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Posted by Jack Roberts (Member # 13) on June 20, 2003, 10:27 PM:

I spent 4 1/2 hours in the boonies today thinking my truck had died on me. I was scouting out some rockchuck country when it just quit. I figure probably, ignition module. I always carry an ignition module, but the new one does not help. This is 2 1/2 hours driving time from civilization.

No big deal. I told a friend to fly up looking for us if he did not hear anything by 9:00AM tomorrow. Food and water is no problem and we always take heavy coats. However, we did not take sleeping pads and sleeping on the steel bed of a pickup can get real cold, real quick. By 6:00 it was in the 50's, so a night time low of 30 would be normal.

It would be an uncomfortable night but I would probably die of boredom anyway. Being stuck somewhere, with nothing to do, and no reading material is a bad thing. In the future, I will definitely pack a book or two in my survival gear.

Being bored out of my mind I think of everything that ever happened to me, and recall that time, 3 years ago when my wife accidentally cut off the fuel pump switch. It is an anti-theft device up under the dash.

I was tempted to make her and I shiver all night, but did not want my friend to come hunt for us tomorrow.

Jack

Posted by Maineiac (Member # 21) on June 21, 2003, 03:46 AM:

Glad to see that you are back home safe.

Posted by Bob in TX (Member # 66) on June 21, 2003, 07:18 AM:

Hey Jack,

You mean your truck doesn't fly?? I thought everyting you owned flew....... [Wink]

Bummer of a scouting trip!

Good Hunting,

Bob

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 21, 2003, 09:21 AM:

So, you're saying that you accidently flipped that clever anti-theft device, and it was 4½ hours later that you finally processed that little repressed detail?

I did that once myself, only my switch is in the corner behind the driver's seat. I stuffed something extra large in that same corner; but while the truck was running. Mine interupts the start coil, so it ran until I stopped. It took a while, but I don't remember if it was THAT long! [Smile]

Good hunting. LB

BTW, my switch used to be a "batwing" and now, it is a "clipped" batwing. [Smile]

Posted by Barry (Member # 34) on June 21, 2003, 05:00 PM:

We are never too old to learn.This is a mistake I bet you will never make again.Everyday we all earn more points toward our degree from the school of hard knocks.One of those things you'll look back later and laugh at.

Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on June 21, 2003, 05:45 PM:

Barry,
Never make that mistake again ? LOL I think that Jack Roberts is almost as old as I am. When you get this old, wellll. What was the mistake again now? Sorry Barry, I forgot.

Posted by Jack Roberts (Member # 13) on June 21, 2003, 09:39 PM:

She had not hit it for 3 years so it was not the first thing I thought about.

I did get to watch a bad-ass bird in action. I think it was some kind of swift. It was patrolling the canyon for bugs and had to be hitting 200mph at times. It's G tolerance was impressive also. I am very familiar with 6 G's, and this bird was pulling much more than that.

Jack

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