The Facebook post from Alicia in full...
Alicia here with just another day...
Do you ever get so mad at yourself for doing something so stupid?
Well, I am officially an idiot. Major blunder racing around in a hurry early yesterday morning. I went to the gas station to fill the Sprinter van with diesel and the pump wasn't working. Then I realized the gas station wasn't open yet. Really? I thought most gas stations were open 24 hrs. Ok, fine I drove to another one that was open. Great, I'm already running late. It was still dark out but looking in the rear view mirror I noticed the curtains were closed in the back of the van. When I stopped at the gas station, I jumped in the back to open the shades. My cell rang and I jumped to the front, grabbed my phone and hopped out of the van. It was Kurt so I answered the call and started to proceed with the pay-at-the-pump routine and started filling up with fuel. As I'm going over plans with Kurt I am horrified when I see that what I am fueling the van with is unleaded gas and not diesel. This is a diesel engine. "No! I just put in 25 dollars worth of unleaded gas in the van!!!"
In grim shock we both said it at the same time, "We're F#*@%ed."
I wanted to scream and cry, but I couldn't. My bike was on the rack, so I put what riding cloths I had on and rode back to the house to get the minivan. It was at the most five miles all uphill, dark and cold. It helped that I froze my anger and frustration off, but not the best way to start the day.
Now, the joy of getting the Spinter towed and flushed. I dread to find how much this will cost. I was beating myself up all day about it, but Kurt never got mad at me. When I asked him, "Why aren't you mad?" He said, "We all do stupid stuff, but won't admit it." Then he proceeded to tell me one of his major blunders.
Well, ok, even though it's not ok...
Either the tracker's also b0rked today, or it will be another short one (36 miles currently showing). While its obviously an inconvenience for Alicia in particular to have the van out of action, I'm not quite sure why it is so much a problem for Kurt's riding, given that he is spending most of his time riding pretty close to home (certainly by Steve standards).
