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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Stranded!
From: disfromage at ameritech.net (Richard Wasserman)
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:16:58 -0500
References: <CA+yJO1DHVRDQS1ZndYWpes8Fy8Qw+kQp7pe8YVhDN+UZmnc4Wg@mail.gmail.com> <19E03CF8-BA46-48A4-AB24-C746163EEC1A@ameritech.net> <CA+yJO1AgWdpuVufD=S3EwwL0aFF_5BJS_8wkgbefC6yKfd_fKw@mail.gmail.com>

Sounds like you are at Highway Interchange, Anywhere USA. Must be 
dreadful....

Richard


On Sep 5, 2012, at 8:01 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> What a great story!  I wish Tom had asked for the president of Toyota's
> number!  This part of KY is absolutely beautiful but not within walking
> distance.  We are a few feet from Interstate 75 and all I can see are
> Hardees, McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Shell, BP, and Family Dollar
> Store.  The Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn Express were both full so we are at
> Comfort Inn :-(  At least I have wi-fi!  I would definitely be crazy
> without it.
> 
> Tina
> 
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Richard Wasserman
> <disfromage at ameritech.net>wrote:
> 
>> Tina,
>> 
>> I had a similar experience with Mazda. I was driving to Chicago from
>> coincidentally, Portland, with my son in his car when the transmission 
>> went
>> out. We had the car towed 100 miles to a dealer in Portland who said that
>> because it was 2 days before Labor Day it would take at least a week to
>> repair. I said that was unacceptable because we had to be in Chicago for
>> our other son's graduation. They said the part had to come from California
>> and that was the best they could do. My response was to tell them I
>> understood, and then I asked for the name and phone number of the 
>> president
>> of Mazda US to see if he could help. The entire service department
>> disappeared into a back room for about 15 minutes and when they returned I
>> was told the car would be ready the day after Labor Day,they would give us
>> a loaner vehicle, and they put us up in a hotel for the duration. And they
>> changed the oil without charge.
>> 
>> I hope you enjoy Nowhere, Kentucky! Some parts of KY are beautiful?are you
>> lucky enough to be in one?
>> 
>> Richard Wasserman
>> 
>> www.richardwasserman.net
>> 
>> http://richardwasserman.tumblr.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:36 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>> 
>>> PESO:
>>> 
>>> This is not how we planned on spending the day:
>>> 
>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/145870152
>>> 
>>> or week.  Toyota said it would take one week to get the part they need to
>>> fix our 1989 Land Cruiser.  The part is Portland, OR, where our son
>> lives.
>>> He is picking the part up at the Toyota dealer tomorrow and FedExing it
>>> overnight.  Why can't Toyota do that!!
>>> 
>>> In the meantime, we are in Nowhere, Kentucky, with only fast food
>>> restaurants within walking distance.  It's going to be a long couple of
>>> days!
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>> 
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
> 
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: Stranded!)
Message from disfromage at ameritech.net (Richard Wasserman) ([Leica] IMG: Stranded!)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMG: Stranded!)