Dayum! Now I know what to do next time I get busted for not wearing a masking in the grocery store! Just ask any dress/skirt wearing wimmins for some help!
True story: I snapped a alternator/water pump belt on an old 240D MB on I-90 West in Mass back in 1982. It was 2:30 AM on a brutally cold February morning and I drove that biatch until I lost headlights and it over-heated as I limped into a near deserted rest stop which was closed. There was only one other car in the lot. A young lady alone behind the wheel, engine running, and she seemed to be just taking a break from driving. I approached her from her front (her headlights were on) and I motioned to her to please roll down her window. She opened her window a bit and I gave her the pitch:
"Look ma'am, I really need some help as my car broke down (it was way before cell phones) and this is going to sound very strange…but…do you think you could lend me a pair of pantyhose??" Her eyes got real wide as I explained that the legs of a pair of hose can be knotted tight and act as a temporary "radiator belt" (trick a German taught me when I hitch-hiked across Europe). I was in the middle of my technical explanation when she just put her hand up, like "Stop talking". What she did next I've kept fertile in my mind's eye ever since.
Without braking eye contact with me she lifted her long skirt into her lap and showed me the pair she was wearing and said "I'm sorry but these are all I have….will they do?" I was only able to nod my head with an open mouth. At that, she lifted her butt and grabbed hold of the pantyhose top and S-L-O-W-L-Y inched them down over her hips and down her legs. She was bent over fumbling with her shoes when she suddenly sat up and lowered her skirt back in place in one motion. I was transfixed as she handed me those warm hose through the window with the sexiest smile on her face.
At that point she was "all in" and got out of her car offering to hold my flashlight…ahem…as I McGivered her hose into two separate "belts", tightening them as hard as I could. I added radiator fluid, moved to my front seat and turned the key. Voila! My headlights were bright with alternator, water pump and power steering pump all working away! I gave my Lady friend a big hug which we both let linger…
Absolutely true story.
Morale: It never hurts to ask!