tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post8008004752833064985..comments2023-10-20T03:59:51.767-07:00Comments on The Many Shades of Life and Love: Stranded in IdahoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15072714362184530001noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-5218126676541016252009-08-17T02:14:05.518-07:002009-08-17T02:14:05.518-07:00Back when i was 16 i came bakc to ill from indiana...Back when i was 16 i came bakc to ill from indiana to spend time with my aunt nd uncle over the summer everything was ok up untill was time to go home so i called home asked for a week extention which i was granted then was time to really come home so my mome came to get me with our family friend and my nephews mom so we are headed home not only did our tire blow but our alternater went out about 4 hours from home here we r in a town where we knew no one and our mini van broke down talk about sucky i had the lecture of if you would of came home the week before this wouldnt of happened but we waited another 4 hours to get another tire and an alternator and on the way we went till we hit a freak hail and ice storm coming back in to indiana where we had to pull over and wait it out so we could return home so an 8 hour trip took 18 hoursSiNnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975065072902528623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-9699397899610117022009-08-14T16:30:50.446-07:002009-08-14T16:30:50.446-07:00I was working 2nd shift at a PA state MR (Mentally...I was working 2nd shift at a PA state MR (Mentally Retarded)facility. I had a Pontiac Ventura, a VERY hatefull car.<br />2nd shift ended at 11:30 & I was driving home to Coatesville, PA. I got to a BIG hill leading into town & my car died. All of a sudden three of about the scariest looking (Think Hell's Angels!)guys walked up to my car & tapped on the window.<br />They offered to push my car to the side of the road & then they escourted me home so no one would bother me. Talk about appearences being decieving!<br />I got home & called my Dad to get my brother to the phone to fix the car the next day.<br />Mum Sadie (Grandmother) overheard the conversation. when Rick & I took the car down to work on it the next day Mum Sadie gave me an <br />earfull as only a true Pennsylvania Dutch Grandmother can. Later she told me to go get her pocketbook out of her room & I ended up with another car.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767695640604051087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-31067717452415952412009-08-14T07:38:03.395-07:002009-08-14T07:38:03.395-07:00Reminds me of a trip we took a few years ago to vi...Reminds me of a trip we took a few years ago to visit my mother. On the way back home we ended up stranded halfway through the drive back when our car stalled. We managed to make it to a rest hour but since it was evening the car repair shops were closed so we had to get the car towed to a hotel in the next town to stay overnight. Our son was about two then which made the situation extra frustrating.<br /><br />cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)comCherie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16767627787231269781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-11925977776731524102009-08-13T08:09:23.089-07:002009-08-13T08:09:23.089-07:00Diedre,
It would appear that our father's had...Diedre,<br /><br />It would appear that our father's had the same type of philosophy. I was always told something close to what you are saying.Dad definitely didn't care if I had to walk 50 miles, I better never get into a guy's care unless I knew him well. Dad would have preferred my brother...LOL!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by...loved your story.<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-59805901076544506292009-08-13T05:15:05.521-07:002009-08-13T05:15:05.521-07:00I was about sixteen and working at a garment facto...I was about sixteen and working at a garment factory as an inspector. It was hotter than hell in there and you had to stand up on concrete all day. Needless to say, I didn't have a lot of clothes on, like really short shorts and a barely there tank top. <br />I was headed home from work when my always breaking down car broke down once again. Luckily I was within a quarter mile of a house where I dearly hoped nice, normal people lived. Anyhoo, I started walking when a weird guy stopped to ask if I wanted a ride. Well, my dad had always read a lot of true crime stories and he was fond of saying things to me like, "You need to be careful, don't make me worry that I'll find you mammocked up by the road some day." No kidding, I don't even know if mammocked up is a word, maybe just a southernism. Pops should be proud though cuz I turned down Mr. Possibly Psycho right quick like. He argued a bit but finally left. Before I could get to the house, a family of women and kids pulled up and were headed to town and offered me a ride. I felt safe enough to accept and all's well that ends well. LOL<br /><br />DeidreAsylumgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151175850879791362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-19166959701459719212009-08-12T19:33:49.843-07:002009-08-12T19:33:49.843-07:00Jennifer,
