Jim Yanik

Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns9A3BDFE26DBECtegger@207.14.116.130:

> Jeff <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in
> newsJ8qj.20100$Ou1.17944@trnddc07:
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>
>>
>> Excellent. If the AAA guy can't open a door, then you don't have your
>> keys. Having an open door won't make much difference. It still won't
>> work.
>
>
> The point is that with the door open, you can now remove the door
> panel and fix the broken clip. You can't do that with the door stuck
> shut.
>
> The AAA will get your door open for FREE. Beats paying a body shop or
> dealer, no? Plus the AAA guys are so experienced at this they do it
> with no damage to door or trim.
>

reminds me of the joke about the [insert ethnic group] who locked his keys
in his car;


It took 2 hours to get his family out.

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at
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jim beam

Jim Yanik wrote:
> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns9A3BD13602D38tegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>
>> I'm always astonished how fast they can break into cars. A few
>> seconds, no more.
>>
>>
>
> I found out how fast when my Integra GS-R was stolen last June.
> Not a good way to find out,either.
>
> Death to auto thieves!
>

you need the gun and rottweiler solution. /really/ freakin' effective.

Tegger

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:dJqdnQU5j4C4rjTanZ2dnUVZ_ufinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Jim Yanik wrote:
>> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
>> news:Xns9A3BD13602D38tegger@207.14.116.130:
>>
>>
>>> I'm always astonished how fast they can break into cars. A few
>>> seconds, no more.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I found out how fast when my Integra GS-R was stolen last June.
>> Not a good way to find out,either.
>>
>> Death to auto thieves!
>>
>
> you need the gun and rottweiler solution. /really/ freakin' effective.
>



Just don't shoot the Rottweiler.


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jim beam

Tegger wrote:
> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
> news:dJqdnQU5j4C4rjTanZ2dnUVZ_ufinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:
>
>> Jim Yanik wrote:
>>> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
>>> news:Xns9A3BD13602D38tegger@207.14.116.130:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm always astonished how fast they can break into cars. A few
>>>> seconds, no more.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I found out how fast when my Integra GS-R was stolen last June.
>>> Not a good way to find out,either.
>>>
>>> Death to auto thieves!
>>>
>> you need the gun and rottweiler solution. /really/ freakin' effective.
>>
>
>
>
> Just don't shoot the Rottweiler.
>
>
if the rotty's doing its job, you won't need to shoot anything! just
dial 911 and have the ambulance collect what's left of the remains out
of your driveway.

Jeff

Tegger wrote:
> Jeff <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in
> newsJ8qj.20100$Ou1.17944@trnddc07:
>
>
>> Excellent. If the AAA guy can't open a door, then you don't have your
>> keys. Having an open door won't make much difference. It still won't
>> work.
>
>
> The point is that with the door open, you can now remove the door panel and
> fix the broken clip. You can't do that with the door stuck shut.
>
> The AAA will get your door open for FREE. Beats paying a body shop or
> dealer, no? Plus the AAA guys are so experienced at this they do it with no
> damage to door or trim.

On my car you can.

But why should we pay for this repair when it is not an emergency? By
we, I mean the other members of AAA.

Dave Kelsen

On 2/5/2008 9:32 PM Tegger spake these words of knowledge:

> Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns9A3BE0E47C28Ftegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>
>>
>> Part of AAA's job is getting you out of a locked car when you "don't
>> have spare keys".
>
>
>
> Unfortunate mistake!
>
> That should read "getting you INTO a locked car..."

I seem to recall a popular "Blondestar" soundbite about doing it the
first way...


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen
--
They think I'm paranoid; they all talk about it behind my back.

