Exciting Adventure
Ξ November 1st, 2002 | → Comments Off | ∇ Life |
Well, Riley Allen Peale was born September 5, 2002 at 11:25pm. At weighing time, he was 8 lbs, 3 oz, and 21 inches long. At his one month appointment, he was 11 lbs 3 oz, and 24 inches long!
Sarah and I had a mini adventure the other day. We decided to drive to Lebanon, NH to a pet store that is famous for its fish displays. On the way we stopped in Springfield to visit the annual Apple Festival. On our way out of Springfield we were deciding whether or not we should continue on toward Lebanon. I’m glad we did, we may have saved someones life.
Two minutes into our trip I was overwhelmed with the stench of gasoline. I had pumped fuel before, so I was smelling my clothes and my fingers to see if it was me. I started to worry that perhaps we had sprung a leak, and was about to ask Sarah to pull over when we both saw the vehicle: a tan Chevy Celebrity SPRAYING gas all over the road from what appeared to be a blown fuel line.
I had Sarah pull up beside her. I unrolled the window, waved crazily to get her attention. Luckily her window was open (as I found out later on, to keep the gas fumes from asphixiating her) and I was able to shout for her to pull over.
We pulled to the side of the road another half mile ahead, and used my dads old cell phone to call 911. Gave them a mile marker number, hung up, and pulled out.
My wife looking in the rear view mirror. “I think she’s following us!” I said she wouldn’t be that stupid, with the gas leak and all. We decided to stop and see. Sure enough, within a couple minutes, there she was, driving in the breakdown lane with her emergency lamps on.
I jumped out of the car and waved for her to cut her engine. She gets out of the car, looks back, looks at me and asks, “Do you think it might explode?” I say “Of course it could explode! It’s gasoline!”
Another quick call to let the fire department know where we were later, I started talking to her. I gave her my jacket as it was around 50 degrees out. Aparently she had just gotten back from a funeral, was getting on the on ramp, when she stated the whole car ’shook.’ It was fine after that, except for a faint gasoline smell.
The Springfield Fire Department arrived on scene very shortly after that. Boy, was Slayton impressed! Fire trucks are one of his favorite things.
The crew contained the gasoline, and called a tow truck. I bid them farewell, and continued on our way.
In other news, the arcade cabinet is coming along in bits and pieces. I don’t have a camera to take pictures of it, unfortunately, but most of the paint is off the sides.
