The Long Drive and Why I will Never Drive Without AC Again

Precious taking a break at a rest stop somewhere between Modesto and San Francisco.

The hubby and I decided to take a little trip to good 'ol San Francisco. A little getaway to be exact. We, as has become our routine packed the dogs in the car and headed out. Within an hour of hitting the road however, I began to regret our decision. As you recall, the mechanics at Chrysler ruined my AC. I thought that having the windows down might make things tolerable, but boy was ix wrong! The road was unforgiving. It was HOT! 105 degrees of hot wind was in our face 5 out of the six hours we were en route. It was uncomfortable, but tolerable.... for me. For my dogs, that was a completely different story. Precious, my shih-tzu was a completely different story. She began breathing very hard and seemed to be having a panic attack. She even began barking at my hubby. He pulled her to the front and sprayed some water on her. She wasn't looking good. I seriously was afraid she'd have a heat stroke. :( Thankfully, I was able to pull out of the freeway and into a gasoline station. Manuel went into the mini mart and bought a bag of ice. We placed put the window visor on the back seat and we laid the ice bag in the middle. I pushed Precious near it. As soon as she felt the coolness of the ice she laid on top of it. My baby was finally feeling better. It took her about 15 minutes to get back to her normal self. Thank GOD! Needless to say, I was very upset in regards to my AC, but happy that things didn't end badly. I will never drive without AC again! NEVER!