Ever saw a Chinese fire drill? The Nachman guys do it all the time. Us counselors tried it a few times too. It's fun. You stop at a traffic light, get out of the car, run around a few times, and jump back in. Voila! That's all there is too it. Fun, no?
How bout this? You drive to camp in the morning, all bleary eyed and half asleep, late getting into the car cuz people decide to make lunch in the morning instead of the night before. So the car stops. You are NOT at a traffic light, you are NOT at the side of the road. You are in the middle of the street, with traffic streaming by around you. Fun, no? NO! Car stalled again. Oh don't worry, we know what to do, we've done it many times before.
Jump out of the car, open the hood, press some thingamajigs (a real word!), get back into the car, and voila! Engine as good as new! And drive off, and hey, we are even at camp on time!! Just a typical day in Chabad. So... normal.
What do you do when the replacement van, which you got cuz the other car isn't working, stalls again and again? Well, you sit on the side of the road, awaiting help, trying to act like this is so normal. People stop and ask if you need help. Na, we're good, we know what we're doing.
Then you stand up and pray REAL hard. It's just so NORMAL. It's just so TYPICAL. But a little help is always welcome.
i dont see the problem, all this comes with the title of "chabad car"
ReplyDeleteu sound like my rabbi
ReplyDelete"but its so much fuuuun! its all part of the experiance! look on the bright side- at least you guys dont have to get out and push the car!
ya, thats cuz we already did that with the 1st car, and now we are stuck with this big ugly van. go figure. for some reason when the rabbi drives it its just finew. but the 2nd we get in the car...... i think the Chucky is just a moody car.