Like I said, I felt like it was time to go and head into town, and so I did, but it was still early enough in the day that I thought I'd stop my a CostCo on my way into DC - cause that's where I bought my p
hone (broken button and charge only lasts 6 hours now...). Okay, fine - found a CostCo and was directed to a T-mobile store in a nearby mall. On my way to the Mall, my truck sputters out and the engine dies. Acts like it's running out of fuel. After it stops and I couldn't restart it, I fortunately saw a repair shop across the intersection. Those are friendly guys, at Craven Tire and Auto, and they agreed to grab a tow strap and their truck and tow me out of the three-lane DC suburban road in the middle of rush hour. But when they got there - the truck started! Hooray! Until 50 yards later when it dies again.Now, at this point, the fellow is convinced it's just out of gas, so they give me a lift to a gas station to get some gas. This takes 20 minutes, because of traffic. But when we get back and put the gas in the tank, it still doesn't go. It just coughs and sputters and dies out again. Bugger. Well, they relented and conceded there is something else going on, and tow it back to the shop, where it will get examined today to see what's going on.
Again I was lucky I was close enough to my friends' house that they were able to come give me a ride the rest of the way! Otherwise, I would have been spending the night in the garage parking lot. Thanks Blake and Marcia! So, I made it here, with a little help, and now I'll see what it will take to repair all this stuff. I am glad and fortunate to have a place to stop for a little while.
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Say hi to the DC crowd! :) The truck knows what's best for you, Sanchez.
Unless, of course, it turns into Megatron later and busts your ass up. Watch out.
Dude, Papa Smurf CANNOT be gone!! He will be strong in due time.
We miss you buddy :) Glad you are safe in D.C. Keep these great posts coming.
P.S. On your earlier post, did you eat the deer that you took a picture of? Mmmmmmm, deer.
Indeed Michael, thanks to your friends! A night in a parking lot, in the city, could result in hearing sounds more frightening than any you heard in the "wilds" between Colorado and D.C
Papa Smurf??
Keep us posted.
My money is on the fuel pump or a clogged fuel line.
When in DC, be careful of the wild Simpkin. This creature is notorious for waking you up early in the morning due to a twitchy thigh and can become especially nervous when going to an interview.
no aaron, i've overcome my bought with twitchythigh! it was a long battle but just getting rid of my tight acid-washed jeans made all the difference.
Okay, Papa Smurf is the truck! And now we all know Blake had restless legs syndrome, or some such. (Hi, Blake, Marcia, Dan, Andrea, btw!) Oh, but wait. I'm supposed to comment on the BLOG. I'm glad you broke down so you could hang w/Blake and Marcia a while. They's cool. Happy Thanksgiving, Michael!
But how did you lose your tent stakes?
Well, I did not so much lose my tent stakes as forgot to take them with me and left them on the fire ring. They have been recovered. My phone is also getting replaced for free, since it is still under warranty.
The Wild Simpkin has been quite mellow, with no nervous behavior as long as he is fed a constant diet of fermented grains. I suspect the time in this zoo may be domesticating him.
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