[TR] Triumph Side of the Road

[pethier at comcast.net]

Was that an open trailer or an enclosed trailer?

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UBW "uncle jack"
2004 Suburban 8.1
2005 Lotus Elise
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4
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----- Original Message -----
> From: TRDOCTOR at aol.com
> To: triumphs at autox.team.net, TR250Driver at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 3:41:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph Side of the Road
> Well, not always. Carol and I were on the way home from the Red Wing
> National Convention when we lost the tread off of one of our trailer
> tires and
> it blew the fender off of the trailer. We were westbound coming out of
> Des
> Moines, Iowa and had to pull over. We put out the warning reflectors
> and
> went to work. While we were trying to fix the problem a whole line of
> TRs
> from one of the regional clubs and not one stopped to see if we needed
> any
> help. We could have used a hand. Sure, we were pulling a trailer but,
> we
> knew everyone in the group that passed us by.
> Sam
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/23/2011 11:13:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> triumphs-request at autox.team.net writes:
> 
> It's a fact that no
> Triumph driver will pass another by the side of the road.
> 
> That is the fact. I was ready for the hook till they arrived. I had
> called my son in law and told him to prepare to hook up the trailer to
> come to
> get us. If not for the Triumph Cavalry. I was toast. I had no spare
> fuel
> filter but you can bet I will put one in the glove box for future
> trips.
> Darrell
> 
> 
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