Driving Excitement
I had my brakes replaced on my car yesterday, and when I picked up the car I noticed that they felt a little strange. But the car was stopping, and I didn't hear any odd noises, so I chalked it up to different brake pads, and figured that I'd get used to them.

Then this morning I took the exit ramp off I-435, and continued at a fairly fast speed since I was trying to make the light at the end of the ramp. But when I realized that I wasn't going to make it in time, I stopped. Or rather, I tried to stop. Instead of stopping, the car just gradually slowed down -- but not quickly enough for the oncoming intersection. Even with the brakes pressed all the way to the floor, I was still coming up on the intersection a little too fast for comfort. Thankfully, there wasn't much traffic, and I was able to swerve into the right-hand lane, and use the momentum I still had to make a right turn, avoiding cars in the process.

But I'm not too pleased with the guys at Midas right now. I think I'll take it to a Midas here in town before I attempt the drive back into Lawrence...