tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post115867488141105359..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: In My Little TownGreybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-1158715284951035652006-09-19T18:21:00.000-07:002006-09-19T18:21:00.000-07:00I had a wheel cylinder pack up on a ski trip to Ut...I had a wheel cylinder pack up on a ski trip to Utah last year.<BR/><BR/>On a Sunday. At 5pm.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully SLC is a big enough town to have a Pep Boys open late even on Sundays. Complete with its own parts depot of course.<BR/><BR/>I carry enough tools to do such a job myself by the side of the road, but it wouldn't be fun, and you wouldn't do well finding the parts in most small towns on a Sunday afternoon.<BR/><BR/>That said, I do love that in my small hometown I can always ensure that my fun cars will pass inspection, even if they are missing some things the government would prefer them to have. :) That is a bit harder to do in impersonal larger towns with more regulatory oversight.<BR/><BR/>Here in Albuquerque, if I'm wrenching on the car at night with some buddies, we can run down to Autozone at 3am for parts. I can actually buy car parts long after they stop selling beer. As a small town guy this is amazing to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com