Tegger

Jeff <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:47A93E39.1040202@hotmail.com:

> Tegger wrote:
>> Jeff <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> newsJ8qj.20100$Ou1.17944@trnddc07:
>>
>>
>>> Excellent. If the AAA guy can't open a door, then you don't have
>>> your keys. Having an open door won't make much difference. It still
>>> won't work.
>>
>>
>> The point is that with the door open, you can now remove the door
>> panel and fix the broken clip. You can't do that with the door stuck
>> shut.
>>
>> The AAA will get your door open for FREE. Beats paying a body shop or
>> dealer, no? Plus the AAA guys are so experienced at this they do it
>> with no damage to door or trim.
>
> On my car you can.
>
> But why should we pay for this repair when it is not an emergency? By
> we, I mean the other members of AAA.
>


So /your/ rates go up if /I/ use the service? I think not.

This is not like government regulated insurance.


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Grumpy AuContraire

Tegger wrote:

> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
> news:3M8qj.200916$MJ6.1339@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>
>
>
>>
>>OK, I gotta ask... Who do youse Canadians know about AAA???
>>
>>JT
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> We have CAA, which the Canadian equivalent. CAA and AAA share duties, so a
> CAA membership is good for the US and a AAA membership is good for Canada.
>

Ah thanks... For enlighting the ol' grump!

JT

Tegger

Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
news:cviqj.556344$kj1.226863@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

>
>
> Tegger wrote:
>
>> Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpy@ExtraGrumpyville.com> wrote in
>> news:3M8qj.200916$MJ6.1339@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>OK, I gotta ask... Who do youse Canadians know about AAA???
>>>
>>>JT
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We have CAA, which the Canadian equivalent. CAA and AAA share duties,
>> so a CAA membership is good for the US and a AAA membership is good
>> for Canada.
>>
>
> Ah thanks... For enlighting the ol' grump!
>



We had to use that cross-border compatibility just this past summer.

We'd driven down to Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC for summer
vacation. At one point we were at Tyson's Galleria mall in McLean, VA.
After some shopping we went back to the car, only to discover the keys
were locked in. Oops! Called CAA in Canada, was switched to AAA. AAA
dispatched a guy who took an hour to get there (it was busy that night),
then was into the car in 10 seconds.

The hour's wait wasn't so bad. We just went for supper at Legal Seafoods
of Boston in Tyson's Galleria. We were finished and paying our bill the
instant the AAA guy phoned to say he was ten minutes away. Perfect
timing.

Worst part is my wife won't even allow the photos of that incident in
the picture album of the vacation! She's embarrassed because she's the
one that left the keys on the back seat.

By the way, I highly recommend Legal Seafoods of Boston. The food was
excellent and the service impeccable.


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Jeff

Tegger wrote:
> Jeff <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:47A93E39.1040202@hotmail.com:
>
>> Tegger wrote:
>>> Jeff <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>> newsJ8qj.20100$Ou1.17944@trnddc07:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Excellent. If the AAA guy can't open a door, then you don't have
>>>> your keys. Having an open door won't make much difference. It still
>>>> won't work.
>>>
>>> The point is that with the door open, you can now remove the door
>>> panel and fix the broken clip. You can't do that with the door stuck
>>> shut.
>>>
>>> The AAA will get your door open for FREE. Beats paying a body shop or
>>> dealer, no? Plus the AAA guys are so experienced at this they do it
>>> with no damage to door or trim.
>> On my car you can.
>>
>> But why should we pay for this repair when it is not an emergency? By
>> we, I mean the other members of AAA.
>>
>
>
> So /your/ rates go up if /I/ use the service? I think not.
>
> This is not like government regulated insurance.

One of the costs of running AAA is paying for the service calls that the
tow truck and lock smiths make. If our costs go up, so do the fees.

If you have to lie to the operator and the people who come out to open
your vehicle, that should tell you you're doing something dishonest.

Jeff

Elle

"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote
Jeff
>> But why should we pay for this repair when it is not an
>> emergency? By
>> we, I mean the other members of AAA.
>>
>
>
> So /your/ rates go up if /I/ use the service? I think not.

Of course they go up. If enough people abuse the "emergency"
feature like this, it's going to show up. This problem
exists in the U.S. Real problems with insurance fraud exist.

But people take advantage of the masses all the time.
Welfare and all. So it's okay in many people's minds to do
as you suggest.

