Actually, the original script had "Dallas" instead of "Vegas." Considering Major T.J. "King" Kong's apparent background, Dallas was appropriate. The movie, however, came on the heels of the Kennedy assasination and a last-minute change was made to the words.
And pretend to help while stealing the gun.
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Wrong, again and again and again. YOU didn't stop and ask for directions. I want the reflective blanket to keep me toasty warm while YOU walk to the next town for help. :o)
Get the socket set, and a cheater bar. A good set of wire-cutters. jumper cables. A tire-pump that plugs into the lighter. An empty fuel can. Flashlight, tape.
-------------------- A box containing repackaged Oil, Antifreeze, water. (I recommend re-packaging everything 20-oz soda bottle, because they don't leak as much as oil bottle do.)
--------------------- A good hat, and gloves, because freezing makes you stupid. If you have room,
50' of 1/2" woven nylon rope, a fire blanket, Flares/signal panels. A small spade. (you can move snow with a spade. you can't move dirt with a snow-shovel.) =========================================== Also consider an emergency kit that will keep you alive if you can't fix the car. In fact, put that together first.
Only in cool to cold weather.
48 oz of chocolate sludge melted all over your socket-set isn't going to help anyone but the ants.The best 5 bucks I ever spent for emergencies was on a tire patch kit. One of the ones with self-vulcanizing rubber strips and a big sewing needle with a handle to push them in the hole. (It's nice to have a pair of pliers to remove the nail/screw too). Usually, if you notice a leak before it gets too low to drive on, you can patch it on the side of the road faster than you can change the tire, go fill up with air (an air pump would be nice too) and not have to worry about it again.
I keep one of these in each car...whether it runs or not. :)
I also like to keep a coat hanger or large nylon wire ties for things like supending a dropped exhaust. I haven't needed this myself since I started carying it, but I've helped out a few other people.
I didn't write this.
No. Those items were used by males to buy females from defeated nations in WWII Europe.
Their inclusion in the list is outdated. Maybe it's all a joke? It must be, since list doesn't include a basic first aid kit.
Females might need toilet paper, sanitary products, towels, and cleansing products.
In addition to the male "clean shirt" it might be nice to include spare garment(s) for females as well.
Most women carry comb, lipstick, compact, etc. in their purse anyway.
Nylons would be nice to replace fan belts, however, which do not appear on the above list.
Which doesn't mean (a) that it wasn't copied from WW II lore and (b) wasn't prepared by a well-intentioned male.
Cell phones should be a given in this day & age.
Some drinking water would be a welcome addition to the four days' rations.
Also radiator water and anti-freeze might come in handy.
Dear handmaiden of Pericles, please see imbedded comments:
Is there one woman - anywhere - who doesn't want lipstick, nylons, gold, soap, or tranquilizers? And, aside from the gold, is there a man that does?
Not a "joke." The official name is "parody."
Real men don't need piddly bandages. They don't have time to bleed.
They might "want" them, but need? Nah. Just like watches (there's a clock on the stove).
Some claim women do their best work sans garments.
The list was not copied from WW II lore nor was the list was prepared by a well-intentioned male.
God save us from the wrath of the northmen and protect us from females without a sense of humor. Here's one:
I lived in the Adirondack Mountains, Saranac Lake, NY. It was suggested to keep candles in the vehicle and burn them for warmth. No way to work on a car in Winter.
I live in the desert now and one thing suggested is to set your spare tire on fire as it will send an alert of smoke. Plenty of water; per person.
-- Oren
"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."
I can think of one time; when I would have given the gun to the help and say, "car-jack me". An emergency kit would've cost to much. Even towing would have been prohibitive.
-- Oren
"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."
GPS navigation system......
this single item is probablyt the best bucks i ever spent.......
works in car or on foot, would have prevented that disaster whewre the
2 kids and mom survived while dad died trying to go for help
No such thing!
"Keep honking, I'm re-loading" (sticker)
-- Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes."
How do you figure that? They had no cell phone nor ham nor CB. Maybe they coulda got their exit instead of going past the exit?
My grand parents used to live on Bloomingdale Road. They are now burried just east of there -- also on Bloomingdale Rd (route 3).
Yes, candles are a good idea. And some copper wire to fashion a candle holder to hang the candle from the miror so it is at least some what safe.
Lighting up the tire didn't do much for the guy in Oregon. He shoulda stayed on the main road.
"Driver carries no more than $25 of ammunition"
"I have PMS and a loaded pistol"
Cell and CB, whenever traveling away from streetlights and road signs. In isolated areas like pacific NW has scattered all over, a disposable Very (sp?) pistol might not be a bad idea, aside from the chance of starting forest fires. A red star shell gets a lot of attention, as long as it gets above the horizon of a potential rescuer.
aem senfds...
I like my compass.
Children are being taught to sit down; if lost, and not wonder away. I wish this dad would have stayed with his broke-down car.
-- Oren
"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes."
I am not going to carry all of that stuff around all the time. Shit the 10,000 rounds of ammo alone would cost me 3 MPG
I still don't know what people would do with a hammer. I don't use pliers much either.
All of these others are good, although because the darn LeBaron trunk is so small, I had to stop carrying some of them.
In 1967, I was driving from Chicago to Montreal and the guy in Canada checked my oil and said I didn't need any. About 3 in the morning, miles from anyplace -- the sky was so clear and there was no ambient light from any place on earth, that I could see more stars than any other time in my life -- I saw the oil gauge dipping to the bottom every 20 seconds. I had two riders and a '50 Olds, and didn't know whether to just stay there until daylight when I could hitchhike some place to buy oil, or drive on. I drove and it was only about 40 or
100 miles to a gas station, and I didn't do any damage to theengine, but I've carried two quarts of oil for the last 40 years because of this. One quart of transmission fluid usually.HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.