I'm surprisingly excited about taking my car in for service for the first time. It's in the hands of the highly-recommended Colonial Auto Service. It's been having trouble starting, and also needs an oil change and probably new brake pads.

The trouble with starting was illustrated today in the mechanic's driveway. I drove in past a snow plow and parked where I thought he had already plowed. Once the mechanic explained that I had parked in the way, I gave him the keys and… rev rev *click*.

While I went inside to give my information to the other guy, the first mechanic was getting my car started. I think he hooked a jumper battery up to my car's battery, and eventually got the thing started. Then I watched him pull the car around, with the hood still up, with lots of wheel spinning and some sliding.

Now, this would probably scare some people, but I am quite happy to see the experts at work. What's making me feel great right now is the expectation that this evening, my car will once again be running perfectly. Probably with a new starter motor.

Update: The car has been fixed. Turns out it was the battery, not starter motor, which is good. Also, the brakes are in fine shape.