[DML] DeLorean to the Rescue! (was :What parts should I carry?)

[Mike Substelny <msubstel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I always carry jumper cables in my DeLorean.  At least once a year I rescue a non-DeLorean with a dead battery.  Perhaps it's a bit risky of my own electrical system, but I don't mind.  Thanks to John Hervey's REALLY BIG alternator I feel I have amps to spare.

On a bicycle ride last summer I came across a beat-up old Impala stranded in the middle of an upscale neighborhood.  The unlucky guy had a broken alternator belt and his battery was dead.  It was daytime and he was just two miles from home, all he needed was a jump start.  No one in the neighborhood would help him.  I promised to dash home and get a car to boost his battery. 

When I returned a policeman was giving the guy a hard time, telling him he needed to move along or the city would impound his car.  I pulled my DeLorean in front of the stranded car and in less than a minute had the jumper cables in place.  I kept the cables on for at least ten minutes, long enough to give him a decent charge, then he started the Impala and went home.

Here's the twist:

Afterwards the policeman was very grateful to me.  He had felt terrible giving the guy a hard time, but it was all he could do.  Someone had called the police, demanding that something be done about the dead Impala.  The Officer wished he could give the guy a jump start from his police cruiser, but the Department doesn't allow that.  He was embarrassed that no one living on the street would help.  If I hadn't come along the situation would have become a real headache for him.

I always drive safely, courteously, and legally.  Nevertheless, it's nice to know there's a policeman in my neighborhood who thinks "that guy with the DeLorean is a hero."

- Mike Substelny
VIN 01280, eleven years (!)

      PS: Thank you John Hervey for giving my car
          powers and abilities far beyond those
          of ordinary DeLoreans.







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