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..Yeah, that's the idea; I've found that when it's impossible to maintain the illusion of control in our lives it's time to start paying close attention to what's going on.

..I would have been home from work three hours ago, but my engine has (hopefully just) blown a gasket. After walking a mile and back to buy some coolant and fill a gallon container with water, I got it started again and went another five miles before it was tapping so hard it wanted to die. So I pulled over and took a nap while it cooled again, checked the oil and coolant and went another five miles. After letting it cool again and failing to get it to start, my wife called to see where I was and then came to get me.

..I would have been home earlier, probably before the trouble started, but today is our 9th wedding anniversary, and I wanted to surprise her this morning with flowers, so I went in the opposite direction to get some at Wal-Mart, using up the miles I could have used to get home.

-Mike <8]

<blockquote data-quote="MADMANMIKE" data-source="post: 16050" data-attributes="member: 205">..Yeah, that&#039;s the idea; I&#039;ve found that when it&#039;s impossible to maintain the illusion of control in our lives it&#039;s time to start paying close attention to what&#039;s going on...I would have been home from work three hours ago, but my engine has (hopefully just) blown a gasket. After walking a mile and back to buy some coolant and fill a gallon container with water, I got it started again and went another five miles before it was tapping so hard it wanted to die. So I pulled over and took a nap while it cooled again, checked the oil and coolant and went another five miles. After letting it cool again and failing to get it to start, my wife called to see where I was and then came to get me...I would have been home earlier, probably before the trouble started, but today is our 9th wedding anniversary, and I wanted to surprise her this morning with flowers, so I went in the opposite direction to get some at Wal-Mart, using up the miles I could have used to get home.-Mike &lt;8]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MADMANMIKE, post: 16050, member: 205"] ..Yeah, that's the idea; I've found that when it's impossible to maintain the illusion of control in our lives it's time to start paying close attention to what's going on. ..I would have been home from work three hours ago, but my engine has (hopefully just) blown a gasket. After walking a mile and back to buy some coolant and fill a gallon container with water, I got it started again and went another five miles before it was tapping so hard it wanted to die. So I pulled over and took a nap while it cooled again, checked the oil and coolant and went another five miles. After letting it cool again and failing to get it to start, my wife called to see where I was and then came to get me. ..I would have been home earlier, probably before the trouble started, but today is our 9th wedding anniversary, and I wanted to surprise her this morning with flowers, so I went in the opposite direction to get some at Wal-Mart, using up the miles I could have used to get home. -Mike <8] [/QUOTE]

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