Driving in a Tank

So I went to Rhode Island on Wednesday to see the Goo Goo Dolls, see Natalie, and buy a Lovesac. It was a wonderful time, unfortunately the night previous I hit a bump in the Jeep which knocked the rust right out of the Catalytic Converter. This also meant that there was a giant hole in the thing which created two problems: 1st, the Jeep went from being loud to being like a jet engine. You can hear this thing coming from 4 miles away now. That's not that big of a deal, and is almost a little funny, albeit illegal. 2nd, and most importantly, it also meant that exhaust is being forced through the vents inside the Jeep. On the way up to Rhode Island this wasn't the biggest problem it was so loud it was tough to hear the music, but with the windows open it ventilated the Jeep well enough to not cause any problems. On the way back however, it poured rain most of the trip and I hit over an hour of traffic in the middle of Connecticut. Without movement meant bad ventilation, which meant a really bad headache.

So, moral of the story is that you should always fix a catalytic converter if possible.