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Old June 21st 05, 07:48 PM
The Real Bev
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Rod Speed wrote:
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> The Real Bev > wrote:
> > Rod Speed wrote
> >> The Real Bev > wrote
> >>> Rod Speed wrote
> >>>> George Grapman > wrote

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> >>>>> Anytime that I have moved I have done something like
> >>>>> the following-loosen battery cable or radiator cap. Tell
> >>>>> mechanic I am having trouble starting car or it is overheating.

>
> >>>>> The diagnosis tells you all you need to know.

>
> >>>> Harder when the car is basically undrivable with a very obvious problem.

>
> >>> A powerless-steering car is difficult to
> >>> turn, but otherwise perfectly driveable.

>
> >> The OP said

>
> >> >>>> I could barely turn the wheel.

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> > Pretty wimpy, if you ask me.

>
> Irrelevant to whether trying what the crapchild proposed is feasible for him.
>
> > A 78 deVille has got to be harder to steer than a
> > 97 Chevy Cavalier, whatever that is, and I'm a gurl.

>
> Obvious lie. You're actually a raddled old bag with rather pathetic
> viking fantasys, do doubt a result of your gross drug abusing past.


Yup, it took me a long time to kick that Premarin, but I'm a better person for
it.

> >>> When my POS 78 Caddy blew a rod we pushed it 80 miles
> >>> or so on the freeway, the hardest part of which was the
> >>> sharp uphill turn into the driveway which turned out OK.

>
> >>> Rolling down Cajon pass with no lights
> >>> or engine at 2:00 am is a real kick!

>
> >> Pfft, you wanna try it in a landrover with no brakes at all, a coupla ton of
> >> soil samples, etc etc etc, much bigger drop than that. Pure doddle ya wimp.

>
> > Without brakes you should have the vehicles attached,

>
> Wota wimp.
>
> > with the pushing vehicle capable of stopping both in a pinch.

>
> Wota wimp.


It's not practical to race around in front of the brakeless car and make it
stop by letting it run into you. It's possible, but doing it in heavy traffic
is a real pain.

> > We've done that too. And another interesting kludge: When
> > we brought the monsterhome home it had fuel pump problems
> > and we couldn't get up out of a railroad underpass. Solution:
> > feeding in shots of starting fluid until we got out of the hole.

>
> Pfft, nothing special.
>
> > And then there was the other fuel pump problem which
> > involved me sitting in the back with a 5-gallon can of gas
> > on my lap with a siphon hose running down to the carb.

>
> Pfft, nothing special.
>
> You wanna try some of the places I've been to where there
> is no hope of any assistence what so ever ever showing up.
> If you cant fix the problem yourself, they'll find the corpse.


Big deal. Have you ever had to tear down a motorcycle transmission to unjam
some gears 30 miles from the closest road using only the tools and plastic
garbage bag that your mom had the foresight to bring along?

> > You candy-ass younguns got it way too easy.

>
> I'm older than you thanks.


Far be it from me to say anything like "Well, then, why don't you act like a
grown-up?" I'm much too nice a person to do a thing like that.

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Cheers, Bev
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