for want of a nail, the shoe was lost.......
I was sternly warned by elder sages of this forum that a sticky key and a no start are not to be dismissed. With good intentions, i reviewed and copied the youtube videos to my crossfire folder to make it easier. In the past month i have experienced both warnings only to delay the easy tasks of mailing my rcm and getting into the ignition.
Yesterday, i needed something in my garage where i had to move my crossfire. Thinking of the above two dilemmas, i decided to push the car out instead of using up a valuable start.
Being light and nimble, it was easy to roll. As the rear wheels approached the garage edge i hurried to meet the car in the driveway, opening the door, intending on jumping in to step on the brake.
In my slippers i slipped and fell down as i was pivoting into the car. Right leg partly into the car, my rear end and other leg on the blacktop dangerously close to the front wheel. I managed to reach up and push against the door jam trying to stop the 3mph roll. It stopped ! And i thought........
how strong, nimble, and fortunate i am !
Holding on to the steering wheel i pulled myself up into the seat. I shut the door only to find it won’t budge and i realize it’s being blocked by the front end of my acura so i start the car and move forward a few feet and again tried to shut the door. Hearing a loud metal creak and feeling resistance i realize i hyperextended the door.
I was forced to learn this proverb and recite it in front of the class by sister irene marie, a dominican nun, back in 1956, under threat of a thick wooden ruler. And as it has been, so many times of my life, a lesson that has come back to bite me. Learning without understanding has consequences.
Fearing the worst i got out of the car and looked at the door where i saw sister irene marie in the reflection. Looking sternly at me with her arms crossed, tapping her foot, and holding the ruler.
“for want of a battle the kingdom was lost.“
........and this is what i did to my crossfire today.
