Two people and the 3 of you didn't try to pop start it ?
  - so you could get it to a better place to work on it .
the beer isa factor ?

On 12/14/2012 4:52 PM, neil n wrote:
> I stand somewhat corrected.
>
> So I'm stranded at the mall, Westy engine hatch open, the sun pouring
> in. As I ponder my situation, a small car backs in beside my spot. A
> "normally dressed" but still fetching woman, pops out. Noticing the
> plethora of empty Becks beer bottles in the back of my Westy, she asks
> if I know where the liquor store is. Of course I DO and point her
> toward it. She then asks "what's wrong?" Upon my reply she asks if
> I've narrowed down the cause of the no start. She informs me that she
> owns a Land Rover, which is currently in for a new alternator. (she
> had arrived in "Moms" car).  We commiserate sharing car stories. She
> is obviously not unfamiliar with this older "special" vehicles. Of
> further unrelated irony, a musician friend, who I've not seen in
> nearly 15 years, happened to walk over at EXACTLY the same time. I
> thought this person had fallen off the face of the earth. Anyhow.....
>
> My point: I'm pretty sure she would have been game to help push start
> my bus! Moreover, she could likely have helped me change the starter!
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
>> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:07 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> if the parking lot is always busy ..
>>> there will be helpers around to push,
> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:46 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> "helpers" at the mall are usually much older than me, and/or are well
>> dressed and well heeled females, neither of which I would consider
>> asking to push my Westy.
>
> --
> Neil n
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