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Old 07-05-2015, 12:02 PM   #602
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Carruthers View Post
Couldn't they have sent a truck capable of 'a full suspended lift'?
A what? The cop radios in a tow truck request and the dispatcher calls whoever the town has contracted. They are virtually all rollbacks these days. My only decision was the cop was NOT going to push me into a parking lot.

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Originally Posted by sexobon View Post
You'd think the tow truck operator would carry a jump box to enable unlocking the shift lever on vehicles like yours.
I was hoping the cop would give me a jump but he kind of ignored that suggestion, not confirming or denying having cables, and I couldn't open the bed to get at mine.

The cop chastised (although not seriously) the guy for not having a jumpbox, but I got the impression they are supposed to.

Before they rebuilt the intersection in front of my house there were a lot of accidents. I've seen more than one state cop tear a tow truck driver a new asshole for not having a broom to sweep up broken glass. Evidently it's in the contract to be on the state police call list.
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