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Did you ever make a very bad decision and wonder later: "Why did I do that?"
On Friday, I was at one of the high overlooks in the Great Smoky Mountains taking photos. After getting some shots, I returned to my parked car and I inserted the key into the ignition. When I turned the key, the card did not start and I heard the dreaded sound that no motorist ever wants to hear:
"Click." Ok, that can mean a number of things: battery dead, alternator not charging, started gone, belt broken or any other one of a number of things. When I opened the hood of the car, many good Samaritans offered to help me get the car started.
They were very friendly and accommodating, and what I should have asked was: "Does anyone have any jumper cables to give us a boost?"
Instead, I did just about the stupidest thing that I have ever done. I asked them to push the car out of the parking spot, and that I would roll the car down the mountain until the torque converter in the automatic transmission was turning fast enough to turn the engine and start the car.
The helpful folks suggested that might be risky, but not wanting to put anyone out, I said that ... more

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