Such a great story although a little sc...Jennifer,<br /><br />Such a great story although a little scary. You never know what you're going to get but sounds like the guy who found you was great.<br /><br />Just like the tow guy who came and get me. Makes me keep my faith in mankind.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and telling us your story.<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-70377166048538082592009-08-12T18:48:10.471-07:002009-08-12T18:48:10.471-07:00mine was at night time i was going someplace i had...mine was at night time i was going someplace i had never been before i was upset cause i couldnt find the right road so i was not paying any attention to the gas gauge. before i knew it i was on a rock road in the middle of no where n out of gas at like 2 in the morning. about 15 mins of me trying 2 decide which way i was suppose 2 walk 2 get gas a beat up truck pulls up and a very rough looking good ol boy got out. i wasnt sure whether this was the start of a bad horror movie or not. well it turns out that the man was an actual good guy he went to town got gas brought it back put it in the car and lead me 2 the highway n refused payment.Jennifer Mathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348224965449535905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-87899220443611746142009-08-12T17:56:30.510-07:002009-08-12T17:56:30.510-07:00Jeanette,
Sounds similar to what we had to do whe...Jeanette,<br /><br />Sounds similar to what we had to do when the water pump went on the Indian reservation in New Mexico.<br /><br />My husband kitched a ride to the nearest phone some 17 miles away while I limped the car to him. I had to put towels on the radiator, drive a half mile or so, stop and rewet them with just me and our oldest. It took me 4.5 hours to get 17 miles.<br /><br />The tow truck didn't get there until almost midnight and we had to ride in the Jeep while it was being towed. It was dark and some idiot almost did a head on with us. It was an experience I never want to repeat.<br /><br />One good thing, I didn't have any forest around me or anything because the desert there is pretty bare. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-18920360330930647512009-08-12T17:50:20.526-07:002009-08-12T17:50:20.526-07:00JWisley,
Ah...Yuma is the arm pit of the world......JWisley,<br /><br />Ah...Yuma is the arm pit of the world...LOL! I worked there a whole summer and it was nothing but desert and dust and hot, hot, hot!<br /><br />And don't get me even started on belts. I swear I should own a factory.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your story!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-89878525243125960652009-08-12T17:46:25.601-07:002009-08-12T17:46:25.601-07:00Judy,
That is the exact same thing I told my DH w...Judy,<br /><br />That is the exact same thing I told my DH when my youngest was born. We had a Jeep that was starting to do the same thing and all I could envision was me getting stuck on the freeway, rush hour traffic with a newborn.<br /><br />He eventually figured out what the problem was, 2 fuel pumps both electric and one had gone belly up. I refused to drive that vehicle. <br /><br />The problem was the very next one we got, a Taurus station wagon was just as bad. We had apparently got a lemon. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your car story!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-61232907158568826972009-08-12T17:38:51.729-07:002009-08-12T17:38:51.729-07:00Belinda,
Where the heck do you live that you'...Belinda,<br /><br />Where the heck do you live that you're in the Grapevine? Reason I ask, I know that area...LOL!<br /><br />Yeah, it sounds as if was a harrowing experience. I can see why you didn't want to do any more dog shows.<br /><br />Thanks for telling us your dog show experience!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-47839330389093562082009-08-12T17:36:00.433-07:002009-08-12T17:36:00.433-07:00Crystal,
