please explain this to me

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Putting a fuel hose into a rod holder isn't new. The article suggests that while driving down the road the driver noticed that a pump wasn't working (HUH). He then did repairs on rental boat by cutting wire (again HUH)? Looks like the newspaper needs a new reporter as well. The driver was probably texting someone at the time he was working on the boat. Hope he's ok.