Jrblanke 940 #1 Posted 14 hours ago Kind of a long read here, but I wanted to share a funny story. About a month ago my folks and I were coming back from TN hauling a trailer and we got some bad diesel at a shell station. The truck threw a "water in fuel" code and went into limp mode. We got to the walmart parking lot in Whythville and changed the fuel filter and siphoned out all the bad diesel. We were back on the road, but the truck was making some weird noises. Not being familiar with diesels, we decided to call AAA and tow the truck back to the house. The towing contractor was actually in the same gas sation where we were parked. So when the guy got the call, he walked over and introduced himself. We only had coverage for the truck, not the truck and the trailer (lesson learned). So the driver helped us come up with a solution to get the trailer home. Anyways, mom (who is introverted) and I loaded up in the single cab with the driver, and dad waited for another truck to haul the trailer. Well, I'm pretty extraverted, so we weren't 3 minutes into 1 hour drive and I decided I wasn't going to sit through that long of time with small talk. I started asking the driver questions in effort to find something to talk about. It didn't take long before he mentioned that he had been working on his "vintage lawn tractors" that day before coming to work. I said, " it wasn't wheel horses was it?" And he turned and looked at me like I was santa claus. My mom was relieved that she didn't have to say a word for the rest of the ride, and I had some great conversation! He has several different lawn tractors, including some odd ball brands. The wheel horse he is working on now is a D200. I talked about the big show and how awesome the people were in the hobby. I tried to convince him to head to the big show this June and also to join red square! So Josh, if you are out there, come out to Biglerville next month! Hope to see you there! 5 4 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 46,405 #2 Posted 13 hours ago 40 minutes ago, Jrblanke said: My mom was relieved that she didn't have to say a word for the rest of the ride, and I had some great conversation! That I can believe! ( There probably wasn't much room for her. Did she sit on your lap? ) 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 940 #3 Posted 10 hours ago 3 hours ago, squonk said: That I can believe! ( There probably wasn't much room for her. Did she sit on your lap? ) She was in the middle and I may or may not have had 1 cheek hanging off the seat the whole ride home! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 78,665 #4 Posted 9 hours ago 35 minutes ago, Jrblanke said: She was in the middle and I may or may not have had 1 cheek hanging off the seat the whole ride home! You's one o' them little fellas like me eh? 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrblanke 940 #5 Posted 9 hours ago 14 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: You's one o' them little fellas like me eh? That's right! We look like migilla gorilla on these tractors! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 46,405 #6 Posted 2 hours ago 6 hours ago, Jrblanke said: That's right! We look like migilla gorilla on these tractors! " Circus Bears!" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 6,628 #7 Posted 2 hours ago Jrblanke: Great story that turned out well. It is good your parents where there to help out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 2,842 #8 Posted 33 minutes ago What no report on what was wrong with the truck, come on man can't leave us hanging. Gorillas, bears or clowns all circus related . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
