A couple days ago an old timer asked me if my gas hand was broken. Had no idea what he meant, worked it out by context.
Know what it is?
Know where the term came from?
Know what it is?
Know where the term came from?
It would help if you told us the context.A couple days ago an old timer asked me if my gas hand was broken. Had no idea what he meant, worked it out by context.
Know what it is?
Know where the term came from?
Less fun if I help, although maybe I should have said that he was a tow truck driver.It would help if you told us the context.
No, donated it. Driver called to ask if the gas hand was broken, he’d never seen anyone donate a car with a full tank.Are you saying you ran your car out of gas?
No, donated it. Driver called to ask if the gas hand was broken, he’d never seen anyone donate a car with a full tank.
That's good. Running out of gas is for clueless women and criminals making a run for the border at top speed to evade the law.No, donated it. Driver called to ask if the gas hand was broken, he’d never seen anyone donate a car with a full tank.
Friend in HS pegged his dad's car above 85. He was like the kid with the Ferrari in Ferris Beuler that had too many miles on it, certain his father would kill him.Never had a broken gas hand but did have a broken speedometer hand from exceeding boundaries when they only went to 85 🤣
Born, sort of raised. Heard gas hand, but it's rare. Crunk yep, but I'm usually about done listening right there. What really gets me is the use of crank/crunk for run, everywhere else crank/crunk means turn over regardless of whether it starts. When your a mechanic, going on a service call this makes a HUGE difference.Born and raised southern, and I’d never heard that. I’d also never heard that a motor could be crunk until recently 🤷🏼♂️
Mine was there with me when the mechanic walked out and asked "how fast were you going to snap the speedometer cable?".Friend in HS pegged his dad's car above 85. He was like the kid with the Ferrari in Ferris Beuler that had too many miles on it, certain his father would kill him.
Can’t like that post because I did run out of gas once, in Charlotte, wearing flipflops, without a jacket, on a day that it snowed. About a mile round trip walk to the gas station I suppose.That's good. Running out of gas is for clueless women and criminals making a run for the border at top speed to evade the law.
Yep, like a clock hand.Yeah gas hand refers to old analog pointer hands. Another term like "roll up" the window, that some people actually don't know why we say that with electric windows.
I was thinking the same thing...I thought it meant you were too lazy to put gas in your car i.e. your hand wouldn't operate the gas pump