Friday, October 17, 2003

Car Repairs Oh, I never did tell you what happened to my car, a ’93 Geo. I left the story off when the car had to have seven brake lines repaired and the garage couldn’t come up with the parts, which the owner said he couldn’t find in Cleveland. So I had to leave my car with him and rent a car, for almost $200 a week. Into the second week I kept calling the garage owner, a good guy and very competent, about when the parts were coming. He’d always tell me that the distributor told him they were already en route via UPS, but the next day they didn’t show up. So I was just about to leave on a promotional tour, feeling I’d never get the car back, when the garage owner calls me and tells me the parts have come in and the car’s been repaired. Man despite the fact that I would have to lay out $1400 for the brake job and rent-a-car I was overjoyed. Something worked. When I got to the garage the owner told me that two of the parts he’d gotten from the distributor had been the wrong ones, but he’d been able to scramble around and get the right ones. I’m telling you, a good, reliable garage mechanic is one of the most important people in our lives. 12:05:53 PM