My car died today!!!

[BAC]

Right at a stop light in one of the busiest intersections of town, the light turned green and I pressed on the accelerator and no acceleration!! So I start to freak out and all the cars behind me are honking and giving me the dirtiest looks as they drive by. Do they think that people break down in the middle of a 4 lane intersection on purpose?

Had to call 911 to get the police to come out because I was in a dangerous location. The police called the "wrecker" to haul it away. Luckily the boyfriend was home and was able to help out.

But SIGH, this sucks. I have 177,500 miles on the car and I think it's time to say goodbye to my lovely little Honda instead of putting tons of money into it. The alternator crapped out we think, which is at least a 300 dollar fix and it needs some body work I think because it veers to the right and the car shakes when I get above 65 mph. So I have to look at the long run.

Anybody else have any horrible accident/traffic violations they would like to share to make me feel better? Not that I get pleasure out of anyone's misfortunes... I just thought I would try to liven up the Coffee Talk section of this website a little.