Know what you mean concerning the safety aspect under questionable circumstances - in these days of cell phones, sometimes the best option is to drive a ways down the road until you can safely pull over and call the authorities.

And notice I said "pull over and call" - I don't use a cell phone when the vehicle is in motion, even if it has a hands-free setup. The greeting on my voicemail in part says "If I didn't answer, I'm either asleep, at work, eating, or driving - leave a message and I'll get back to you".

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Mitchell Oates
Mooresville, NC
'87 300D 212K miles
'87 300D 151K miles - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD 67K miles
Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club

Why is it I never seem to find the pretty damsel in distress whever I manage to help someone?

Last time I had to give a jump to somone, it was to a couple of guys in an old diesel Ford. They'd run out of fuel pulling into the filling station and couldn't get it started by jumping from a gasser. Sure looked funny.. a little old 300D trhat didn't even come up to its hood obviously giving the much larger truck a jump. I don't think they thought my little old 300D could do that

Time before that it was a small diesel school bus with matronly teacher and a bunch of High school students that got stuck in the light rail parking lot with a dead battery. Jumpped with the gasser SUV.

Guess I'll keep trying, law of averages and all

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