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To: 4mycountry
This one may actually help someone.

A distraught woman asked for help as she sat in her car. She said her and her husband had just bought the car and she couldn't turn the key in the ignition. I noticed that her front left tire was in a small pot hole so I reached in and pulled the steering wheel over a little. Since the steering wheel is linked to the ignition, any stress pulling the wheels over will stop the key from turning. The stress was relieved by pulling the wheel and she was able to start the car.

15 posted on 05/23/2003 1:20:10 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (Don't punch holes in the lifeboat)
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To: Shooter 2.5
This happened to me:

I put a drunk friend on the train to go home and told him I would bring his car to him the next afternoon. I had the keys.

The next day the car would not go into [D] Drive. It took over an hour and four or five people attempting to help before a mechanic who offered to check it out realized the problem. The car required the driver to depress the brake in order to move the car out of [P] park.

29 posted on 05/23/2003 1:46:18 PM PDT by TaxRelief (Psss...Don't tell anyone, it is so embarrassing.)
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