Ok, started the day out loading the boat. Got all the way to Fisher's and got in. Fired it up, ran for 3 seconds then died. Cranked it a bunch finally got it to run, but only at higher rpms. Sputtering at idle with heavy black smoke. I already know what's wrong so I tell Sue that's it and hook her back up to the trailor and pull her out. Start to pull out and realize boat is way off on the trailer. I back her back into the water and straighten her out. Then pull out and up to the prep area. I pull off the scoop and turn on the pump and sure enough, dumping gas. Great, needle and seat. I check my tool bag and no 5/8 wrench or screw driver. So off to home we go. I go to checker's. They want me to buy a whole rebuild kit. Not happening. The other checker's has the part but by this time it's already 1pm so we park the boat and unload it and go to the theater and see Iron Man (which was pretty good). I get home and all of the sudden my stomach starts gurgling. Oh man, what else!!! So 100 trips to the restroom later and I get a call from one of my work buddies. He tells me the results from the Sergeant's test are in. I go look up my score and I passed. I got 88%, so I go to see where that puts me on the list. It takes forever to get to the page. I finally find 88% on the list. 1st rank....wait did I see that right, pull the window with my score back up. Yep, 1st rank. Only 18 people in whole state got 1st rank!!! I'm stoked, start calling my parents and my son and give them the great news. Well guess the day isn't so bad afterall. Dang, got to run to the restroom again!
