Posted by 74w300uteline on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 12:02PM :
In Reply to: Can't quite find my way back to NJ posted by Mark NOT YET in NJ on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 1:20AM :
Power wagon angel on my shoulder? left the rally around 1:30 Sunday made it down the mud road, scarey in VW rabbit, stopped at Singeltons general store to pick up souvenirs.Molly gets bright green and black check wool cap with ear flaps, Andrew gets $4
plastic decoy duck.both usefull items and everyones happy. Smooth sailing untill North Haven CT. Instrument cluster starts going whackey ,radio dies, engine still running pull onto shoulder engine dies. car rolls all the way to off ramp and down to intersection of RT 5.Get kids out of car and behind new guard rail.While calling AAA a triple A van pulls up then a second AAA van pulls up, seem theres an AAA van depot right down the road and these guys are ending their shift.Diagnosis alternator is shot.wrecker comes takes car to a VW place right down the road.Molly spots a Holiday inn right across the intersecton, local cop gives us a ride across busy ntersection,with lights on, andrews thrilled.Check in hit the pool, kids meals on room service. Next day car not ready, cab to New Haven, Metro North to Grand Central, taxi to Port Authority bus terminal, Bus to hometown, Mom picks us up at bus stop. kids rave to mom about the best vacation ever, trucks, barns,winning rraffles, cows,pigs,pancakes, rides in cop cars, hotel pool,train ride,taxi bus ride.
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