New Year.. new... throttle cable?

[tknj99]

How else to ring in the New Year but with a nice long ride up to Big Levels Shendandoah National Park.. was a great ride.. until.. about 5 miles to the house my son hits me over the intercom to tell me something happened to the throttle on the Brozz. i swing a u-turn and find him on the side of the road and look at the throttle only to find it free-spinning! Ugh.. i then attempt to remove the 2 throttle assembly screws with the chintzy phillips head in the tool kit and its a no-bueno, they r stuck good.. i then spin the adjuster out as far as i can to have it disconnect and i find the throttle cable broken at the end.. ugh again!
Luckily i was able to ride his bike back home carefully using a pair of plier while tugging on the throttle cable.. not recommended, but it worked..
Ordered the new cable.. so all in all.. the stock cable lasted close to 3 years.. never had that happen before on another bike but happy it wasn't a show-stopper

Pic is earlier in the ride