In a message dated 5/5/2003 7:51:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
> Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 23:50:11 +0000
> From: "Thomas R. Adams, Jr." <kctommy@msn.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Cirque Report, Saturday (Gotta Ramble On)
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> Tom Adams wrote:
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> Saturday starts early in Cirque land. That is, it starts early if your
> treacherous back stabbing vehicle got a flat last night 580 miles from
> home, and you have visions of having to buy an entire new vehicle to get
> home. In this circumstance you're up at 0600 to be first in line at Parts
> Plus to get a new tire when they open at 0700. Dale considerately didn't
> schedule anything until 0900 when there's a see the city tour leaving from
> CDO.
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> Fortunately, Greensboro auto parts dealers are honest, as mine patched the
> flat tire and had me back on the road by 0730 with only a $5 charge for the
> materials , , , , , , , , , , ,, , ,
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> I related my own "flat tire on the van" story to several people , , leaving
> late from Northern VA I did a "no stops' drive down beautiful Rt 29,
> finally having to stop to take a leak at the NC border visitors center ,
> and the tire went flat in the parking lot , , . . I then discovered that my
> Caravan issued lug tool would not fit the oversized truck lugs that a
> previous owner had installed , , the nice lil ole lady inside placed a
> call, and a repair truck showed up, and he plug repaired the tire on the
> spot without even removing the wheel, , the wait and the repair took about
> ten minutes. .