The Ace of Hearts in The Card. (Patreon)

Been a heckuva day. The morning and early afternoon was spent at a show, no trouble there. But on the way home, I was gonna stop at a friend's place to give him an entry pass to said show. But just as I'm turning off the main drag to get to his place, the power steering in the truck goes out. Yikes! I was grateful for the morning workout program I've been on the last couple years, for I had just enough muscle power to wrestle the truck 'round until it was parked in front of my friend's place.

Upon exiting the truck, I saw what looked like smoke billowing from under the hood. Uh-oh. That's NEVER a good sign. Turned out to be steam. Seems a hose of some sort had given out, and sprayed the engine compartment with fluids. Most likely the radiator hose, for there was a trail of coolant for some yards behind the truck. Well, at least it hadn't been coolant-less for longer than a few seconds, so the motor didn't have a chance to melt down.

The rest was mostly basic adulting. I called AAA (everyone who drives old clunkers should be a member), they sent a tow truck, which then hauled it off to (I presume) Buck's Automotive. Then my friend & his sister drove me home. Murphy strikes again, but I knew he would at some point, so I was ready, and can deal with this little disaster.