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What would we do without Uber

Jim14510 said:
I was coming home from work. Actually originally I was going to meet a client but obviously that didn't work out. Normally I would have stayed much later. Glad I wasn't trying to find an Uber at 1 or 2.
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Yeah. That'd fucking suck. Unfortunately there isn't like technology to just see people on a computer screen that could have helped you avoid this.
 
Baron Winnebago said:
Yeah. That'd fucking suck. Unfortunately there isn't like technology to just see people on a computer screen that could have helped you avoid this.
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That would be handy if there was such a thing but most people are old fashioned. Especially old people. Also if I work from home I really get dick all done.
 
scotchfrost9697 said:
thats crazy that your transmission just flat ass went out, usually its gradual and you can at least limp it home. what vehicle?
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This is what's on your mind at 2:08 a.m.? JK - hope the cattle & gramps are doing better.

In the mid-to-late 90's, I was running up to South Sioux City to meet with IBP. Due to marriage and fatherhood, I was no longer driving a Corvette but proudly rocking the "yea, I'm off the market" 1995 Ford Taurus. Had it on cruise control the whole way there, and when I backed off of it to take the exit, the transmission simply refused to engage. Somewhere between Omaha and Sioux City it simply @died, but held together long enough to make it to that point. Weird.

I called the consultants I had working there to come pick me up on the highway so I could make the meeting, and wound up having to rent a car to get back home. Fortunately, I was within warranty so the Ford dealership there repaired the vehicle and I was able to swap the rental for my benign dadmobile the next week. The wiper motor failed on me a few months later, so I wound up trading that thing in (on a Chevy Tahoe, IIRC) since clearly "quality wasn't Job 1" with Ford at the time.
 
LoudHogRider said:
This is what's on your mind at 2:08 a.m.? JK - hope the cattle & gramps are doing better.

In the mid-to-late 90's, I was running up to South Sioux City to meet with IBP. Due to marriage and fatherhood, I was no longer driving a Corvette but proudly rocking the "yea, I'm off the market" 1995 Ford Taurus. Had it on cruise control the whole way there, and when I backed off of it to take the exit, the transmission simply refused to engage. Somewhere between Omaha and Sioux City it simply @died, but held together long enough to make it to that point. Weird.

I called the consultants I had working there to come pick me up on the highway so I could make the meeting, and wound up having to rent a car to get back home. Fortunately, I was within warranty so the Ford dealership there repaired the vehicle and I was able to swap the rental for my benign dadmobile the next week. The wiper motor failed on me a few months later, so I wound up trading that thing in (on a Chevy Tahoe, IIRC) since clearly "quality wasn't Job 1" with Ford at the time.
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vehicles are a pain in the ass. would hate to ever break down on the interstate.

im just finishing my night shift of calving. we had zero. thank god. and i got a little sleep in my 95 tahoe
 
scotchfrost9697 said:
thats crazy that your transmission just flat ass went out, usually its gradual and you can at least limp it home. what vehicle?
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2016 Yukon. It slipped when I first started driving then was fine. Figured no big deal just cold. Drove a few miles. Then it started slipping more as I got up around 45. Got up to 65 and going fine. Then came to a hill and it really started slipping.

Got to the other side of the hill I slowed down and then it just flat wouldn't go into gear. Sercice engine light came on. Coasted to the side of the road and sat there for a bit. Shut it off and restarted it. Sat for 10 minutes or so. Put it into drive and nothing.

Tried a couple more times and then ordered the Uber and tow truck. Probably went a little over 5 miles total.

Remote started it twice before leaving. Stopped at the gas station a block away and left it running when I ran inside to Casey's to get a pop and a delicious slice of pizza. Would think that would have been plenty of warming up.
 
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