High Noon: Disabled Vehicle

I’ve been at the North Idaho Museum parking lot for the last hour, trying to jump-start my wife’s dead Honda Accord. No luck. What looked like an easy fix has become something that needs a tow. The battery didn’t turn over. Instead, there was a small puff of smoke alongside the battery when my wife turned her key. I figure it must be a short. And needs a tow to our fix-it guy at 15th & Sherman. I consider myself fortunate that the vehicle is parked in a lot rather than alongside a freeway somewhere.

Question: When did you last need a tow?