Rescue squad; was (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me identify whathappened to my car

[killmurder_@hotmail.com (Jerry Carter)]

I would help anyone on Vancouver Island if they phoned. (that's a 4 hour 
radius!) The way I see it is if someone truly needs help I believe they 
deserve it, but I also feel that someone will help me if I really need it 
(it has happened...)

Yes, I'm a trusting person. and Yes, I've gotten myself in trouble doing 
this. but I think it's really worth it when I drive away and accidently find 
myself stuck behind the person that I helped get going only doing 50 in an 
80 zone! :) Seriously though, we are all motorists, and we all run into 
problems at times (I helped a nissan 240 the other day (which makes 3 cars 
helped this week)) and I honestly don't understand the apathy that most 
people show others who are in need.

Jerry C






>From: "brett cooke" <vwscir88@hotmail.com>
>To: ralexander03@snet.net, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Rescue squad; was (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me 
>identify what happened to my car
>Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:11:00 -0500
>
>i would gladly help any listers in need of roadside assistance in the 
>general cleveland ohio area. i think a list of "friendly's" could really 
>come in handy on a long road trip.
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>
>So Sayeth The Hitman
>'88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
><http://www.techography.net:82/brettsgarage>
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>>From: "Rick Alexander" <ralexander03@snet.net>
>>To: "The list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Subject: Rescue squad; was (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me 
>>identify what happened to my car
>>Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:02:33 -0500
>>
>>Jerry, you are not the only one!
>>
>>I belong to A.I.R.S. http://www.type2.com/rescue/ Would anyone on this 
>>list
>>think it might be a good idea to set something like this up for us? Last
>>summer I had the pleasure of using the list when we took our trek to 
>>Texas.
>>It worked well however if it hadn't been a trip planned out well in 
>>advance
>>I would have been really stuck many times along the way. A list of way
>>stations to keep in the glove box could be handy considering that our cars
>>are not getting any younger.
>>
>>So what is the consensus?
>>
>>Rick Alexander
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jerry Carter" <killmurder_@hotmail.com>
>>To: <unklebob@fatchicksinpartyhats.com>
>>Cc: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:35 PM
>>Subject: Re: (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me identify what 
>>happened
>>to my car
>>
>>
>> > fuel pump passed on? or maybe the fuel pump relay?
>> >
>> > The thing about the other drivers is typical, and will probably never
>> > change, unless you move to a place where people have respect for thier
>> > fellow man, but I don't think they have roads there. on the other hand, 
>>I
>> > stop at least once a week on my way home from work to help a stranded 
>>VW
>>on
>> > hill 60 (a long hill on the highway here) but those that I help usually
>>tell
>> > me that they've been there for a while, and are really thankful for
>>anything
>> > I can do.
>> >
>> > Is it just me? Am I the only one that will stop to help a stranded
>>motorist?
>> >
>> >
>> > Jerry C
>> > 81_scirocco
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > >From: "Justin Tomlinson" <unklebob@fatchicksinpartyhats.com>
>> > >Reply-To: <unklebob@fatchicksinpartyhats.com>
>> > >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>> > >Subject: (Very Long Rant)Worst Day Ever - Help me identify what 
>>happened
>>to
>> > >my car Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 20:54:10 -0800
>> > >
>> > >Today has to be one of the worst days I've ever experienced. I was
>> > >driving from Clearwater, Fl to Orlando, a drive I'm used to making
>> > >(1-2 times roundtrip a week). When I got to my exit on I-4, my car
>> > >started bucking and kicking, and I couldn't accelerate (this in
>> > >stop-and-go traffic, of course), and then stalled. I manouevred it
>> > >as far out of the right lane as I could (there was no emergency
>> > >lane), and put my blinkers on. I don't have a cell phone, so I
>> > >just sat there trying to start the car, it would start, but
>> > >despite my efforts to rev it, it'd die almost immediately. So I
>> > >waited... nobody would stop and help, everyone would rush around
>> > >me almost hitting my poor car. Finally, after 10-15 minutes, it
>> > >started back up, and I managed to get it off the highway, but as I
>> > >was getting it down the road (Colonial in Orlando, very busy
>> > >road), it decided to start doing the same thing from a traffic
>> > >light, so I pulled into the middle turn lane (I was stupidly in
>> > >the left lane), and put the flashers on again.  People once again
>> > >just queued up behind me instead of trying to help, honking their
>> > >horns and speeding around me when they could. Finally I managed to
>> > >wave down a cop who pushed me into a parking lot (I couldn't push
>> > >myself as I was alone and with two cats, so I couldn't manage it
>> > >across a busy intersection alone). It refused to start, so I
>> > >called AAA and had it towed. Here I am now. Sorry for it being so
>> > >long and stuff.
>> > >This is my 82 by the way.
>> > >
>> > >Justin Tomlinson
>> > >Orlando, FL
>> > >88 16v Scirocco
>> > >82 8v Scirocco
>> > >
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