What Stpid Thing Have You Done Today?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I was having trouble starting my car yesterday. It came this || close, but couldn't quite make it to idle. So I tried "pumping the gas", but after 10 minutes of that, it still wouldn't start.

So I walked across the street to the mechanic (yes, there's a mechanic 50 feet from my apartment) and told him what was going on. He sits in my car, pumps the gas, and gets it to start.

It was at the point I realized I was pumping the brake, not the gas pedal.

Now come on, I've only been driving a car for ~25 years. I can't be expected to remember everything!

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I was having trouble starting my car yesterday. It came this || close, but couldn't quite make it to idle. So I tried "pumping the gas", but after 10 minutes of that, it still wouldn't start.

So I walked across the street to the mechanic (yes, there's a mechanic 50 feet from my apartment) and told him what was going on. He sits in my car, pumps the gas, and gets it to start.

It was at the point I realized I was pumping the brake, not the gas pedal.

Now come on, I've only been driving a car for ~25 years. I can't be expected to remember everything!

Okay- this made me laugh.