On Tue Apr-24-2012 11:25, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    RW> 23 Apr 12 17:03, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    RW>> I threw the scissor jack away that came in my 72 and replaced it   
    RW>> with a hydraulic bottle jack. My 02 came with a screw type bottle   
    RW>> jack...but I don't really have a need for a jack these days, I call   
    RW>> road service instead.   
      
    RN> That's what I ultimately did and I didn't think of calling road   
    RN> service at the time.  But I did buy one of those 2-ton hydraulic   
    RN> jacks for the suburban.   
      
    RW> When I began my road-service job in 2007, I was supplied with a 2   
    RW> ton floor jack. Had it been a bottle jack, changing a tire on some   
    RW> of the larger SUVs would have been a PIA. Having to use the   
    RW> manufacturer's jack was an even bigger PIA. I also used a 12vdc   
    RW> impact wrench, which I swore by every time I had to change a tire.   
    RW> When my employer 'outlawed' their use, I never let him know that I   
    RW> even carried one, but used it on every tire change I did. I still   
    RW> have three of those and pack one when we go on a long trip, just in   
    RW> case I have to change a tire myself.   
      
   I know what you mean.  I also bought a 2-tom hydraulic jack for the Tahoe.   
      
    RW> Wal-Mart used to sell those impact wrenches for less than $30, and   
    RW> I know that I wore out two of those. WM was nice enough to exchange   
    RW> the worn out impact for a new one. 8^)   
      
   I have a Porter Cable kit (2 drills, 2 flashlights and circular saw) - all 18v   
   Nicad battery supplied and I wonder if there is enough torque to R&R a lug nut   
   with a drill?   
      
    RW>> Yeah, but you don't get to change the battery in the remote when it   
    RW>> quits working. 8^)   
      
    RN> I wouldn't anyway.   
      
    RN>>>> The AUX recepticle is broken temporarily; something I plug my cell   
    RN>>>> phone into, but the mechanic knows how to fix it and will at some   
    RN>>>> point in the near future. [...]   
      
    RW>>>> LOL! Sure he will.   
      
    RN>>> No.  This guy is different.  He's one of those rare people who,   
    RN>>> when they tell you they're going to do something, they do.   
      
    RW>>> Ok...we'll see.   
      
    RN>> "Skeptic?  I trust you have proof!"  (-:   
      
    RW>> Is it fixed yet?   
      
    RN> No.  He's working on my Mark VIII this week in his spare time and   
    RN> will get to it when he finishes (if he wants to get paid).  (-:   
      
    RW> Ok...   
      
    RN>> Do you run the engine regularly?   
      
    RW>> No. The car is equipped with a Deltran Battery Tender.   
      
    RN> What good does that do the engine unless you prepared it to sit up   
    RN> for a long time?   
      
    RW>>>> That helps to pad their wallets... 8^)   
      
    RN>> I'm on to that.   
      
    RW>> Having been a 'dealer' employee, I'll bet you are. 8^)   
      
    RN> Things weren't that way back then.  We were straight with the   
    RN> customers, which probably explains why we were open 24-hours.   
      
    RN>>> This guy was recommended to me years ago (in my other lifetime in   
    RN>>> Houma) and someone recommended him to my SIL, who can't find the   
    RN>>> title to the Benz in order to donate it to me.  He's gonna have to   
    RN>>> go to the DMV for a copy. (-|   
      
    RW>>> @8(   
      
    RN>>     7:->]   
      
    RW>> I've heard that story before.   
      
    RN> Don't worry.  You'll be the Fourth person to know about the Benz.   
    RN> 1. The DMV   
    RN> 2. The SIL   
    RN> 3. Me   
    RN> 4. You.  (-:   
      
    RW> LOL!   
      
   The DMV record shows a lien holder on the Benz, but I know there is none.  It   
   was paid off years ago and I'll bet they never sent him the title.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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