Sunday, May 24, 2009

For those who serve.

You stood shoulder to shoulder at Bunker Hill and Yorktown, followed Andrew Jackson to New Orleans, charged up San Jaun Hill with Teddy Roosevelt, flew in the skies of France with Eddie Rickenbacker and slept in the trenches with Sgt. Alvin York. You stormed the beaches at Guadalcanal, Sicily and Normandy, fought bravely at Antwerp, Iwo Jima, El Alamein, Monte Cassino and Midway. You left your mark on places named Heartbreak Ridge and Pork Chop HIll, then went to the Ia Drang Valley and Khe Sanh, Bosnia, Kabul, Kandahar, Al Busayyah and Fallujah. I don't know your name or much about you, but I thank you and all those that served with you.

Monday, May 11, 2009

If guys wrote advice columns

Dear Angelo,

I hope you can help me. The other day, I set off for work leaving my husband in the house watching the TV. I hadn't driven more than a mile down the road when the engine conked out and the car shuddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband's help. When I got home I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with the neighbor's daughter. I am 32, my husband is 34, and the neighbor's daughter is 19. We have been married for ten years.When I confronted him, he broke down and admitted that they had been having an affair for the past six months. I told him to stop or I would leave him. He was laid off six months ago and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless.I love him very much, but ever since I gave him the ultimatum he has become increasingly distant. He won't go to counseling and I'm afraid I can't get through to him anymore. Can you please help?

Sincerely,
Laura





Dear Laura,

A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the intake manifold and also check all grounding wires. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the injectors.

I hope this helps,
Angelo