At that point, I knew we had only one option. The only option was to take him back to Va Beach. I had to be back in Richmond by 6 to work as a volunteer at a high school football game. But this was one of those times you have to do the right thing. So I told him I would take him back to Va Beach. I bought us some food at a Hardee's and we got on 64 headed east. Rolled through Hampton, Norfolk and Va Beach at Friday rush hour traffic time. Went to the dealer he bought the bike from and dropped him off. I went in to pee as they unloaded the bike. They put a scanner on it and found a blown fuse and a faulty electrical socket connector. I told him I had to go. He gave me a big hug and started crying. I left and headed back to Richmond. Found someone to cover me at the football game until I got there. With the traffic delays I got back about 7:30. You gotta do what you gotta do. Forgot to mention the young man was Navy, E3 on a carrier. He worked on the flight deck.
On a side note, one of the traffic delays was a wreck on one of the tunnel bridges. A dog was ejected from one of the vehicles. He went over the guardrail and into the water below. It took the rescue team about an hour to fish him out of the water. He was alive when they got him. I never heard of that before.
Last edited by seypat; 09-28-19 at 01:06 PM.