well I have an accident report in my posession

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Post #203,411 by boxley 4/14/05 9:17:04 PM Reply	well I have an accident report in my posession that indicates severe damage to a stop sign and light pole under driver it lists none. Car stalled in the street. Could only be started in neutral and by jumping the solenoid. So car in neutral, jump solenoid, engine starts, slips into gear and the high idle throttle that I havnt fixed yet started moving the car down the road at about 30 mph. Now the car is at rest buried into a cement light pole with the engine screaming and the tires digging to china. I am busy with an axe trying to access to the hood and get to the coil wire. A nice man stops, helps me then confesses he's an off duty cop and has to right me up for the stop sign. As I am sitting glumly awaiting a tow a truck shows up (sunday am at about 4:30am.) with 4 workmen to replace stop sign. Sign $75 OT on weekend $625, they bent it uprioght and took about 2 minutes. thanx, bill All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 48 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #203,417 by Another Scott 4/14/05 9:44:41 PM Reply	:-( I had a 1974 Ford Galaxy 500 2-door that I parked one evening on a hill ~ 1987. Next morning, the car was Gone! Called the cops, sat on hold... They said the car had been towed. Why? It was found blocking an intersection at the bottom of the hill.... Luckily, it didn't seem to damage anything. My guess is that it was bumped when someone parked in front of it and it somehow got knocked out of Park. (The parking brake release was some fancy "modern" thing that was intended to release the brake when shifting out of Park ...) It learned me to turn the steering wheel appropriately when parked on a hill. I hope you win the lottery soon so that you have a little bit more reliable transportation. :-) Hang in there. Cheers, Scott.
Post #203,420 by boxley 4/14/05 10:02:32 PM Reply	oh I have 2005 born vehicle just not allowed to drive it :-), wifes van thanx, bill All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 48 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #203,422 by Another Scott 4/14/05 10:05:58 PM Reply	She's got a big insurance policy on you too, I'll bet. ;-) Luck with the Lincoln! Cheers, Scott.
Post #203,428 by boxley 4/14/05 10:46:42 PM Reply	no I have a big insurance policy on me :-0 All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 48 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #203,433 by Another Scott 4/14/05 11:34:07 PM Reply	That explains it then. ;-)

Why its important to keep up on your car maintenance - (tuberculosis) - (28) - April 14, 2005, 01:50:12 PM EDT

2005 Darwin Award nominee :-D -NT - (lincoln) - (2) - April 14, 2005, 02:07:13 PM EDT

I don't know about a Darwin award... - (jb4) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 03:07:29 PM EDT

Still - (lincoln) - April 14, 2005, 08:43:57 PM EDT

On a positive note... - (ChrisR) - (15) - April 14, 2005, 03:22:27 PM EDT

A hammer and duct tape can fix anything. -NT - (bionerd) - (14) - April 14, 2005, 03:43:19 PM EDT

So you DO understand - (bepatient) - (6) - April 14, 2005, 04:20:31 PM EDT

I'm sure she understands from her work. - (Another Scott) - April 14, 2005, 04:29:04 PM EDT

Also known out here as 'Grip tape' . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - April 14, 2005, 04:33:12 PM EDT

Do you have a link to that study? -NT - (ben_tilly) - (2) - April 14, 2005, 04:33:48 PM EDT

Don't know if it's the same study, but . . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 04:37:30 PM EDT

Thanks. Forwarded. :-) -NT - (ben_tilly) - April 14, 2005, 04:49:33 PM EDT

Not usually the same - (FuManChu) - April 14, 2005, 06:57:12 PM EDT

No, no, no - (Yendor) - (6) - April 14, 2005, 05:16:11 PM EDT

Bailing Wire! Can't forget that! - (folkert) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 05:18:43 PM EDT

Angle irons and bungee cords. -NT - (broomberg) - April 14, 2005, 07:30:19 PM EDT

So tell me.... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 14, 2005, 06:14:28 PM EDT

Sometimes I wish... - (Yendor) - April 14, 2005, 06:17:01 PM EDT

I've wanted to. -NT - (Steve Lowe) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 07:28:53 PM EDT

Me too. - (bionerd) - April 15, 2005, 10:08:44 AM EDT

well I have an accident report in my posession - (boxley) - (5) - April 14, 2005, 09:17:04 PM EDT

:-( - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 14, 2005, 09:44:41 PM EDT

oh I have 2005 born vehicle - (boxley) - (3) - April 14, 2005, 10:02:32 PM EDT

She's got a big insurance policy on you too, I'll bet. - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 14, 2005, 10:05:58 PM EDT

no I have a big insurance policy on me :-0 -NT - (boxley) - (1) - April 14, 2005, 10:46:42 PM EDT

That explains it then. ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 14, 2005, 11:34:07 PM EDT

I thought only Trabants were started like that?! -NT - (scoenye) - (2) - April 15, 2005, 10:40:13 AM EDT

When ah were a lad - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 15, 2005, 10:46:22 AM EDT

My old Celica had a similar prob, but it was hammer-fixable. - (Meerkat) - April 15, 2005, 06:56:07 PM EDT

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