A Mechanic Tried to Charge Me $8,000, Thinking I Was Just a Clueless Old Woman — What I Pulled from My Purse Wiped the Smile off His Face

my car began to shake while I waited at a traffic light.

The check-engine light blinked once, then stayed on.

Nell was sitting in the back seat, telling me about a classmate who had eaten glue during art class.

“Grandma,” she said when the car shuddered again, “I think your car has the hiccups.”

“Something like that.”

“Is it going to explode?”

“No.”

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