We left Mi Casita and kept on gettin' it down Highway 74. We were in Unit 2, which has 125,000 miles on it. It's been a great Satellite truck for many years. It's made trips to Houston, Philadelphia, New York City, not to mention all of the trips to the Mecklenburg County Government Center. It's made funny noises from day 1, but when we left for Brunswick County it was making a funny noise. Just a noise, though. The buggy was performing well. Once we got to Rockingham, the clicking noise kept getting louder and louder. It was still driving pretty good. Eventually, you really couldn't hear anything but the noise until the a loud pop followed by billowing smoke from under the hood. We pulled off the highway in Lilesville around 9:45 and called for a tow. Brad Broders came to pick up Kate, then Rodney the tow truck driver got there about 11:30 to pick up Truck 2. Rodney and I had a good trip back. He drove about 65 or 70 miles an hour the entire way back since he says he has a free speeding pass all the way through Matthews. Rodney grew up in Mint Hill over near Hoods Crossroads before it was ever there. Rodney also has eleven children between the ages of five and 23. He was also a big fan of Kate. We got back to the station about 1 a.m. Got in bed around 2:30, which ironically is the same time a chinese person goes to the dentist.
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