WEBVTT - MINI: When Lightning Struck Twice!

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<v Speaker 1>Christian O'Connell Christian O'Connell's show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Late First up this morning, we have Michael O'Connell. Yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>on the show, Patsy told us an unbelievable story about

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<v Speaker 2>running out of fuel. Patsy, you tell them where were

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<v Speaker 2>you when you run out of field on Sunday in

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<v Speaker 2>the car wash? It had just done its cycle in

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<v Speaker 2>the car wouldn't start. I was stuck in there, holding

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<v Speaker 2>all the traffic up behind me. And the incredible thing,

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<v Speaker 2>as Jack noticed, was that you've gone to fill up,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, And he could have done that first, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>but I thought, no, you know, I know it's on empty.

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<v Speaker 2>I just I'll roll that dike again.

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<v Speaker 1>Of being dirty, I just couldn't.

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<v Speaker 2>So yesterday we're talking about where did you run out

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<v Speaker 2>of fuel? Christian. I'm like Patsy and often run the

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<v Speaker 2>car down to close on empty. I don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>you can do that. Many years ago, I worked at

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<v Speaker 2>Telstra in the city and one Friday morning, during peakow,

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<v Speaker 2>I left the car park. We can already know it's

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<v Speaker 2>got a peak hour Friday. I've already annoyed. I left

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<v Speaker 2>the car park and was waiting to turn right at

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<v Speaker 2>the corner of Lonsdow and Exhibition Streets. So we can

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<v Speaker 2>all know these streets. They're really quiet there on a

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<v Speaker 2>Friday morning peak. How as I entered the intersection, the

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<v Speaker 2>engine spluttered and died as I run out. Feel I

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<v Speaker 2>sat in the middle of the intersection. People would have

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<v Speaker 2>just hated that guy trams too. I sat in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of the intersection and blocks all the peakwur traffic

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<v Speaker 2>and so the couple of people could help me move

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<v Speaker 2>the car out of the way. Have you had to

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<v Speaker 2>push your car out the way?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? Mine died, not because of petrol running out, but

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<v Speaker 1>something with the gasket. I wasn't putting water in the car.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the first car I owned. I was eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and I didn't really know about you had to keep

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<v Speaker 1>putting cooling and water in same thing in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of an intersection, and I got out of my car.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even know the concept of like you could

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<v Speaker 1>push your car. I thought if it didn't start, it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't start, So guy from another car came and pushed

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<v Speaker 1>it to the side.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll tell you what you feel like a hero if

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<v Speaker 2>you've helped another guy push his car, you know it's

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<v Speaker 2>like a bond you will have with that guy forever.

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<v Speaker 2>I called the RACV. They should hang up on you,

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<v Speaker 2>They should go Yet we do do a multi breakdown.

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<v Speaker 2>Not if you're not. If you've done this, she won't

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<v Speaker 2>help you. Yes, I called the RASCV and they brought

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<v Speaker 2>some fear and got me going, uh, very embarrassing, you think,

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<v Speaker 2>and I would have learnt my lesson. But no, exactly

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<v Speaker 2>one week later, exactly one week later on the Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of let your anniversary mind go O'Connell. What better

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<v Speaker 2>way to market does it?

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<v Speaker 1>Again?

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<v Speaker 2>Peak our traffic exactly the same thing, exactly the same intersection.

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<v Speaker 2>He would have seen the same people. You're all doing

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<v Speaker 2>that trip at the same time. Him again. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not pushing you this time. Push your own car. You

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<v Speaker 2>need to say that to call my old friends at

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<v Speaker 2>the RACV. They were not impressed. They even checked their records.

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<v Speaker 2>We come out seven days ago, same spot.

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<v Speaker 1>See you next Friday. The Christian O'Connell Show podcast