{"id":1430,"date":"2010-08-31T15:11:30","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovine.com\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2010-08-31T15:11:30","modified_gmt":"2010-08-31T22:11:30","slug":"technical-difficulties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovine.com\/?p=1430","title":{"rendered":"Technical Difficulties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Was in the Samurai getting off my exit at the 101, waiting at a light.  As soon as I made my way across the intersection, I heard a big SNAP and the accelerator pedal suddenly lost tension and hit the floor.  F-balls!! Fortunately, I was right outside an apartment complex and managed to work the clutch and inch my way up the lot.  Right as I pulled up, another white SUV behind me conked out and had to be pushed into the adjacent gas station.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/?attachment_id=1431\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1431\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Failure\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/?attachment_id=1432\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1432\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010001-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Accelerator cable fail\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010001-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010001.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, while waiting for the tow truck to arrive, <em>another<\/em> car, this time a VW bus, is being pushed by the same group of guys that helped the SUV 5 minutes earlier.  Seriously, this intersection is cursed.  As we loaded up the Sammy into a flat bed, the LAPD bomb squad showed up en route to Studio City.  I knew from the news this morning about a burning car found in an underpass of the 101 and a body discovered inside the car.  The driver told me that they apparently found some wires strapped on the body which might have been rigged up with explosives, hence the arrival of the bomb disposal unit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/?attachment_id=1433\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010002-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Flat bedding it\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010002-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lovine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/08312010002.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talk about terrible Tuesdays.  Stay safe, kids!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was in the Samurai getting off my exit at the 101, waiting at a light. 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