Jump Start from a Distance
My goal is to get around Washington DC before dark. I am heading south to deliver furniture to the kid in college. I notice the car is running a little hot towing the U Haul so I stop at a rest area in Maryland between Baltimore and DC.
I go to the bathroom, walk around some to stretch my legs and return to the car. I turn the key in the ignition-nothing. Try again. Dead. Now what?
These high tech cars stump me (mine is a ten-year old Cadillac DeVille). I have no idea what to do next. I call my road service plan and they locate a towing service near the interstate.
“We’ll have to send two trucks,” he says, “One for your car and one for the trailer.” Looks like I will be spending the night nearby. Ugh!
As I return dejectedly to my car, I say Lord I need help here. A voice in my head says try your spare key. WHAT? What difference will that make. I try the key and the car starts right up. Wow! I call my road guy, cancel the tow service and head south. I have no further problems. I should call those “Car Talk” brothers on PBS about this one.
Walter Holloway
Philadelphia, Pa.
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