, we were able to reached home in 15 min. I was relieved when we got home. Had we towed Gold Eagle, I can't imagine how was I able to bring Zach and Coco home.
The following week, we never took our chance again in driving Gold Eagle to more than 10 miles. We rented a PT Cruiser instead, which to my surprise really amazed me how efficient it can drive.
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