Hot Wheels: A Tale of a Car and its Ungrateful Owners
What to do about the blistering heat in the country these days? Keep ice blocks in my backpack every now and then? I don't know. I wish I could turn the dial down on the boiler in the air.
I stepped out of my house today, finally! It was with my mother, though, as we needed to solve some problems. We just didn't think we had any more waiting for us. We thought to commute in commercial vehicles but considered the convenience we needed to carry everything we'd get back home and took our car instead.
The morning sun seemed apt for some good sun-kissed photos, so I set the scene with my new fancy tripod I got recently—it has three legs, surprisingly— and then, click, click, click, I took a few. Little did I think I'd have such an exhilarating day with the same sun.
To our surprise, the road was as clear as crystal—for most of it, though—and it was super weird to see that. It is usually like driving at 1 km/h on our route at the time we left, literally. And in a matter of seconds, voilà, we were at our destination already; the Oshodi Arena market. Unfortunately, due to the risk of the kidnapping of my phone, I defeated the urge to take photographs when we got there—because I don't have a ransom to pay. LOL.
Gradually, as the day got older, the sun and its rays of luminescent touch grew stronger, like someone left the microwave open. But we managed to get around the whole market to get our list checked. When I checked the time, eventually, we had spent six damn hours being cooked. My bright smile quickly turned into, well, something other than a smile; more like a desperate face to jump into a freezer.
We got on our way as soon as we finished. Without hesitation, we turned on the car's air conditioning system and put it on maximum. What we didn't think at that time was that the car was in desperate need of jumping into a freezer, and we were subjecting it to more of that feeling.
As the car saw that its wicked owners weren't considerate of the third passenger—itself—it thought to alert us of its predicament. The alert popped up on the dashboard, indicating an overheating situation. We understood the risk of ignoring it, so we stopped to let it indulge in some of the cool air around and rest a bit.
As a graduate of engineering with 5 (plus 2) years of book experience, heh, I knew better than to open the radiator at the very moment we saw the alert. I sure would have had a different post up here about the accidental burns that could have happened. So, instead, we chose to literally chill with the car.
Soon, we realized that some people couldn't use their gifts of sight to see that we had a problem and we were obviously not moving. I had to do what I should have done earlier as my responsibility as a driver: put the caution sign behind the vehicle. Before I did that, I almost killed someone.
Okay, I didn't almost kill someone, actually. I opened the door before looking and almost caused an accident for a peaceful rider on my side of the road.
I'd say peaceful because he could have parked to beat my tiny ass for almost ruining his bike and killing causing him to fall. I quickly apologized with a gesture—because he was too far away already to shout, "DON'T TURN BACK IN ANGER. I AM SORRY."
After that drama—which only lasted for less than a minute—we waited for another while for the car to cool off. When it felt right, I went to check the radiator, and then I found that it had very little water in it.
Little wonder the car started whining. I then took my precious water—that I intended to drink to ease the gas building in my belly after devouring a bowl of beans—and poured it into the radiator, gasping for air H2O. Some chemical reaction was going to happen in the air later on, courtesy of the beans.
In slow motion, I fed the radiator that water—to solve a problem different from that in my belly. "Shhh, ahhh" were the words I could hear from the radiator as it drank my water cooled off.
Now that we were all good, we were back on the road. But this time with the AC system off, to mitigate the risk of needing to share my water again.
Not long after, however, we had to stop again, but at the gas station—because the guy started whining again. We had to feed this same bastard guy that drank my water some fuel. This piece of metal is enjoying itself more than its owner. What audacity and effrontery this tin can must have to act like a spoiled brat!
Surely, I should have the power to seize its enjoyment. But then, I wasn't its genuine owner, and I wasn't the one driving. I'm sorry; I must have made you think I was driving all the way. We fed the guy what he wanted anyway, because we wouldn't get home without that, obviously!
We got home safe and sound, although one of us remained dehydrated and kept contaminating the air. We all survived, still.
This post was supposed to be about a hot day, but the truth is, I only wanted to show you the photographs I took. I am sorry I lied. I blame the beans.
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Hehe, you did have a heck of a day and thankfully, all went well. Momsy is looking good and you too. Enjoy what's left of the day.
Thankfully, all went well. We could have had a bigger problem instead.
Thank you for the compliments!
Oh dear, sorry for the late reply. I keep missing out on them for a week now😔
It's okay. I'm glad you came around.