At least it was probably pretty country....Crystal,<br /><br />At least it was probably pretty country. The only places we've ever done anything like that is when we get lost in cities. They are not fun places to be most of the time.<br /><br />Thanks for stoppinb by and sharing your story!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-28357895675825297502009-08-12T15:40:52.103-07:002009-08-12T15:40:52.103-07:00Our worst break-down was on a trip to New Brunswic...Our worst break-down was on a trip to New Brunswick. The last leg of the journey is on winding dirt roads in the woods with no street lights. By the time we reach this leg it's night...and the car dies. Let me tell you, when it's dark there in the back woods it's really dark. I think we changed a fuse and finally got it going and made it to the camp. We took it to our cars dealership and they were supposed to have fixed it. Well, driving home to Ontario it kept dying which is scary when one is travelling along about 100 km an hour. By changing fuses when we broke down we managed to make it to Toronto. We did get it fixed and got our money back from the dealership in New BrunswickJeanette Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405473912935941111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-89819520684646802009-08-12T15:12:32.843-07:002009-08-12T15:12:32.843-07:00Several years ago we drove to San Diego from Phoen...Several years ago we drove to San Diego from Phoenix and there is a stretch of about 100 miles of nothing in site but the desert. It felt like 110 degrees that day. Needless to say, our fan belt broke and we had to hitch a ride into Yuma. ugh in the heat, that was quite a trip<br />JWIsley(at)aol(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-91147443262412978862009-08-12T14:41:16.945-07:002009-08-12T14:41:16.945-07:00We live in Louisiana and we were going to Colorado...We live in Louisiana and we were going to Colorado to visit my daughter. She had my son's two girls with her and it was getting close to school starting, so we thought we would take a short vacation and then bring them back home with us. We made it to Selena, Kansas and the car starting stopping and starting. Still not sure what it was. We left the car in Kansas at a garage, rented a car and went to Colorado. On the way back home, we stopped in Kansas to pick up the car, the garage could not find anything wrong with it:) We paid them, took the rental car back and started for Louisiana. We had been travelling a few hours when it started doing the exact same thing. We took it easy, when it decided to stop we would find a safe side of the road and wait until it started running again. We made it home eventually and the next day my husband took the car and traded it in. I believe that was about the worst situation I have ever been in. Here we were with two younger girls on the interstate from Kansas to Louisiana, not sure what we were going to do if this car would not restart. Very frustrating time!!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625886775965231468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-58171437550852678722009-08-12T12:47:55.781-07:002009-08-12T12:47:55.781-07:00I've had some pretty awful breakdowns, includi...I've had some pretty awful breakdowns, including one late night break-down on I5 when Darryl Rich was picking his victims from that area!) But the most memorable was when I went to my first big, on the road dog show. It was the Siberian Husky National Specialty being held in Ontario, CA. I rode with my friend Barbara in her moterhome, along with her 6 dogs and my Summer. Coming home, we were just over the Grapevine, on the north side, when the engine blew. Its over 100 degrees out and we're stuck with a vehicle full of arctic breed dogs. Not good. The surly tow truck driver takes the moterhome, leaving us with all the dogs at the side of the freeway. Well, luckily, another friend pulled up in her van, and we stuffed all our dogs into crates with her dogs. We now had 12 dogs and four adults in this rackety old van. Summer sat on my lap and I sat on a tin can full of dogfood. We make it to another town, and the electrical system fails...and our driver gets a phone call that her mother has just died. We get a new battery and she drops us off in Sacramento. We spent the night with Barb's friend who has MS, and I stayed awake all night trying to keep Summer from making noise. The next day someone else takes us to Grass Valley where I picked up my car and fled back to Redding, swearing never to go to another dog show in my life. <br /><br />It retrospect, it was a kick in the pants.Belinda M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07660503911251781943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-80042566980750953522009-08-12T12:26:35.413-07:002009-08-12T12:26:35.413-07:00One summer, my cousin and I decided to go to Virgi...One summer, my cousin and I decided to go to Virginia Beach for July 4th. We did fine going there but on the way back instead of going south, we went north and ended up in West Virginia. It took us 4 hours longer to make it home because we had to backtrack. We were exhausted when we got home.CrystalGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613282698726922126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-37734331192292826592009-08-12T11:58:41.977-07:002009-08-12T11:58:41.977-07:00PJ,
LMAO...this is so funny...you hit the spot.
