[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

It was 30 years ago. The band's name was “Gold Rush.” It was a strictly country request band. 2,000 songs! I played pedal steel guitar with them.
One late January gig, the throttle linkage on my hot-rodded Opel broke. I had to tie a string to the carburetor, pull it through a louvre in the hood, and into the driver's window. Couldn't close the window all the way back to Milwaukee! Stick shift, with right hand, clutch with left foot, pull string with left hand, steer with right knee. A simple task for a steel guitar player!

[MsLady]

Oh my gosh...lol That musta been fun....NOT I remember using panty hose when a belt broke. I remember using a string to pull the windshield wipers. I remember using the emergency break as a break, not a hot idea. I remember going a whole winter when I lived in the D.C. with no heater. Ah yes, the good ol’ days(NOT) when I didn’t have anything. You either fixed it yourself, did without, or mickey mouse rigid it so it would work, sorta.