Sputter sputter

While refreshing some components of the electrical system earlier, I apparently neglected to firmly seat all of the spark plug wires fully into the distributor cap. The net effect was that the engine ran a little rough and died once or twice while driving around.

One of these times I was slowing down at an intersection and genuinely did not notice the engine was dead until the I hit the gas. I guess that's what happens when you drive a car that has no power steering and no power brakes—and now, a working stereo system.