<VV> Pay someone - Flat Rate / No Vair

[Ron]

It was in one of those "Santa" towns in California, I think maybe Santa 
Maria that my Rampside lost it's alternator bearing just as it was getting 
dark.  Wife and I pulled off the freeway at a totally dark spot and walked 
over it where we found a fire station where we called AAA. The AAA truck 
arrived just as we got back and took us to a nice motel a short ways up the 
highway and backed the Rampside under a yard light at the motel.  I called 
one of two names in the CORSA roster and he said "sure, he had a spare 
alternator".  He got there in maybe six minutes at which time I had the bad 
unit off.  Maybe another six or eight minutes to set the replacement on, the 
local helper only wanted $5 as he only used generators and we were free to 
go out for a nice dinner.  That $5 alternator lasted for years and the whole 
event was the best breakdown I ever had.  Unfortunately I can't remember the 
name of the good Samaritan of Santa Maria, that was some years ago.
RonH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Pay someone - Flat Rate / No Vair


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> leisurely lunch.  The hourly rate they had paid was quite excessive -- 
> Dad never said how much -- but they were pleased to be back on the road
> on their way home.
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> Bill Strickland
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> Brother's Toyota MR-2  lost it's alternator in Santa Rosa, Ca [ north of 
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> Dealer said, "No Problem..tomorrow morning..early!  And here's a loaner 
> car for the night"
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> Sure enough...  8 am...car was ready.....  $500! [ Alt was approx.  $260 
> at the dealer parts counter]
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> "Service with a smile"
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/
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