Where's the Knight Bus when you need it?

I was driving to a doctor's appointment today, when suddenly I was unable to shift gears at all. I pulled out and checked the clutch reservoir. Empty. I swore, not under my breath. I'd taken the car in for servicing this week, to be SURE it was fit to drive from Minnesota to Florida next week. So why did the service station, who was supposed to check all fluid levels, give it back to me with that reservoir empty?

I had brake fluid in my car. I poured it into the reservoir and made it to the appointment all right, but driving home it was clear that all was not well. Shifting into first and second gear was extremely difficult, and it was possible to shift in reverse, if you don't mind the horirble grinding noise the gears were making.

Best guess: clutch? Or transmission?

If we have to rent, we'll rent. We'll get there. But suddenly have money issues I didn't plan on having.

Aaarghhhh.

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