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"Cherokee-Ltd" > wrote in message
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> You probably could have done it yourself and saved a bunch ;-)
>
> This reminds me of when we had our first child. There were some
> complications with my wife and the threat of malignant hypothermia under
> anaesthesia so the hospital trained some staff members and scheduled a
> delivery date to induce labour.... the entire process concluding in the
> healthy birth of my daughter set us back $9.00 for parking. Oh Canada...
> -Brian
>
> "Earle Horton" > wrote in message
> news:1122141757.eedf12b6a86236b69e5031d41d12c07b@t eranews...
>> Sometimes it helps to look at things in perspective. It cost me $30,000
>> to
>> have my wife's hip joint tightened up last month. $9,500 for a chunk of
>> titanium and some stainless steel screws! That's flatly insane! I have
>> a
>> policy with a $25,000 deductible too. Ouch!
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "DougW" > wrote in message
>> news:b2vEe.27312$mC.2976@okepread07...
>>> So I've got a bit of popping when taking off or going into
>>> reverse. It's not drive train but rather the control arms
>>> just need the bolts retorqued. Been there done that about
>>> every three to four years depending on how hard I drive the
>>> Jeep.
>>>
>>> The only problem is it's difficult to put 130ft.lbs on the lower
>>> arms without air tools or having the Jeep lifted and I do _not_
>>> like working under a vehicle on jacks especially when horking on
>>> bolts. To do it right I need a real lift.
>>>
>>> Anyhoo, back to the story. Called the Jeep dealership to ask
>>> how much they would charge to hit up eight bolts. They tell me
>>> it will be a 41$ charge to "examine the problem" and probably an
>>> hour of time $91 to fix it.
>>>
>>> 91$/hour! That's flatly insane. It must be due to the war in
>>> Iraq and oil prices driving up the cost of the imported booze
>>> the addleminded dealership owner swills down.
>>>
>>> ....
>>>
>>> Well, it costs about 4-5$/hr to rent lift space at the auto-hobby
>>> shop on base. So it looks like I'll be there later next week.
>>>
>>> It will probably take me an hour but that includes bs time and
>>> a few sodapop breaks since the rack is outside.
>>>
>>> ....
>>>
>>> --
>>> DougW
>>>
>>>
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