...PJ,<br /><br />LMAO...this is so funny...you hit the spot. <br /><br />Luckily I don't have too many of those when I was growing up. Dad was too anal about his cars. <br /><br />It was only after I was out on my own I learned the realities of car mechanics. The very first trip I took to a national park 200 miles away, I had to call home because the car had died.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-14913482313225807662009-08-12T11:54:17.228-07:002009-08-12T11:54:17.228-07:00C.R.,
That is so true of the desert. This one was...C.R.,<br /><br />That is so true of the desert. This one was the original and I purchased the car in 2006. I too have noticed it seems to only last about 3 years here in the heat.<br /><br />Still, not a happy thought in rush hour traffic here. People are insane. LOL!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-59025629386591763022009-08-12T11:51:55.383-07:002009-08-12T11:51:55.383-07:00Stephanie,
That is definitely a good one. I just ...Stephanie,<br /><br />That is definitely a good one. I just can't imagine being in that room with everything you've desribed...just too funny!<br /><br />There is a story there, I know there is!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-5458970694735073472009-08-12T10:57:21.148-07:002009-08-12T10:57:21.148-07:00Early September 1981. PA Turnpike. Three childre...Early September 1981. PA Turnpike. Three children in the back seat, one a six week old infant. CB radio (a useless implement, we discovered. Channel 9 was a joke.) Three hours. Statie finally stops, calls for a tow, and leaves. Tow comes, no space for a family of five. Finally got to a phone, called the folks (who were worried sick), were rescued. <br />Radiator leak $150<br />Engine seizure. $1400 <br />Seeing my dad's car pull into the service station. Priceless.PJ von Detweilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977461126541873886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-71871647005007033762009-08-12T08:52:49.782-07:002009-08-12T08:52:49.782-07:00Imagine summer time in Vegas (think it was toward ...Imagine summer time in Vegas (think it was toward the end of July), nice and hot outside. It's after 5pm so the air is nice and toasty. Coming off 215 to go north on Rainbow. Friend and I are in the car sitting at the light. Radio goes off. I notice my whole car is off. I'm in the left lane of the right turn and am blocking rush hour traffic with my dead car. Luckily some men were nice enough to hold up traffic and push us onto Rainbow into the emergency lane. I go to call AAA. Turns out that had expired the month before. I'm not happy. Call hubby. He comes and then calls a tow. Fun, eh? All that because my battery went. That was in '05 & I had to replace it again in '08. Stupid desert sucks the life out of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072714362184530001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-51481773492333342592009-08-12T08:43:29.407-07:002009-08-12T08:43:29.407-07:00Imagine moving in the middle of a hot summer day. ...Imagine moving in the middle of a hot summer day. Finally have the truck fully loaded, the family van stacked to the roof with odds and ends plus all the family pets and just enough leg room for the kids. <br /><br />On our way, an hour and half from the house and the nearest rinky dink town the van starts making odd noises in the middle of nowhere. Can't figure out the problem, having done the whole check list before we set out, so one my mother and one of my sibs take the truck to the closest station. Toes us there and we find out its the alternator and they can't get a new one for a day and half. We-five people-ended up staying in a small roadside twin bed hotleroom with everything from the van plus the animals: three dogs, cat, and two Hudini-type turtles. It was fun. <br />But it gets better...on the way out of town two of the trucks tires decided to go flat at the same time. Dealing with the moving company to pay for them...not so fun.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550939635943882301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-90729822164901013842009-08-12T08:43:25.039-07:002009-08-12T08:43:25.039-07:00M. Flagg,
I am so glad you survived that ordeal! ...M. Flagg,<br /><br />I am so glad you survived that ordeal! I always worry about that when stranded on the side of the road. You hear horror stories about people being hit outside their car BUT you were inside a tank.<br /><br />I've had a couple of tanks in my life. One was my 68 Camaro. I would get nailed by people with a new car and get barely a dent and their fiberglass pieces would be on the ground next to them. I also had a 69 Galaxy 500 once. Geez...nothing ever touched me in that one...LOL!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-40846807558090041212009-08-12T08:40:07.725-07:002009-08-12T08:40:07.725-07:00Nancy G.,
I so understand about breakdowns. I had...Nancy G.,<br /><br />I so understand about breakdowns. I had a boyfriend in college that no matter where I went with him, we had a car problem. I always impressed him since my Dad had taught me about cars when I was young.<br /><br />Dad made sure I knew three things: How to jump the car when the battery died, how to change a tire and how to check the oil. In high school I took auto mechanics so I could learn the rest.<br /><br />And my DH is always amazed that I can tell him when something is going to happen to the car. But this time I didn't follow my instincts and boy did I learn my lesson.<br /><br />Again. LOL!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />LynnLynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.com