[tcb] Re: I drove Murray today and solved mysteries! And a forecast.
- From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:48:27 -0500
it rained last year????
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> From: coocoo@xxxxxxx
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [tcb] I drove Murray today and solved mysteries! And a forecast.
> Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:30:31 -0500
>
> I went out to see the guy "pull" Murray today, but, of course the job in
> front of us is taking longer than expected and he wasn't ready. Since the
> initial shock of crashing into a tree HARD has subsided, I can rationally
> look at what happened. I examined him and made repairs. This is the evidence
> from the scene.
>
> Seconds before I struck the bus killing tree I had put in the clutch for the
> pop start. The pedal was pushed down to the floor where it was trapped by the
> bottom edge of the kick panel, since this has never happened before, I
> couldn't react to it, so now I have no clutch and I am picking up speed. Then
> I pushed on the brake pedal and one of the pistons in the brake cylinder on
> the rear passenger side bent and allowed all the brake fluid out, so I have
> no brakes. Now I am really picking up speed. Murray meet Mr. Tree.
>
> I freed up the clutch pedal, pinched off the brake line to the rear passenger
> wheel, was surprised to find that he wouldn't start. Talking to Dan on the
> phone he reminded me that all this had happened because I had drained my
> battery listening to the radio. Duh.
>
> I threw a quick charge on the battery and he started right up. I drove him
> off the trailer and around the tiny block and put him in front of a service
> bay. Then like an idiot, I went home his keys in my pocket. I am off to take
> his keys to him.
>
> All of this is taking time off of my Psycoblooie preparations. People may
> just have to do without some stuff. No zip line.
>
> It's 82 with 51% humidity. Very very green from all the rain. There is a
> small chance for rain on Friday. But it rained last year for a while, and I
> don' think anybody noticed.
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