Mood: 
Today, Mellissa was taking the kids to New Westminster and all of a sudden she lost power steering and there was lots of clunking in the engine compartment.
We had to get the van towed to a garage to find that the alternator had ripped out and the fan belt was hanging off. We originally thought that it was only the fan belt, given that we could see it hanging under the vehicle, but instead we’re facing a $700 bill, before taxes. The alternator brace is a GM-only part, so it costs more than the alternator itself.
With taxes and towing, it’s going to be about $1,000 to fix it.
We’ll try to find a replacement part at a junk yard, but what a pisser…