Thank you.
Hey, @olujay. Since you included the link to our COMtest, I think it's safe to assume that you mean to enter this post in our contest. You may want to check the rules of the contest as your post currently isn't eligible.
I apologise for that. I do mean to enter the contest. I'll do the needful. Thank you!
Bro, you did engineering?. I knew the creative had to come from engineering..Omo one of the ways to avoid pains is avoiding Overheating in a car cos it can cause tears. hahaa..
Seems I would definitely get this Redmi series, look at the beauty of a camera..Omo I love this post
Oh, yes. I did Mechatronics engineering, actually.
One of the worst that could have happened is having the car breakdown and unable to move. I'd have considered the day to be terrible.
I love Redmi for affordability and decent specs. I went through highs and lows to get this particular model, as it had become scarce.
Thank you for coming around, man.
That's great, I did Petroleum Engineering.. I want to get one of these Redmi series
Smile... You blame the beans on the post and It makes a reader feel entertained, you will have been in police custody if the car door hit the peaceful rider on the road. Smile..
Heat is too much these day and even cars need something to make them chill.
Oh, no. Then the police would have to deal with my beans situation at their station. 😄 I'm glad that didn't happen, though.
Heat is overmuch these days. God help us.
The guy has earned the rights to whine🤣🤣for all the comfort it brings it’s owners surely you can spare your cool water
I guess I could share some of my water since there were going to be some benefits. 😄 Else, I might have walked home, and then woken up after five days.
🤣exactly after 5days🤣
If the car wasn't well fed it might not have gotten you guys home. Oh truly you made it seemed like you were the one driving ( that's a nice hook bro😂 ).
The photographs are good and I enjoyed reading this post😇🤝
We all would have spent the night in the road if we hadn't fed the car what it needed.
I am glad you enjoyed this post, and my photographs too.
You guys were Indeed u grateful oo 😂
Imagine turning the A.c at max without taking care of the car first...glad it drank Ur water 🤣....u must have felt so much thirsty after consuming a bowl of beans.. LOLZ
Don't mind us jare
The heat was too much. Can you blame us? Abegg oh 😄
I was very thirsty, of course. But then, getting home was more important, you know.
No need to blame you jay 😂
Glad you arrived home safely, I can only imagine how you attacked H20 on getting home
Lol
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I made sure to eat, drink, shower, and then jumped straight to bed after such a long day.
The heat these days is something else, I am not surprise that even a car can feel the intensity thereof.
At last we can boldly say that your 5 plus 2 years at the University was of great help to you that day, that part of sacrificing your water for the car must have really came from the virtue of the endurance you got while bearing with strikes and the likes🤐🤐😂😂😂
The car's engine is usually so hot these days. The heat is too much.
I guess the years in school pay off one way or another. Those strikes have taught me to endure well and be patient. 😄
Thank you for coming around, man.
But seriously, the heat these days is much...
No be only book we dey learn for school Sha.. 😂😁
You are always welcome sir
At least your years in college didn't go to waste. The heat in the country can cause things to go haywire. Y'all were lucky to get notified by the car
I must commend your pictures. They are very clear and sharp.
Just imagine the car's sensor didn't pick that and alert us. That's how the car would have just broken down like that, and then getting home would have been a new problem.
Having to deal with a faulty car under the scorching sun isn't a good feeling at all. Glad y'all acted fast.
I'm glad we didn't ignore. It wasn't convenient but it was necessary. Else, we'd have gotten home too late at night.
Must have been a longg day for you @olujay
It indeed was. I'm glad it was all over as soon as we returned home and nothing more.
You put this together really well. The fact it wasn't you driving makes it funny cuz the whole time I couldn't get over how impressive your photos are. Serious like, this dude knows how to snap a photo.
Then I was gonna accuse you of using chatGPT cuz your grammar is stellar. That's a compliment, by the way. I'm a nerd, I love aesthetics and grammatical perfection.
Thanks for entering COMtest, best of luck!
Haha...I try to be as open minded as I can be. And for the photos, thank you for appreciating them. I'm encouraged to keep at it.
Oh, ChatGPT, nahh... Just like you, I am a nerd. Getting my message accross effectively is a priority for me.
Thank you for your kind words. But I am curious, are you Nigerian?
No. I'm from Los Angeles, California. Why do you ask?
For some reason I can't explain, I just thought you were. There's nothing serious.