Hi.
I'm Jenn.
I have a true story.
Christmas week 2003.
(**Note My friends bicker back and fourth constantly like Al and Peg Bundy from 'Married with children'
Or, they could be compaired to Archie and Edith Bunker from 'All In The Family' **)
My friend invited me to south eastern Ohio for the week between Christmas and New Years.
So? I go.
Her husband had a 1986 Nissan 300zx that he was thinking about selling.
I asked him "Anything wrong with it?"
He says: "Nope, just needs a new battery, but, we can jump start this one."
I said: "Lets give it a whirl" (I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty... I jump right in with the guys on projects)
So, we break out the jumper cables, clean up the battery terminals, hook up the cables, wait for a few minutes...
and give it a go. "Vrrrooom" Fires right up.
We jump in - Brian lets me drive. (Stick shift non-turbo) (ah, I have an '85 300zx turbo --- way faster)
We head down the driveway... and make a right.
I drive about a mile or so down the road... Brian says: "Don't let it stall, The battery isn't that good."
"Of course." I promptly answered with confidence.
2 or so miles down the road, I decide to turn around at the little country market.
blah - ka-.....-fffft-p-tah.
car? stalls... (oops... not used to his clutch!)
uh. oh!
Well? there's a small hill... we try push starting... nothing.
Now? darkness falls... no cell phone. and only .50 cents for the pay phone, and the store is closed, so we can't make more than one phone call. We call his wife, my friend... Deb.
"Ok" she says... "I have to put the dog in the house first, and I'll be right down"
Brian and I pop the hood, and fiddle (without tools) with the battery terminals... and try again, no luck, and no decent hills to coast start...
Deb - meanwhile - back at the house... Hollering wildly at the dog, trying to get her in the house... chasing her around the yard like a lunatic. "Casey! CASEY! Get in the house! C'mon Casey! Get in the house!"
Ok... she struggles with the non-conforming dog for over 30 minutes, but, we don't know this...
Brian gets irritated, that Deb isn't here... so, he decides that he can walk home faster than she can drive...
He says: "Stay with the car, I'll be back with the truck and jumper cables"
He leaves.
Deb? still playing outside with the dog... chasing her around like a lunatic.
Jenn? -- Me? bored... very bored.
ah... a car rolls up to the store...
he sees me.
"Hi" I said... "Store's closed for the night" I said.
He said "Crap" - I asked him which direction he was going... he pointed toward Deb and Brians house...
I asked If I could get a ride (Kept the car keys with me)
He was nice and obliged... I jump in...
I told him what happened, and told him how upset Brian was/is...
I said "When you see him, just drive past him... (LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
(I still giggle when I think about that night passing him by, watching his arms swing back and fourth as he does his fast paced "I'm furious" walk... LoL!)
So... we drive by him...
We get to the driveway, and he drops me off, and I thank him.
Now... I see Deb... RUNNING wildly trying to get CASEY in the house.
I said "Deb???? WTF ARE YOU DOING?????"
She says: "This eFFFING dog NEVER listens to me, I've been chasing her around this yard since I hung up with Brian!"
(Now? I'm roaring with laughter!!!) I said: "Here's the keys to the car, go get Brian, he's half way here, he's walking and really peeeeved..." I toss her the keys, and coax Casey in to the house with a treat...
She rips out of the driveway irritated that she didn't think of the treat trick... Brian is huffing and puffing down the highway towards the house.
She stops (I can see the truck in the highway) Brian gets in... "Where have you BEEN???????"
Deb says: "Trying to get Casey in the house this whole time"
"Oh" he says... "So, You got her in?"
Deb - "Nope, Jenn did" (Silence)
Brian - "Huh?"
Deb - "Jenn Got her in, I heard her say something about a treat, and the dog followed her in the house" (Silence)
Brian - Flabberghasted - "Huh? (pauses with silence) Deb! Jenn is with the car!" He screams...
Deb - "Nope, Jenn is with CASEY!!!" She screams
Brian - "No she's not! I left her at the car!!!" He screams.
Deb - "Nope, Jenn gave me these and told me to give them to you"
--- She hands Brian the car keys... (Silence)
Deb said he looked like he'd seen a ghost... (More silence)
She has this little evil grin on her face, and she's trying to hold back the laughter as Brian processes all the information
that was just passed on to him.
Brian - "But... ahhhhhhhhhhh..." Then, It dawns on him... 1..... one vehicle passed him...
Brian - "Jenn? She's at the house?" (Curiously questions Deb)
Deb - "Yep" (said with confidence)
Brian - "Jenn? She has Casey? And She's At The House?" (Curiously)
Deb - "Yep" (said with a firmly)
Brian looks at the keys... processes...
Brian - "That Little!!!! There was a car that passed me... SHE WAS IN IT????" (Curiously)
Deb - "Yep" (said with confidence)
Brian - "She didn't stop????" (Said with wonder)
Deb - "Nope" (said sternly)
Brian - "WHY??????????????"
Deb - "She thought you needed to walk off your anger issue" (evil grin)
Needless to say, Brian, Deb, and I (I drove down after the dog was in her crate)
got the car started.
That night... Brian wouldn't talk to either of us.
Deb and I got drunk, and re-arranged all the kitchen stuff... (Brian hates that!!!)
He still gets irritated about the little things in life, and I always remind him about the night Deb handed him the keys.

This is a true story.
I think Brian needs some nicotine to relax him. If I were to win this... I'd give the INNOKIN and a print out of this thread.