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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Leaky Lucy

The whole building was shaking and we all evacuated the restaurant.  Nobody expected an earthquake in Annapolis!  It happened Tuesday afternoon and, when the day had finally finished, I went back to the apartment to work on my car, Lucy.  Lucy had a mystery leak and I was determined to solve it!

Kyle and I figured it was coming from the windshield... nothing duct tape couldn't fix!  We proceeded to put the tape "discreetly" around Lucy's windshield and sunroof.  Kind of tacky, I know, but it did the trick!  Or did it?

Four days later, Lucy's leak was in for the ultimate test: Hurricane Irene.  I decided Lucy was in for a losing battle so I tried to help her chances by getting a car cover from Target.  The neighbor jokingly asked if I was trying to protect the paint job on my faded '94 Jetta.  Unfortunately, I didn't check whether the generic car cover fit Lucy's girlish figure until the wind and rain was full force.  It didn't fit well at all.

The next day I opened the door and experienced the overwhelming smell of mold.  It was mold from Lucy's leak.  I pulled the carpet back and tried to dry the carpet and rubber padding out for hours.  It felt dry but the smell was worse than ever!  Finally, two days ago, I was drying the car out with the girls' hairdryers and discovered a layer of insulation under the rubber padding and it was infested with mold!

Nasty Mold and Insulation
Last night, I pulled back the top two layers, ripped out the moldy insulation, sprayed the whole area down with bleach, and dried it all with a heat gun!  Lucy now wears a new scent: bleach.  It was disgusting but I'm glad it's finally over.  Kyle and I discovered the leak was coming from the passenger side door and I'm going to get it rehung next week.

In the end, I wouldn't have traded this experience for the world.  Lucy is well worth the work! 

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