It's been a bad day...

Yes indeed. A bad day which started yesterday, when I was going home from work.
I was feeling a little under the weather, which was really nasty btw. and all I wanted was to go home, get a tea and watch some Glee. Not happening.
As I stopped on the red light all of sudden I hear an engine roaring. I start looking around for the macho with really great car. No such luck. It was my car, which meant only one thing, problems with muffler. Normally it wouldn't be such a big deal, I can drive with broken muffler, I just get a lot more attention. But as I moved, I could hear that I'm scratching the ground, which is definitely not a good thing.
So I pulled into the nearest apartment complex and parked there.I started calling my go to guys. Fortunately for me one of them lives quite close and although he was sick and about to start enjoying his evening he came to my rescue. Thank you again PD, I really appreciate it.

Old pipe and new pipe

It was still on and off raining, but we had the luck and it didn't rain while he was trying to make my car at least drivable, so I can go home without being towed. The trunk of my car is full of odd things. One of them being a wired hanger, which he used to somehow hook the loose end of my muffler pipe (I'm not really clear on the terminology) and I was able to drive home. He drove with me, just in case.
After I got home, another one of my guys, Jon, gave me a contact for his mechanic (very interesting guy). Unfortunately he wasn't able to come right then (it was already 10.30pm at that point) so I had to try to live a car-less life.
Yes, I used a public transportation to go to work. Luckily I live and work quite close to metro/bus stations, so all I had to do was walk and take only one bus. I had no idea how much is a bus fare or how to pay it and the driver in the morning wasn't very helpful. He refused my $5 bill, and made me fish for some spare coins, fearing that I won't have enough (they don't take pennies). Somehow I made it and I got to work, even on time. On the way home, I wanted to just charge my smart trip card, when I realized I forgot it home. I took my $5 to McDonald's and got some change. Then I ran to the bus stop where my bus was just about to leave.
After I got home the mechanic came and checked my car. He said it's a good news and a bad news (isn't it always?). He is able to fix it, but I need a new part. Than he started calling his dealer friends and located the part we needed in Silver Spring (I walked around that shop today when going from work). We drove together to pick it up (and pay for it). I can just say he's an interesting guy.
We got back 45 minutes ago, and I just checked on him, he's almost done. So I got good news and bad news. Good news: I'll be able to drive again. Bad news: Can't wait till Friday!