Day 7
>8:00 at night
>i tried to hit all the army surplus stores I could find along the way
>day and a half late getting back (according to my boss)
>driving back through Idaho
>breaks have been making funny noises
>truck is painfully underpowered for what i'm towing and the assisted brakes on the trailer were not working well enough
>start smelling burning and pull over
>smoke coming from under the wheel wells
>awfuck.png
>a minute or so later a highway patrol car drove past, pulled a u, and parked in front of my truck
>the officer came walking over resting his hand on his sidearm
>awfuck^2.png
>"Um, hi, sorry about stopping here i am just having brake problems"
>he waked over to the wheel arches and took a look
>"hmm, i'd say so"
>"if you just give me a minute i'm sure i can get moving again soon"
>"yeaaaa, I can't let you do that"
>awfuck^3.png, i'm going to get shot
>"not in good conscience at least, the road gets treturious up ahead and I would hate if you got hurt and i didn't stop you"
>"oh, um, ok?"
>"here follow me nice and slow, ill get you to the town just up the road"
>we drove at 20mph for about half an hour to get to a small town
>I parked out front of a mechanics and the trooper gave me a lift to a nearby bed and breakfast run by his parents.
>"Hey ma, anon here had some car troubles, do you think you can put him up for the night?
>"oh of course! c'mon in! Are you hungry?"
>"um, a little bit thanks"
>"ill give you a lift in the morning back to your truck and well see about getting you back track. Bye Ma!"
>the trooper left
>Even though the couple had had already eaten (and completely ignoring my polite requests to not trouble themselves) the 2 of them made me a pot of beef stew and several pieces of homemade bread
>even kept me company while i ate
>Apparently neither of them had been to canada, except on their honeymoon to niagara falls
>they had been together for 36 years now
>afterwords I took a shower and went to bed
>best sleep I had all trip
>In the morning, i got up to pancakes, hash browns, and bacon
>at about 10:00 the trooper showed up to pick me up
>I practically had to force money into the old couples hands for putting me up for the night
>they refused to take more than $75 even thouh I was offering $150
>and they gave me a tin of ginger snaps before I could object further
>we drove back to the mechanics where my truck was already up on jacks
>there was no serious damage, but apparently the plug from the truck to the trailer had a broken pin in it and that's why the electric brakes weren't working properly
>by the time i had gotten there the mechanic was just getting ready to replace the plug
>I was on the road again at 11:30 and it only cost me $20 for the replacement and $15 for the time
>even refilled my windshield washer fluid
the gingersnaps were delicious, but so strong they actually warmed/burned my insides