Nick Cassimatis

"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
newsJ8qj.20100$Ou1.17944@trnddc07...

> Excellent. If the AAA guy can't open a door, then you don't have your
> keys. Having an open door won't make much difference. It still won't work.

Or, if he's smart, he can open the other door.

--
Nick Cassimatis

Nick Cassimatis

"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns9A3C57945FE6Dtegger@207.14.116.130...
>
> We had to use that cross-border compatibility just this past summer.
>
> We'd driven down to Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC for summer
> vacation. At one point we were at Tyson's Galleria mall in McLean, VA.
> After some shopping we went back to the car, only to discover the keys
> were locked in. Oops! Called CAA in Canada, was switched to AAA. AAA
> dispatched a guy who took an hour to get there (it was busy that night),
> then was into the car in 10 seconds.
>
> The hour's wait wasn't so bad. We just went for supper at Legal Seafoods
> of Boston in Tyson's Galleria. We were finished and paying our bill the
> instant the AAA guy phoned to say he was ten minutes away. Perfect
> timing.
>
> Worst part is my wife won't even allow the photos of that incident in
> the picture album of the vacation! She's embarrassed because she's the
> one that left the keys on the back seat.
>
> By the way, I highly recommend Legal Seafoods of Boston. The food was
> excellent and the service impeccable.
>
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

He could have been 2 miles away when dispatched, and still taken the hour to
get there - that local area can have some of the worst traffic I've ever
seen. I can't imagine it the day after Thanksgiving (biggest shopping day
of the year).

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Tegger

"Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in
news:13qjenbi2d4v9bd@corp.supernews.com:

> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote
> Jeff
>>> But why should we pay for this repair when it is not an
>>> emergency? By
>>> we, I mean the other members of AAA.
>>>
>>
>>
>> So /your/ rates go up if /I/ use the service? I think not.
>
> Of course they go up. If enough people abuse the "emergency"
> feature like this, it's going to show up. This problem
> exists in the U.S. Real problems with insurance fraud exist.
>
> But people take advantage of the masses all the time.
> Welfare and all. So it's okay in many people's minds to do
> as you suggest.
>
>


All right then.

Call AAA and tell them you're NOT a AAA member. Ask them how much to come
over and open your door for you. Just say you trust them to get in quickly
and without damage, which is why you're calling them.

OP wanted a cheap alternative to bodyshop or garage. I gave him one. I
guess I should have considered the morality of the one I gave before doing
so.


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Tegger

Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
news:Xns9A3C5CE2DE011tegger@207.14.116.130:

> "Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in
> news:13qjenbi2d4v9bd@corp.supernews.com:
>
>> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote
>> Jeff
>>>> But why should we pay for this repair when it is not an
>>>> emergency? By
>>>> we, I mean the other members of AAA.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So /your/ rates go up if /I/ use the service? I think not.
>>
>> Of course they go up. If enough people abuse the "emergency"
>> feature like this, it's going to show up. This problem
>> exists in the U.S. Real problems with insurance fraud exist.
>>
>> But people take advantage of the masses all the time.
>> Welfare and all. So it's okay in many people's minds to do
>> as you suggest.
>>
>>
>
>
> All right then.
>
> Call AAA and tell them you're NOT a AAA member. Ask them how much to
> come over and open your door for you. Just say you trust them to get
> in quickly and without damage, which is why you're calling them.
>
> OP wanted a cheap alternative to bodyshop or garage. I gave him one. I
> guess I should have considered the morality of the one I gave before
> doing so.
>
>


OR...

(And I suppose it's a shocking indictment of my own morality that I
hadn't thought of this until now.)

Just call AAA and tell them the truth: You ARE a AAA member. You have a
non-emergency situation. Your car door is stuck shut because something
broke inside of it. You need to get the door panel off before you can
get inside the door to fix it. You trust AAA to be able to get inside
the door quickly and without damage and pop the latch open, which is why
you're calling them. How much would they charge to come over and do it?

Never hurts to ask.


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