Running on Empty

[joshwriting]

I can't believe I actually did that. *sigh*

Tonight, I was heading into Cambridge to have dinner with my friends Eric and Liz, who'd not met, but have lots in common. I noticed, as I got into the car, that I needed to get gas on the way in.

About 30 minutes later, with the gauge showing an 1/8th of a tank below empty, I remembered this. I was on a stretch between I-495 and the Concord Rotary on Rt. 2 - next gas station a few miles ahead, at the rotary.

I pulled into the left lane and hoped.

2/3rds of the way around the rotary, the engine died. With it died the power steering and power brakes.

I coasted the rest of the way around the rotary, into the gas station, and stopped at the pump.

Piece of cake.

Comments

[klimp.livejournal.com]

Only to remember you had a Diesel? :p

[zilsrainydayz.livejournal.com]

ah yes my mom pulled off that stunt once, it was quite amusing. It also helped that when she did that we were also at the top of a very slight hill that gave us an extra boost to the gas station and we barely made it through a yellow light.

That's great you made it!

rotary? as in Rotary Club? I've only ever heard that word in the context of the organization. I know what it means I suppose, but not in the context of traffic and roads.

After research I suppose it's what I know as a roundabout? I've only ever seen 3 in my life, they're very interesting concepts. One in Oregon, one in a neighborhood here, and one very large one in Nicaragua.

[camlina.livejournal.com]

Rotary = traffic circle/roundabout, yeah. The term varies by region.

[mythlawen.livejournal.com]

Wow. Congrats pulling off that stunt. Was that the gas station between 2A and 2?