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Running on Empty
Feb. 7th, 2009 11:17 pmI 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.
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.
