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雪夜驚魂

(2007-01-24 20:26:56) 下一個

I had an appointment tonight so I had to drive my car in the snow.

I walked to my car and unlocked it, nothing weird happened. Good. I relaxed and told myself that maybe it functioned properly now.

Driving on the highway on a night of snow made me nervous. Let alone with a broken turning light and a broken window. What a picture! A sexy red-head young lady with her favorite white down coat and scarlet silk scarf drove a half-broken car on highway in dim light and heavy snow. Luckily, not many cars were running on the road, which helped me to get there safely.

The appointment was good. I was ready to back home. When I stepped out of the building, I was confident that my car was back to normal except the window and the turning light. However, as soon as I turned the key in the key hole and unlock the door, the alarm went off. I was startled. It was so loud in a vacant parking lot on a quiet snowy night that somebody sitting by the window in the building looked toward me curiously. I was really embarrassed to death because it seemed that I was trying to steal the car! “Come on, baby, shut up! It is not funny. Do not bother polices” I murmured and started to deal with it quickly.

First, got into the car and found my wrench, which I brought with me before I left home.

Second, opened the hood. Took off the thick cords connected with the battery by the wrench.

Third, check every door had been properly locked. Leave the battery unconnected for a couple of minutes.

Forth, re-connect the cord and the battery. If the alarm went off again after reconnection, repeated step 2 and 3 until the alarm went on.

Fifth, started the car and closed the hood.

Sixth, drove back home carefully.

Was I like a technician? I told one of my best friends that being a TECHNICIAN was my dream and I would make it come true in the near future. He did not believe me and felt sorry for me. See, I was so talented! J

There is a Chinese saying: 實踐出真知。 If my car were not a victim of theft, I would never know a second hand car parking in a locked garage could be a target. If the car could be easily started, I would never know disconnection and re-connection of the battery would be one of the ways to turn on the alarm. If my car had worked well, I would never bring wrench with me, which could be a tool to protect me from any danger on a night of heavy snow. J

When I was working on my alarm, a sedan did run toward me from behind with bright head lights. Before it was close to me, I smiled to it. My smile told the driver that, take it easy, I was fine and I was not a thief.

J

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彩雲滿天飛 回複 悄悄話 你真棒~~~
40hutu 回複 悄悄話 Glad you managed to drive home safely!
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