Sunday, March 28, 2010

Never a Dull Moment

Yesterday after I finished putting in a new power steering hose and an oversized caliper bolt for the other side, I wanted to test it out. The van was behind me in the driveway, so rather than move it, I decided to just drive into the yard, turn around and come back.

The little voice inside my head was strangely silent before I attempted to execute a three point turn in my formerly little mud hole. Thanks, little voice.

Yeah. Who's the imbregnorant now??

I spent about 2 hours trying to dig it out and finally called a tow truck, but I became extremely worried when he arrived and immediately said, "I don't know if there is anything I can do for you." I was too far away, you see, and if he tried to back into my yard his truck would have immediately sunk into the soft Virginia clay.

He unspooled all of his cable, hooked up every chain he had and was able to pull me out. Just barely. He's my new best friend. We're going to hang out tonight.


12 comments:

Pete said...

thats pretty deep

rburnsy said...

That's right up there with Big A's hole.

Rob said...

Hey dumb arse. I have a ramp truck you know. Why didn't you call me?

gagknee said...

it's bottomless.

pretty close. i shouldn't have gone in without a winch.

ya know, i forgot that you had a ramp truck. until i hit the publish button on this post. that was a slap my forehead moment!

L-DUB said...

Will AAA come to your house and tow you from the back yard to the front?

gagknee said...

hmm. another idea that i didn't think about...

my wife got us a discount because she called the tow company that the city uses and she is a city employee, so it only cost me $35.

L-DUB said...

Much better to pay $35 to have a stranger pull you out than to have a friend with a ramp truck come over and laugh at you for hours on end.

gagknee said...

hehe, very true, ldub.

Big A said...

I'm guessing that the voice in your head has simply given up after the many, many, many times you have ignored it in the past.

gagknee said...

ah. yeah. thats quite possible.

Rob said...

I would have been sympathetic, but I would have taken multiple high-resolution pictures for posterity.

gagknee said...

hmm. yeah. i've seen the quality of the pictures your camera takes. you could send them out and have a mural made for my living room wall.

Actually, that would be kind of sweet.