Well, sure enough:
I shouldn't have said I could be walking...
The parts store ordered a replacement distributor,
under warranty. So, thinking about Friday, a new one
will be in, I headed on home. Made it pretty good, just
about a mile, an going downhill, when she quit, I coasted
as far as I could, then got over on the grass a little bit, with
RF tire. I rolled the windows down a little, put the shade in the
windshield, got my full bottle of water, locked the car and started
walking. I got about half way, and there was a turquoise and white
Ford Ranger XLT, stopping fast, on the shoulder right ahead of me.
I walked quickly, and the P.U. backed up some...
An old friend, I haven't seen for years, said "I thought that was you".
He gave me a ride home, then after a bit, we went back, and towed the
car home. We had to push it past the pine tree, out of the way, to a fairly
level spot, where I work on it.
So, the almost never time I got stranded, car on the side of the
road, I was fortunate to get it home, and visited with my old buddy,
until he had to go. But he had me go looking for a country salvage first,
and I agreed to let him get my Ford Short Wide truck, that needs a motor.
...
