Weird Ride

I’m house and dog sitting in Kailua (Oahu) for my friends Ev and Jane. They left today for the mainland so it’s just me, the house, the dogs, and 2 cars. Jane has a Subaru just like mine, and Ev has a jeep convertible. I can use either car, so to go buy food this afternoon I take the jeep, right? Naturally. More fun. The real island experience.

The top’s down, so I hear all the road sounds, and the jeep has a loud engine. Still, as I drive along I’m noticing some really weird noises coming faintly from the general direction of the hood. Odd, strange chugging and hissing sounds, stopping and starting at random. These noises seem to have no relationship to the throttle or the clutch or the brake. Very puzzling. Never heard these from a car before. But then again, I’ve never driven your basic Army-style jeep before either. So I’m wondering if something is wrong. Or more likely, something IS wrong, but what? And more to the point, did I do it?

For about 10-15 minutes I’m cruising along, trying various speeds, and these noises are kinda freaking me out. I’m wondering if I should stop at a car repair and get some help.

Then I notice Ev has an old, add-on CD player in the jeep and it’s turned on. I hit the eject button and a CD comes out. I stop and park so I can look at the CD, and it’s a collection of ………… I’m serious ………… train sounds!

Ev likes to drive his jeep around listening to train sounds.

Woooo woooo! Chugga chugga…..

If I’d stopped at the repair shop those guys would have been laughing for weeks.