So immediately after I posted my last blog we have an awesome adventure.
Out in the parking lot, the lights of our car were on. Since they were still on we figured we'd be ok, but the car wouldn't start. Thus began a couple hours of running around and making friends. PE is called "The Friendly City" and now I know why. The guys from the internet cafe came outside and one tried to kick-start the car, but it didn't work. Another guy drove home to get his jumper cables because no one in the cafe had any. We tried jumping the car, but it wouldn't work. Then we noticed our engine immobilizer light was on - some safety feature in the car to keep it from being stolen. Jimmy was reading about that while the guys from the cafe were trying to remove a battery from one of their cars with a butter knife to trade us and try that. Another guy from the cafe started calling up his friends who knew cars well and tried to figure out how to start it. He also offered to tow us home because he had some sort of heavy-duty truck. Finally an Atlas Security truck drove by and stopped to ask what was up. We explained and one of them really wanted to try kick-starting it again, himself. So we pushed and he drove and it started! It was really strange. This all took place in about an hour's time. Everyone had helped us - EVERYONE.
While this was going on: we were leaving because we had to go pick up some pizzas we ordered for dinner. After about 40 minutes Jess called the pizza place and told them the situation and that we'd be late. The pizza place sent a guy out to us and they were delivered a couple minutes after the car started up. We gave one to the workers at the cafe and now, back here we all know each other and it's kinda funny.
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