OT, getting them home stories, Car stories Options

[r_towle]

OT! So move it if you feel the need.

I laugh more now when thinking of the crazy stuff I did when I was young and broke just to get a car home or repaired.

One night, heading up to go skiing with a buddy, by beetle accel cable broke.
It was super cold, dark and we were in a section of NH that has about ten exits of nothing....so remote.

Thankfully there was a gas station about 2-3 miles ahead.
I put on my winter ski clothes, goggles and all.
I sat sideways on the rear bumper with my hand hugging the upright fan and I drove the carburetor while yelling when to shift etc...

What could go wrong......??

How about you guys?
I have a few more stupid stories that make me wonder why I am still here at all.

[JoeDees]

While I was working Public Affairs at Ft Sill, OK I used to take VIPs out to the ranges to watch the artillery fire in my 71 Super Beetle (I had off-road suspension components) since it was too much of a pain in the ass to sign out a Humvee or government vehicle. On one occasion the Major I was driving was all about the bug so we took a joy ride on the back trails. Middle of nowhere there's a puff of smoke under the dash; the ignition switch went out. Paper clips, a repurposed toggle switch that powered the radio, some old tape and a Gerber tool mixed with some hillbilly shit my dad taught me and I had a viable fix. Impressed the hell out of that Major.