[RKDinOKC]

Ha ha...back in HS was out carousing as usual and noticed a turn signal wasn't blinking, the dash indicator just came on and stayed on. That usually means a bulb is out. Stopped at a 24 hr parts store, they had 24 hr part stores back then, got a bulb and fixed it right then and there.

One of the friends in the car asked why I fixed it right then while we were out carousing around. Told him I was just not giving any police an easy excuse to pull me over. He said, wow, that is smart.

When I had my GMC Jimmy's there was a GMC dealership that their parts counter was open 24 hours. Only used it once to get a new speedo gear (it was on the connection to the transmission) so it would read and shift correctly for the big o' tires it had. BUT sure was nice to be able to work on and get parts late at night.