[Trombone-l] Bill Dinwiddie Thread

[Chris Tune]

It is enheartening to hear about a "good guy" mechanic.  You are lucky to 
work with such a guy.  Cars are really just a stylish self-torture device. 
Right now I'm waiiting to save a few bucks up so I can replace the 
"regulator" in my driver's side window.  This means I have to open up my 
door to buy junk food at Burger King. . .makes it less appealing. . .(it is 
already pretty unappealing except from a time management standpoint). I'm 
getting the technique down, however because I can't give up those burritos 
at Taco Bell.

Chris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Samuel Keyser" <keyser at MIT.EDU>
To: "List Trombone" <TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Bill Dinwiddie Thread


> This story does not involve equipment left behind, but it does
> involve equipment.  I was on my way to a 7p.m. gig about 23 miles
> away from my house.  I left two hours early. Turnpike traffic can be
> horrendous.  As soon as I got on the turnpike, my heart sank.  It was
> a parking lot.  Maybe seven miles long. I crept along, my late-for-a-
> gig anxiety mounting, when something terrible happened.  My car
> suddenly felt as if an invisible hand was shifting it in and out of
> neutral. The dashboard started to flash "transmission fault."  I
> figured this was it. I called the leader, told him what had happened
> and alerted him to the strong possibility that I might not manage to
> get to the gig and if I did, I would almost certainly be late.  Then
> I called my mechanic and told him my situation.  As it happened, I
> was very close to his shop.  I could see it from where I was on the
> turnpike.  He gave me directions on the fastest way to get there.  I
> nursed the car to his shop.  He had a loaner ready for me. I was back
> up on the turnpike beyond the pile-up point within 15 minutes from
> the time my transmission began to fail.  I made it to the gig with 5
> minutes to spare.
>
> Jay
>
> PS.  The kicker was that I needed a new transmission. It cost me a
> small fortune.  My fellow musicians told me I had paid the most
> expensive taxi fare in history just to get to a gig.
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