Just get me home!

I had loose tie rod on 55 Plymouth and bought set in town. On way home to farm the tie rod fell out on gravel road. Got car stopped before it hit the ditch. Pushed socket up on stud and used some barb wire to hold it up to get last 2 miles home. Lucky on that one. Several times driving w dead alternator/generator with parking lights only. Back in day when driving old cars and no money.