Mine went like this:
- found my panel 1800-miles away in SoCal
- bought a one-way ticket
- figured if we make a deal, put on some new tires and drive it home or fly home empty handed
- four days before takeoff, a buddy calls and says "if the deal falls through, I need a van driven home from out there"
Well, made the deal after four days of negotiation and here is me and my rig, sitting in Newport, ready to hit the 15: