hi, listees,
24 hours before i was scheduled to leave for the vacation to end all
vacations, 48 hours after getting my trusted mechanic's blessing to take
my 87 syncro out west,... i get stuck in third gear on my way to return
overdue library books!

so the van is at the garage, where my mechanic had enough time to peek
underneath and declare that he couldn't see anything, that he'd need to
look into the transmission, that he was leaving for georgia and couldn't
do anything 'til probably tuesday.

there are no words to express my sadness. my dear friends remind me that
it's better that this happened here than lots of places. i agree, but it
hardly takes the sting away.

so, listees, any ideas of what i have to look forward to both in cost
and time? the word 'linkage' has come up several times, and i fear for
the worst.

thanks in advance for any words of wisdom, or condolence...

susan
durham, nc

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