Oh, bummer.  That would be a reason to not support AAA.

I have refrained from joining AARP (American Assoc of Retired People - not
that I'm retired, but anyone 50+ can join) for similar reasons.  They lobby
for all kinds of things I don't support.

Joy

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Joy Hecht
now living in a real house in northern Virginia
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
lugging Joy and her stuff around...

For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:
http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Jeff Palmer [mailto:jpalmer@mts.net]
:::Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 9:41 PM
:::To: Joy Hecht
:::Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Better World Club vs. AAA...comments??????
:::
:::Don't know about AAA, but CAA in Manitoba promotes more concrete and
:::lower fuel taxes.  Which is great if life begins and ends with the
:::car but lousy if the environment and sustainable cities get in the
:::way.  I don't want an auto advocate, i just want someone to tow me
:::(or more likely boost ) when necessary.  Wish i could find an
:::alternative in Canada.
:::
:::Jeff
:::
:::On 4-Dec-06, at 8:19 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:
:::
:::> What are AAA politics?
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::> Joy
:::>
:::>
:::> ****************************************************************
:::> Joy Hecht
:::> now living in a real house in northern Virginia
:::> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
:::> now living in the driveway and resting after two and a half years
:::> lugging Joy and her stuff around...
:::>
:::> For musings about life traveling in the van or living in one place:
:::> http://www.joyhecht.net
:::>
:::> ****************************************************************
:::>
:::>
:::>
:::> :::-----Original Message-----
:::> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
:::> Behalf
:::> :::Of jon
:::> :::Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 6:06 PM
:::> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::> :::Subject: Better World Club vs. AAA...comments??????
:::> :::
:::> :::Some friends told me about Better World Club (More info:
:::> :::http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_World_Club) as an
:::> alternative to AAA.
:::> :::
:::> :::We have been AAA plus members for years, and have been happy
:::> with the
:::> :::service. However, we do not agree with AAA politics.
:::> :::
:::> :::So, Better World Club looks like a good alternative. We are
:::> thinking
:::> :::about
:::> :::when our AAA membership is "up" in August, that we will switch
:::> to BWC.
:::> :::
:::> :::But, I'd like to ask other folks' opinions of the service. Any BWC
:::> :::members
:::> :::on the list that could share their experiences?
:::> :::
:::> :::I emailed BWC, and Westies are not considered RVs, and are
:::> eligible.
:::> :::(there is an exclusion for RVS).
:::> :::
:::> :::Thanks,
:::> :::
:::> :::Jon
:::> :::
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