Things iz always interesting when you ride with T4B

Printable View

02/14/2013, 06:26 AM
tom4bren

Things iz always interesting when you ride with T4B

Yesterday I had to run to York, PA to pick up B's birthday present (a new puppy). Her BD isn't till April but puppy was ready now.

Anyway, just before Boy & I crossed into PA, we stopped for a lunch break. As we were pulling out of the parking lot, I heard a 'POP' & saw sparks fly from my hood & the engine died. My first thought was: "OMG, Dormer is in town & just shot my car".

NAH!!!

Nothing so dramatic. The battery on my Eclipse was slightly oversized for the application & the positive terminal was pressed against the hood blanket. Well, as luck would have it, now was the time for it to lose that small layer of insulation. I now have a 1/4" diameter burn mark & a small hole in my hood.

Engine cranked right up & a microfiber towel layed over the battery got us back on the road. But, guess what song was on the radio when we got back in the car ... "Sparks Fly" by Taylor Swift.

BTW - the puppy is a Morkie ... cute as a button!!!
02/14/2013, 06:39 AM
Ldub

LOL..it could only happen to my Bro Tom...:laughing:

WTF is a morkie...:confused:

half pig & half alien???
02/14/2013, 06:54 AM
tom4bren

It's a cross between a Yorkshire Terrier & a Maltese.

She looks kinda like this ... but lighter color.
02/14/2013, 07:09 AM
WormGod

This puppy is a bad omen! The signs are already ever present!!! :p
02/14/2013, 07:10 AM
Triathlete

A "morkie"? Did it come from ork?

****who will be the first to get the reference? :)
02/14/2013, 07:25 AM
tom4bren

Thanks guys ... now I hafta go & get her a 'Robin Williams' sweater!

NANU - NANU

EDIT:

Wormy,

She's too cute to be a bad omen. 'Sides, we hadn't picked her up yet. Mebbe Boy is the bad omen!!!
02/14/2013, 07:31 AM
Triathlete

Figured us "old" guys would get it ;)

I have seen hamsters bigger than that dog. Wouldn't have even been a bite-size snack for my big dog :)
02/14/2013, 07:40 AM
tom4bren

Yah, our golden retriever weighs at least 2 orders of magnitude more.:)

Our dog's names suit them though. The Yorkie is named Micro. This one is Mini.

Since Cutie Pie (the golden retriever) weighs about 100 lbs ... we usually just call her OMG!!!
02/14/2013, 07:54 AM
Triathlete

Big dog=198lbs :)
02/14/2013, 08:06 AM
tom4bren

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triathlete

Big dog=198lbs :)

Soooo???

I'm a big dog???
02/14/2013, 09:05 AM
Triathlete

Luc was a big boy. Rotti/great dane mix...a gentle giant.
02/14/2013, 02:42 PM
BigSwede

That battery thing happened to Jeremy on Top Gear during the Africa special...
02/15/2013, 07:24 AM
tom4bren

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigSwede

That battery thing happened to Jeremy on Top Gear during the Africa special...

GTK that I'm not special! That pedestal I put myself on was getting pretty tall.:)
02/15/2013, 08:32 AM
eblank

Been There

Yep, that happened to me too In my Talon. It was my first car and I had just bought it and was driving it home. It was dark out so it took a while to figure out there was a hole in the hood. All I knew was there were sparks and I couldn't restart the car. Got it worked out tho :)
02/15/2013, 12:35 PM
VXorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom4bren

Engine cranked right up & a microfiber towel layed over the battery got us back on the road. But, guess what song was on the radio when we got back in the car ... "Sparks Fly" by Taylor Swift.

...you remind me of Jeremy Clarkson. ;Do;
02/15/2013, 12:37 PM
VXorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigSwede

That battery thing happened to Jeremy on Top Gear during the Africa special...

:laughing: That's what I was thinking too... great mind think a like.