when i was driving home from visiting my sister last night at 12 midnight my car’s internal calander turned to 13, knowing it to be friday the 13th. so gear 5 gave out, down to 4. 4? out. into neutral and the side of the road. into 2nd and stop because it’s stuck. get out, walk to woodburn, only two and a half miles at midnight. find a denny’s call mom with 1-800-COLLECT, 7 times and keep doing so until on the 8th time she answers and says, “i’ll be there in half an hour” eat banana split and wait. drink two cups of coffee. mom. car. home. morning. dad. truck. drive. tow-truck. drive. “the transmission went out, i’ll fix it on my own time and not company time” “thanks butch.”
adam.
Archived source: Wayback Machine capture