It's called a gas gauge... But alas it has happened to all of us. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:10:50 To:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus story of the day didn't you run outta gas at Kellers in the Bug once last year as well? I think I see a pattern ... Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: don't forget to put gas in it this afternoon. >From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [tcb] Bus story of the day >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:38:59 -0500 > >So last night I go to bed thinking to myself, "I gotta put gas in the bus >in the morning." > >Fast forward to 5:30 am: This morning on the way out I do my normal check >for phone, wallet, badge, keys. Everything checks out, but I have this >nagging feeling that I'm forgetting something on my way to work. > >Hit a stretch of southbound I35 where there are no street lights, no >civilization, with the exception of homeless people. Bus stutters and >stalls. Still nothing has dawned on me. Coasted, tried to start bus, it >starts and gets me maybe another 100 yards of momentum, enough to coast >under some street lights before Northwest Highway. I check my probablities, >all checks out. Then it dawns on me. CRAP! > >So, there is a gas station about 1/2 a mile away on the other side of the >highway. Thank god I've been running 2 miles a day, because under the >Northwest highway bridge is likely where most of the homeless folks crash, >and I have to go under it to get to the gas station. That and if I'm gone >long my bus gets stripped or will be occupied by homeless people. > >I haul butt to the station. It's 6:05, sign says it opens at 6. Cool. Until >I realize the doors are closed and the lady at the counter is COMPLETELY >ignoring me. For 15 minutes. Some guy rolls up and needs to pay cash for >gas so when the pump starts beeping inside, she finally opens the door. > >$15 1 gallon gas can in hand, I run back to the bus. A big sigh of relief >that he hadn't been molested. Gas that bad boy up and roll on to work. > >This is BEFORE I had any caffiene. > >Robb 1 >Bus 0 >________________________________________________________________________ >Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security >tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, >free AOL Mail and more. _________________________________________________________________ Play Flexicon: the crossword game that feeds your brain. PLAY now for FREE.� http://zone.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmtagline ---------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers: <http://answers.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFvbGNhMGE3BF9TAzM5NjU0NTEwOARfcwMzOTY1NDUxMDMEc2VjA21haWxfdGFnbGluZQRzbGsDbWFpbF90YWcx> and get answers from real people who know.