Date:         Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:43:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trip Contingencies
Comments: To: Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
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of course, since the two drivers benefit directly......i.e. being paid by
AAA...........
it is to their advantage to do things like this.

though I suspect fuel was less expensive when that occurred than it is now.
And AAA never said anything to you .....?

good going though !
people helpin' each other out - how it's supposed to be !
Scott
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Trip Contingencies


> Volks,
>
> It pains me to say I have had a fair amt of experience with AAA Plus
> and tow trucks.
>
> During my 2yr drive-about ... before I pulled the infamous Ken Morgan
> aka jake4parts on eBay engine,
>
> I had the pleasure getting to know 10-12 tow trucks drivers in various
> states and Canada.
>
> I'm really sorry to hear about B&S's problems with AAA but I'd have to
> say my experiences were excellent.
>
> On the AAA call I always stated clearly that I wanted a flatbed tow
> truck.
>
> One time I needed to be towed 300 miles back to Denver from Kansas.
>
> My plan ... get one tow for 100 miles and drop the Van  at an off ramp.
>
> Camp there till the nxt morning, call AAA again for a 2nd 100 mile tow.
>
> Leapfrog this way until I reached Denver.
>
> As we were tooling along the interstate on the 1st 100 mile leg, I
> shared my plan with the tow truck driver.
>
> He thought about this for a while then said "Shoot, I can take you all
> the way to Denver".
>
> "I'll pull over every 100 miles,  unhook your vehicle, hook it back up
> and do another 100 miles."
>
> I said, that would be great, but we instead of unhooking each time, we
> could just say we did that.
>
> His response "Nope that wouldn't be right".
>
> Three hook ups and 6 hours later we were in Denver.
>
> larry
> roadhaus.com
>
> - - -
>
>> From: oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM
>
>> Subject: Re: Trip Contingencies
>> B&S
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