The Cul-de-sac I live in has learned to tolerate me after 22 years...or maybe I just finally won! The houses on each side of me are in forclosure and empty right now!!
I was in a pickle one time, had to fire the new engine and break in the cam, then install the inner springs, we had a race the next morning and we didn't complete the car until 11:30 PM. We fired it, broke it in, then pulled the valve covers, rockers, and had springs sitting everywhere when the Cops showed up. They looked at the partially disassembled engine, and said "Were you just running that"?
"Sure were, had to break in the cam", I sheepishly replied
They looked at each other in surprise, not quite knowing what to say, "Well...you're not going to start it again tonight are you"?
"No, officer, we're all done"!
"Ok, guys, have a nice night, and good luck tomorrow"! and off they went.
I could see my neighbors peeking through the curtains, they could not have been happy with that outcome.
