Broke My Trunk
I went to Sam’s Club last night to pick up a 2′x4′ table for my office, a filing cabinet for Kiara, some SlimFast, some Osteo Biflex, and some gum. While there I also found a 5 pound bag of Runts (my favorite candy [except for the banana ones.]) I managed to get it all in my trunk, except for the filing cabinet. I tried to squeeze it into my back seat, but failed miserably. It wouldn’t go by about 2 inches. I tore open the box in hopes that there was at least that much packing material in the box. There was. I was able to fit the filing cabinet in my back seat, but just barely. Then I took the empty box, folded it up, and crammed it into my trunk. I then closed my trunk quickly to make sure that the box wouldn’t unfold itself.
I drove across the parking lot to Bed, Bath, and Beyond to get a container for my 5 pounds of candy. That went well, and I got a bag for my one item, so that I could cram all of my smaller Sam’s Club goodies into it. I got the trunk open, did the bagging, and put the bag back into the trunk. The box for the filing cabinet tried to escape while I was doing this, and I should have just let the damn thing go. I managed to cram it back into the trunk, and get the trunk closed on it.
I drove across the parking lot again to a Office Depot to pick up some push pins, and some Post-It Notes. I also picked up a game that reminded me of Star Control, so I wanted to try it. I went outside with my loot from Office Depot, and tried to pop my trunk. No luck. I tried my remote button, and the release button (it’s a button, not a lever) on the inside. No dice. I tried hitting the remote button while pulling, pushing, and doing lots of swearing. Nothing.
I decided to give up and go home. I got home, and Kiara and I offloaded the filing cabinet from my back seat and into her office. Then we went out to tackle the trunk. My back seats fold down, but the releases are in the trunk. We felt all around the seats to try to find an inside release, but we totally failed. They’re just not there. We gave up on that and walked to the rear of the car. As we got to the back of the car, Kiara pointed at the keyhole in the back of my trunk and asked, “Have you tried the key yet?”
D’oh!
I’d never used my key in any form on my car (except to start the engine), so I didn’t think of it this time around. Fortunately, the key worked like a charm. We carried my load of stuff into the house, and I went back out to see about fixing my trunk. I figured the box caught a wire and pulled it loose. It was dark out, so I was just using my hands to feel for loose wires. I didn’t feel anything at all, so I’m not sure what is wrong. I’m going to give a whack at it Saturday during the day, so that I can have some daylight to look at it. If I can’t figure it out, I’ll take it to the Saturn dealership, and hope that it’s not too expensive to fix.
