Date:         Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:39:36 -0500
Reply-To:     James Henry <jch@JCHGIS.COM>
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From:         James Henry <jch@JCHGIS.COM>
Subject:      Re: BBB & AAA
Comments: To: Ken Wyatt <57skibum@GMAIL.COM>
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Ken,
I am so far ahead of AAA in value for cost, I feel obligated to stay a
member for ever. It has been said on this list many times that the most
important thing to take with you on a trip in your vanagon is your AAA card.
I have the premium coverage, plan trips by "where can I be towed to from
there"

Have a great trip.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Ken Wyatt
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 15:03
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: BBB & AAA

Monday, I received AAA propaganda in the mail.  I found it interesting that
the "Real Life" story included read as follows:

Bold Heading
"There we sat, in the dark, with cars blasing by on the  highway..... "

Real Life story.
Every year my wife and I drive my restored 1972 Westfalia bus from San
Francisco to this Annual Volkswagen gathering in Lake Havasu, AZ.
 Twenty minutes outside of Barstow, CA, the ignition coil went out and we
sputtered to the side of the road.....   There we sat, in the dark, in the
cold, cars blasting by on the highway.  I phoned for help and fifteen
minutes later the AAA driver arrived in a flatbed ---  The right rig to tow
my bus. " blah blah blah.  Short story, they were saved, you buy AAA you get
saved also.

I find it quite interesting that I received this 2 days before leaving for
BBB at Lake Havasu in my own Westfalia.  Coincidence?  I think not!!
Any other vanagonauts living in  surrounding states get this AAA offer this
week?  Just curious if they sent it to all regional Vanagon/Bus  owners or
maybe it was just my turn.

I still can't decide whether to bite the hook or not.  50 something bucks a
year sounds cheap, but then I'm cheap.

Cheers,
Ken Wyatt
82 westy
SLC, UT