1 Topic by pennintj (edited by pennintj 2010-12-24 05:31 PM)

  • From: New Orleans, LA
  • Registered: 2009-05-16
  • Posts: 635

Topic: So, who else is celebrating that age old tradition...

By towing dead cars in Christmas Eve?

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5289330268_6c619dea9c.jpg

Got notice today that, thanks to a Jeff Parish ordinance I wasn't allowed to store a couple cars in the parking lot of the warehouse they've been living at for about a year and had about 96 hours to move them.

A U-Haul tow dolly, a broken electic winch (screw you harbor freight, screw you), two broken air machines at two different gas stations, a can of fix a flat, a missing ignition key, and a makeshift come-along fashioned from a tow strap later they're at least on my street in front of the house and "mostly" safe from towing (Orleans is lazy) for at least a few days.

Now I just have to drag them into the garage. The last 30 feet is always the hardest though, right?

Merry Christmas y'all smile

-Tom

-=HFC Tom
  • From: Maiden, NC
  • Registered: 2009-08-21
  • Posts: 250

Re: So, who else is celebrating that age old tradition...

Do what my guy did up in CT, tag them.

  • From: Corona, CA.
  • Registered: 2009-08-03
  • Posts: 359

Re: So, who else is celebrating that age old tradition...

I bought a parts car Thursday and enlisted my whole family to help push it off the trailer/into the driveway on Christmas Eve.  Does that count?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/GregSmith/c2f17a13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/GregSmith/97f4a03e.jpg

The front end was hit hard and pushed over about 8" to the passenger's side.  It will be fun to get the engine & trans out...

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  • From: VA
  • Registered: 2010-05-05
  • Posts: 920

Re: So, who else is celebrating that age old tradition...

Must be nice....I put snow tires on my car on Christmas, out in the cold.  Then the storm missed us.  So I took them off last night at 10pm...in the cold.  Ready to drive to Florida and get away from the winter for a while.

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