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Lippyp · 05-24-2004, 04:43 AM

Anybody know of a tall cliff with deep water at the bottom as I may have something to push over the edge....

Yesterday I was sent by the wife to pick up the new cast iron fireplace for the dining room, in my truck. It was a lovely sunny warm day and I had the red wine and calvados hangover from hell. I warmed her up, slipped my shades on and set off, I stopped to get gas about five or six miles from home and *@?!** the damned thing wouldn't start as the battery was too low to turn her over fast enough (I've only done a couple of short trips in the last three or four weeks partly down to the cost of gas here at the moment) The wife was out working in the garden so couldn't hear the phone to come over with the booster cables so I had to call our equivalent of the AAA, took them an hour and a half to turn up and when they did she started right up when hooked to their big battery. One thing I did notice was how selfish people have become in the UK, it was a very busy gas station, I was sat with the hood up and not one person asked if I needed any help.

I decided to come straight home and put the battery on charge, as I was about half way home I heard a metallic drasgging noise and looked in the mirror in time to see part of one of my exhausts go bouncing down the road. I stopped and ran back to get it thinking I might be able to salvage the chrome tip and found to add insult to injury I'd ran the bloody thing over and it was flat (about 12" to 18" of tailpipe).

So now I have my battery on charge (the aftermarket electric clock someone put in is coming out as it's obviously drawing enough current to flatten the battery over time) and I now need a new exhaust bending up from the muffler back to in front of the rear wheel. I'm gonna have both sides done in stainless so they match and last forever. I spent an hour sweating over setting the stupid points on the stupid mallory twin point dizzy the day before to get rid of the miss (shoulda just built up and stuck in the HEI I have in the garage) and I'm just generally completely fed up and ******* off with the whole damned thing!

Vent over!

Longhorn Man · 05-24-2004, 06:13 AM

Sometimes they try to rebell...you just gotta show her who's boss...meke her respect you.

68C15 · 05-24-2004, 07:03 AM

was the truck jealuos because you didnt invite her out the night before. next time bring some red wine home for her. better yet try an american beer so she feels at home again

we all know how you feel right now. (sympathetic hug)
things could be worse though. at least you have your truck there with you.

69 Short Fleet · 05-24-2004, 05:10 PM

Thats not good, I had one of those days a few weeks ago, put a Canadian beer in her (that straighten things out for sure, lol) Doug

05-24-2004, 04:43 AM	#1
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	Bad Truck day on Sunday.... Anybody know of a tall cliff with deep water at the bottom as I may have something to push over the edge.... Yesterday I was sent by the wife to pick up the new cast iron fireplace for the dining room, in my truck. It was a lovely sunny warm day and I had the red wine and calvados hangover from hell. I warmed her up, slipped my shades on and set off, I stopped to get gas about five or six miles from home and @?!* the damned thing wouldn't start as the battery was too low to turn her over fast enough (I've only done a couple of short trips in the last three or four weeks partly down to the cost of gas here at the moment) The wife was out working in the garden so couldn't hear the phone to come over with the booster cables so I had to call our equivalent of the AAA, took them an hour and a half to turn up and when they did she started right up when hooked to their big battery. One thing I did notice was how selfish people have become in the UK, it was a very busy gas station, I was sat with the hood up and not one person asked if I needed any help. I decided to come straight home and put the battery on charge, as I was about half way home I heard a metallic drasgging noise and looked in the mirror in time to see part of one of my exhausts go bouncing down the road. I stopped and ran back to get it thinking I might be able to salvage the chrome tip and found to add insult to injury I'd ran the bloody thing over and it was flat (about 12" to 18" of tailpipe). So now I have my battery on charge (the aftermarket electric clock someone put in is coming out as it's obviously drawing enough current to flatten the battery over time) and I now need a new exhaust bending up from the muffler back to in front of the rear wheel. I'm gonna have both sides done in stainless so they match and last forever. I spent an hour sweating over setting the stupid points on the stupid mallory twin point dizzy the day before to get rid of the miss (shoulda just built up and stuck in the HEI I have in the garage) and I'm just generally completely fed up and ******* off with the whole damned thing! Vent over! __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission Last edited by Lippyp; 05-24-2004 at 04:47 AM.

05-24-2004, 07:03 AM	#3
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	was the truck jealuos because you didnt invite her out the night before. next time bring some red wine home for her. better yet try an american beer so she feels at home again we all know how you feel right now. (sympathetic hug) things could be worse though. at least you have your truck there with you. __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

05-24-2004, 06:13 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Sometimes they try to rebell...you just gotta show her who's boss...meke her respect you.

05-24-2004, 05:10 PM	#4
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086	Thats not good, I had one of those days a few weeks ago, put a Canadian beer in her (that straighten things out for sure, lol) Doug



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