Ned Bulken
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- Lakeport NY and/or the nearest hotel
- Open front door of house; note that 8" of fluffy white snow fell last night.
- slog through snow to truck since you're late to an apppointment.
- open door, put truck in neutral and push in clutch, start truck
- hope that wipers are off, as you are reaching for snow brush
- note that only one wiper arm is moving, realize that you were hoping in vain.
- mutter loudly, curse, and turn off wipers
- get snow brush, clean off windshield, and see if you can salvage wiper arm.
- realize that you're now really late to appt, and just drive the darn truck as is.
- after appt, call dealership (note, I normally think, stealership, but found a Dealer today) who is a) open on saturday and b) can look at your wiper.
- drive to same
- hand over keys, show service manager that yes, indeed the arm is not working (reach over and sweep it back and forth a couple of times when truck is not running.)
- go inside, get cup of coffee, kick tires on a new SUV, read sticker and quietly return to waiting area
- look up when service mgr says you're all set, and explains that it was just a simple repair, no charge.
- pick up jaw, thank him profusely and plan on sheduling repairs at this dealership from now on.
- head for home