Throbbin Rods
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jan 25, 2003
- Messages
- 213
Back in the mid to late 70's when I was a professional alcoholic one of my buddies and I were heading home after a night on the town. About 250 yards before we got to his folks house I had a mental moment and went off the road over a snowbank and about 100 feet out into the woods. Never touched a single tree. I saw my buddy laying on the floor and called out to him to see if he was OK. He said "Are we home yet?" I then walked, drunk and cold, 6 miles to the garage I was working at and got the wrecker, (I know, not my finest hour)and drove it to the scene of the crime. I wasn't going to lay in the snow so I put the hook on the back bumper of my cherry 73 Gran Torino Sport Coupe. Yup, pulled it right off. Then I laid on my back in the snow and hooked the cable to the axle. Pulled the car out and got it on the road. It wouldn't start. I opened the hood and it was packed full of snow level with the top of the air cleaner. I thought "hmm, I can fix that" (we had one fo those geenrator car starters in the back of the wrecker) and went to back up the wrecker to get in position. Yup, left the car door wide open. Bang! Broke off both hinges and laid the door right in the middle of the road. Then I hooked up the generator and got the car started. Parked it in my buddy's driveway with all the parts piled on the roof. Drove the wrecker back to work and parked it inside the garage and laid down on the seat and went to sleep. About gave my buddy a heart attack in the AM when he opened the door to move the wrecker out to start the days work. Total score<br />1 Bumper<br />1 Door<br />2 Hinges<br />Straighten one front fender<br />All this for a car that had not even a scratch on it before I began the recovery effort. God am I glad I quit drinking!!
Needed the laugh.