Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information