They say don’t leave the windows down when it rains, but they never seem to explain why. I guess they think that it’s just self-explanatory. And unless you’re me, I guess it is.

I know what you’re thinking, “is she crazy?” I mean like only on the days that end in “day”. Kidding, relax!

I forgot these things happen. As I was in a rush to get home and close all my windows that I completely forgot about my car windows. I almost feel like when you shut your car off, the windows should automatically close too.

The rain came in, and let me tell you that the rain that night was not playing games. Trees, leaves, random grass pieces, toys were all flying all over the street. Our neighborhood looked like a snow globe with random things that could give you a concussion flying around.

That is why I booked it inside. I wasn’t thinking about shutting every single window in my car. I paid for that though. The next day as I walked outside, I realized that there was a musty smell coming from my car. After a good minute thinking what it could be, I gasped. Great, I thought.

Since it rained 90% of the night, my windows could no longer move up or down, my radio could barely work, my seats wouldn’t even move to adjust to my size. I wanted to cry and thing is, I had no one but myself to take it out on.

I quickly called the dealership, they transferred me to their service department and got me an appointment for that same day! Took a couple of days to get it working again, and again, I could only blame myself.

Water in your car can lead to mold, which means that you will need to spend more time replacing every little thing in your car, or you buy a new vehicle. Lucky for me, it didn’t get to that level. I had to replace my radio and the dashboard which was expensive by itself. It took me awhile to get my car back to how it was. That one night of forgetting to put my windows up sure ran me dry.

Let’s just say that everytime I get out of my car after that, I make sure my windows are closed. You don’t get it, I literally sit in my car and keep pressing the buttons. I don’t want any surprises.