No, not that AA. Very funny. When my car wouldn’t start on Sunday, it occurred to me – I have Automotive Assistance! Rather than waiting for a mechanic on Monday, I could call The AA and get the car looked after right away (altho a part of me did think, well, they’ll still have to take it to a mechanic, so odds are it won’t be fixed today anyway).
Called their 0-800 number, and was advised that if this wasn’t a highway accident or breakdown, I had to use their website to report my breakdown. Okay, fine. Keyed everything in and got a reply: Based on your input, it seems that you are reporting from you own home. You are not covered for assistance for any breakdowns within a 1/4 mile of your home address. Really? Well that’s just splendid. I’m sure CAA doesn’t work like that.
Cathy & Mike did offer to help push my car 3/8 of a mile from my house, and we could try again, but that seemed. silly.