It's easy to forget that the desert gets cold at night. Especially when the wind is blowing as hard as it was Tuesday evening (30 to 40 miles per hour, said the weather guy on television).
So I found myself in a cold swirl of sand at midnight this past Tuesday-into-Wednesday, stranded by the side of the road about a half-mile away from the California-Nevada state line. When I started my car, it sounded like the engine rods were banging on the hood. It wouldn't move. And the battery had gone with the engine, meaning that my headlights, and, importantly, my hazards would not work.
Let's back up.
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The view from Hawthorne Blvd at the edge of Rancho Palos
Verdes, facing downhill into the ocean, is beautiful. Looking into the tranquil
ocean, where blue water meets the blue horizon, is incredibly relaxing.
It is, however, less relaxing when you spend three hours
staring at said breathtaking view because you are waiting for a tow truck.
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