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Article #225Re: Discount in AAA membership
From: The Hepburn
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 1994 17:54
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 1994 17:54
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In article <1994Jul1.172239.2123@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com>, glyle@thor.seas.ucla.edu (George Lyle (233789)) writes: |> In article <1994Jun30.155618.13858@berlioz.nsc.com>, alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn) writes: |> |> |> |> We have CSAA membership IN SPITE OF their towing program. We drive an F350 |> |> pickup and pull a fifth wheel trailer. AAA will not touch a 1 ton truck on |> |> their standard membership, and will not touch our trailer on any membership. |> |> If we break down out in the middle of nowhere, we're stuck, plain and simple. |> |> We have Emergency Road Service through another company that provides us with |> |> an 800 number. We break down, we call the 800 number. They dispatch a truck |> |> to tow our truck, our trailer, and all passengers to the nearest authorised |> |> service center. If that happens to mean that they need to tow us 200 miles, |> |> then that's how far we get towed. We hand the driver our card and away we |> |> go. No worries about whether or not the driver takes plastic, or cheques, |> |> or how much cash we need to part with. Like AAA, it also includes fuel, |> |> tire changes, lockouts, etc. |> |> |> |> Alan Hepburn |> |> So Alan, what is the name of this remarkable company, how much do they charge, |> and how do we get in touch with them? Enlighten us so that |> we all can send them money, make them rich, use their services, etc. |> I knew this request would be forthcoming, so I armed myself with the card I usually keep in the glove box. Here's the info for everyone to use as they see fit: Rapid Response Roadservice Motor Club, Inc. 275 E. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 204 Thousand Oaks, California, 91360 1-800-777-4869 (1-800-RRR-4-TOW) Currently we pay $70 per year for our truck, trailer, and Jeep. Note that I have no connection to this company, other than being a satisfied customer. -- Alan Hepburn |"That men do not learn very much from the lessons National Semiconductor | of history is the most important of all lessons Santa Clara, Ca |that history has to teach." alan@berlioz.nsc.com | -- Aldous Huxley
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 106ed4,5858a863126ba7c7 X-Google-Attributes: gid106ed4,public X-Google-Thread: f604a,5858a863126ba7c7 X-Google-Attributes: gidf604a,public X-Google-Thread: 10001a,5858a863126ba7c7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10001a,public X-Google-Thread: 10e6f6,5858a863126ba7c7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e6f6,public X-Google-Thread: 10b619,5858a863126ba7c7 X-Google-Attributes: gid10b619,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-07-05 11:59:05 PST Newsgroups: sdnet.general,ca.general,ca.driving,comp.org.ieee,rec.autos Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!nsc!voder!berlioz.nsc.com!lancaster!alan From: alan@lancaster.nsc.com (The Hepburn) Subject: Re: Discount in AAA membership Message-ID: <1994Jul5.175441.6058@berlioz.nsc.com> Sender: alan@lancaster (The Hepburn) Organization: National Semiconductor Corporation References: <69800@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> <2ur04l$dmd@news.csus.edu> <RLM.94Jun30041814@helen.surfcty.com> <1994Jun30.155618.13858@berlioz.nsc.com> <1994Jul1.172239.2123@enterprise.rdd.lmsc.lockheed.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 1994 17:54:41 GMT Lines: 41