I buy AAA Plus .... Haven't been refused a road service since I bought my 84 in 1996 200k miles ago. SamC -------------- Original message -------------- From: "John C..." <Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET> > Hi Anna, > I would strongly suggest AAA RV. $80 bucks a year. > They not only tow, they fix flats & deliver gasoline. > best, > John C... > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Anna Quinn-Smith > > > Well - me & the dawgs TRIED to go see the Perseid meteor showers Sat eve. . > > . . . drove away from Portland (OR) city lights to countryside south and east. > > (Molalla-Mulino, for those familiar w/the area). The sun was setting pink in > an > > otherwise clear sky (yay!) as we scouted likely stopping spots. > > Alas - with urban growth creeping rurally, traffic was horrendous! So even > > when a dark spot could be found, car lights were a real bother! Add to that > the > > ubiquitous rural exterior quartz security lights & we hit a real snag. Now, > mind > > you, I am somewhat disabled so a hike-however brief-was out of the question. > > But still I kept on, determined to take advantage of this moonless early > > August sky show. When a spot was finally found, damn if a purplish-black > > fan-shaped cloud bank wasn't hurrying my way! The dogs were whining, I had to > > pee, and there were just way to many cars for "way out in the sticks"! > > So, homeward we headed; with a stop at local "Burgerville" for a Tillamook > > ice cream milkshake and a short cut thru Fred Meyer pkg lot in Oregon City. I > > decided to stop & check out the awful noise I had been hearing. If it was that > > newer muffler I was gonna have to head on in 1st thing Mon morning . . . > > instead, a very flat tire rear right. Double damn! This was 11pm. Called a few > > friends & left msgs; then tow companies. Many don't do flats anymore; others > > didn't go to Or.City; the one that did was 2+ hrs out! And the late nite > > rabble-rousers made me a wee bit nervous. C'mon, dawgs, BARK - save me! When I > > finally settled on one that was 1hr or less, I was wiped out. Down went the > bed > > (hoo-rah for Vanagon campers!) & snooze went the canids & I. Then it took > quite > > over an hr for poor Darryl to change out the tire-seems the spare was never > used > > in it's 26 yrs! Rust rust rust .... he banged and tweaked and swore and went > > 'ouch'. I still had to pee. I pardoned myself & zoomed of > > f on my scooter to check out the shrubbery for nature's call . . . "how do you > > spell ' relief ' ?" It was after 2AM when he finally sent me on my way - home, > > wind down, computer messages and bed by 0500! > > Next year I'll stay in the Santiam wilderness outside Eugene to catch a > > star - > > - Anna QS > > ' 86 Blue Mongrel . . & the dawgs |
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