Fancy Gap Virginia, or, Last Exit for the Veggie Car?

On our way to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the car's not sounding good. It is moving, but seems to not have the power to go over about 50 mph (70 on our speedometer). We stop to give it some diesel, and decide we better have a mechanic look at the engine. When there is something wrong that Brian can't figure out, it must be a real problem. But, the serendipity continues- Fancy Gap is 89 miles from Roanoke, VA, where Brian lived and worked last year - he knows the perfect mechanic to bring it to and has AAA-Plus which gives free towing up to 100 miles. On top of that, he knows people that live there, so we call his friend Sam who stayed at my place in Brooklyn a few weeks ago. Sam is still in Brooklyn, but calls a friend of his who says we can crash for the night. Sounds like it was meant to be. I go inside and get fried chicken, Brian calls the tow truck. So long D.C., hello Roanoke...
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