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Title: I'd rather be stuck in Lodi
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Published: Nov 19, 2011
Author: me
Post Date: 2011-11-19 11:52:00 by farmfriend
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Views: 1693
Comments: 28

I'm totally stuck in Reno of all places. I have stores up here I have to work once a month. This trip has been nothing but problems. I tried to leave yesterday but there were chain controls in Truckee. Ok I've put chains on before, no problem, right? So I'm laying down in the snow with no coat trying to put the chains on my friggin Honda. The tires are the smallest those chains will take so I got to get them on tight. But I can't get my fat...I can't get under the car enough to get them on right because the car is so low to the grown. I give up and come back to Reno. Enter the unexpected female monthly. I am totally unprepared for this and given my age things do not proceed in a normal fashion. So at 4am I have to run out to get supplies. I run up to Savemart which is no longer a 24 hour store. Crap, I have no idea where to go in this town. Doesn't matter anyway because now my car won't start. I have cables but finding a jump at 4am is not easy.

A gal is being dropped off at work but her husband is late for work himself and can't help. I managed to talk to a guy letting the girl in the store. He finds an employee who is willing to try and jump my car. No go. Nada. They let me in to use the restroom as that is now necessary. The gal who tried to jump my car breaks the rules and sells me some feminine supplies. I am most grateful but now I have to leave the store before the boss shows up.

So I'm standing outside wondering what the heck I'm going to do when a cab shows up trying to do shopping himself. He's got a 6 cylinder but the jump is still ineffective. I have just enough cash on me to take the cab back to the hotel. Guy at the hotel thinks it might be the cellinoid (sp) or the starter. sigh.

So I go back to my room and try and get some sleep which is hard to do jumping up every 30 minutes. Time to try and make some calls, see if I can get someone to come out and fix my car. Hope the roads are clear.

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Update: My friend just put a new starter in Farmfriend's Honda and she is on her way back to Sacramento. : )

abraxas  posted on  2011-11-19   17:09:19 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: abraxas, 4 (#8)

Abs to the rescue!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have so enjoyed abraxas' friendship on my monthly trips over the hill. One can only watch so much TV and sit on the computer for so long. The conversation and companionship have been a blessing.

I was debating what time to try and call, I'm not a morning person myself, when I saw her post. She contacted her mechanic friend Jim, blessings to this sweet and politically astute gentleman. An absolute gentleman with the sweetest natured pitbull you would ever want to meet. The application of a hammer to the starter got the car started and back to Ab's house. I made the mistake in joking that every time I've replace a starter I had to do it twice. That jinxed it and the first starter turned out to be wrong. You know how it is with a late model, you never really know which year parts will fit. A second trip to the parts store got us the correct starter and me on the road.

The road itself was clear and I had dry pavement all the way. All said, it was wonderful to finally meet Ag's girls. What wonderful young ladies they are. Also got to meet her foster dog, a mature greyhound enjoying a loving home in her last years.

Thanks to Abs for her willingness to share her home and her time. She has been a true blessing in my life.

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#22. To: farmfriend (#17)

I'm glad everything worked out. Being stranded ruins your whole day.

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#24. To: X-15 (#22)

Being stranded ruins your whole day.

That it does.

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