Skin Of Your Teeth

[aswearing]

i have a hole in the side of my cheek. i have this because when i am nervous or under pressure i tend to nibble the inside of my mouth with my incisors.

the reason i was doing this is as follows: travelling on the M1 going through the stupid 50mph average speed check zone, and i was running on fumes. the petrol light came on whillst i was on the M18 heading toward the M1 and i didnt want to risk coming off andnot being able to find any petrol stations.

i made the decision to soldier on (not exactly the most genius of my plans) to the service station which was a good 20 miles away. i got to the exit road leading into the station when my petrol needle near enough bent around the rest peg, and conked out. luckily due to forces of motion i managed to coast into the forecourt.

have any of you people out their had a close encounter?

 

[HDi fun]

Not that close I have to admit. I usually start scanning for friendly forecourts once the trip comp says I'm down to around 100 miles worth of fuel in the tank. I don't however, trust trip computers entirely, they're designed to impress buyers and telling you you're about to run dry is not good for PR.

 

[aswearing]

our courtesy car had that, my mum was well impressed, untill i floored it at then it went from 3 figures to 2.

it was rather close i have to admit, and i even got a rush of air when i opened the fuel cap :shock:

living on the edge...

 

[HDi fun]

I'm driving, you're a passenger...shut it.

Love the attitude!

 

[Pixel]

Sorry HDiFun, I somehow edited your message instead of quoting it! D'oh!

 

[obi_waynne]

I once ran out and coasted into the forecourt. Then I couldn't get the car started again and had to call out the AA (And no I hadn't filled up with the wrong fuel!)