The Answer

So this morning I hop in my just-fixed-the-day-before car and head off to work. My first clue that something is not quite right is that the wiper blades seem to me moving a tad slower than I remember. But no I must be imagining things. The car is running great. The tunes are playing. It's Friday and in just eight short hours life will be good.

And then the radio starts cutting out in time with the turn signal. Turn signal light goes on, radio goes off. Light on. Radio off. WTF, over? Then I start noticing other things. The digital clock seems a bit dim. The gear select light doesn't seem right. And wait a minute now the damn radio won't turn on at all. Again I say, what the fuck, over?

So I pull into a parking lot on Western to check things out. Pop the hood. Everything seems to be in order. What the hell? As I head back on the road to work I put my foot into it and everything goes dim. Mash the breaks pull back off. Turn around and head home. Grrrr.

So I get home and while I patiently wait for Imelda, who has graciously offered to give me a ride to work, I pop the hood again and poke around looking for I don't know what, but something damnit, something. Lo and behold what do mine eyes find.



If you can't make out what is wrong here is a picture of it the correct way.



You can see the difference right? Thank goodness it wasn't something worse. Sure pissed me off this morning though. What a bitch. Anyway now I've got the following set up and working its magic.



Now if would only hurry it's ass up so I can go get my new video card.