By Kristina Korsholm March 14, 2010 in Life

Trouble in Paradise

Yesterday when I took off – direction Los Angeles – wearing a big smile, looking a little more tan and probably way more relaxed than when I arrived in New Mexico, troubles started to invade my personal trucker paradise…

‘Check Engine’ … weird noises … and no ‘pull’ when I pressed the gas pedal…hmmmmm…. NOT good!!! And of course in the middle of absolutely no where in the New Mexican desert.

I pulled into some small village called Grants in New Mexico and was extremely lucky to find a repair shop that was open after noon on a Saturday. Keith from Riverside Auto & Diesel and his boys helped me. I checked the oil and tried to learn a thing or two about cars and Grants. The guys turned on a couple of screws and found a little pressure hose that was leaking. After fixing that up they told me I was ready to hit the road again. Besides being annoyed and nervous about my Bronco it was actually a really fun experience to hang with the repair shop crew. Our worlds are so different. Fun to hear Manager Keith’s life story.

Happy as a clam I drove off and everything felt good… But… then some hours later ”Check Engine” came up again…. I pulled into Flagstaff and made the decision to not think about it before tomorrow, which is now….. So, in a minute I will go down and check if the hoses are still intact, say my prayers and head west on Interstate 40.

If I make it to LA tonight only time will tell…

I’m flying out to New York on Tuesday morning so I’m really crossing my fingers that the Bronco will make an effort. Please root for me!!!!