The Huron Expositor, 1970-11-12, Page 22lousy shape. Sure a: strong
battery is important. But the
other parts of the engine
have to be in top shape to
start in this weather."
Three Hours Late
We stopped at the next
house. A young housewife
and her two children were
shivering in the garage, wait-
ing for us.
"What's the matter,
ma'am?" ,Paul asked.
"My car won't start. My
battery is dead. And the kids
are three hours late for
school," she said. The kids
did not look as anguished as
their mother.
Paul connected the jumper
cables from his truck to the
engine. After a few sputters
the car started.
"Bring it in for a tune-up
when the weather breaks,"
Paul shouted to her.
She was already half way
down the driveway and she
didn't hear him.
"They seldom do," said
Paul, glumly, as he prepared
to answer his next call.
Pedal Pumpin' Patty Learning
Way to Make Her Motor. Hum .
By JODY CARR
Pedal Pumpin' Patty was
her name. A cool kid from
Kingston who thought she
knew what her car should do
when she turn-
ed the key.
But Pedal
Pumpin' Patty
had -a bad
habit, one she
couldn't kick.
She thought
the harder she
tromped on the
gas, the faster
she worked the
pedal, the bet-
ter Old Bessie ought to start.
It was like with the • old
church organ Patty played.
If you want to get things
movin', pump it up real good.
It worked on the player
piano, too, so why not with
Old Bessie?
One day Patty was on her
way to recital, the big -one.
Big. Dad Dalton, the cabaret
owner from Dude Qity, would
be there. If Patty played
right, Big Dad would discover
her.
So Patty slid behind Old
Bessie's wheel saying, "Come
On, Bess, take me away from
all this. We're gonna give a
fine performance, and we'll
be headin' for Dude City and
fame and fortune."
She gave Old Bessie a cou-
ple of extra pumps for good
measure, because it was a
cold December night. But Old
Bessie just groaned. Started
smelling like a gas station.
Then she wouldn't even
groan any more.
Young Tom Sharp hap-
pened by just then, the clever
boy who worked at Parson',s
Garage.
"You've flooded it, Miss
Patty," he said ."Takes a good
battery and ignition system
to fire up the kind of raw gas
you're pumpin' into that en-
gine. Old Bessie's tired. Needs
points and condenser. May-
be spark plugs, You've just
socked it to the Sid girl too
hard this time."
Too bad, Pedal Pumpin'
Patty. Too much pedal and
not enough kindness when it
counted. Now you've missed
your big chance at Dude City.
When the chips were down,
you had them all -on Old Bes-
sie and she said, "Nope I"
Bessie has plenty of com-
pany. If any of you out there
is a Pedal Pumpin' Patty,
Peter or Paul, remember the
stakes, Too much pumpin'
and not enough attention
blew Patty's big chance. •
Don't blow yours.
8s—THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., NOV. 12, 1970
PeopleWho Don't Take Care, Make Work for Us
So Say the Men Who Man the Rigs
That Tow Autos Out of Trouble,
Adding Some Timely Advice
,(Editor's Notes. Last year the AAA answered close to 80
million road service calls. 01 that total almost 35 million
were for "can't starts," the bulk of which were in winter
cold or early spring rain. The writer accompanied one of
the AAA road service drivers on his rounds in a major city.
This is his report.
By- CHARLES L. BARUCH
The temperature outside was 5° above zero but the greet-
ing we received from the motorist was even icier.
"I've been waiting three hours for you. I missed my plane
and will probably lose out on a $50,000 order," he snapped.
It was amazing to me that Paul, the emergency road
service truck operator, went,
about his business of start-
ing the man's car without
retorting more than, "I'm
sorry, sir. There were eight
calls ahead of you. We're do-
.ing all we can."
It was the third day of a
cold wave that stunned the
city with temperatures rang-
ing between 10° above and
10° below zero. Paul had
been working between 12 and He said, wearily, "Sure it's
16 hours a day on the AAA cold: But even in this weath-
road service truck, He'd al- er most people don't have
ready lost count of the num- starting trouble. It's the peo-
ber of calls for starting help ple who don't take care of
he serviced. their cars. It's the people
He had ruined one clutch who come into the station in
on a truck, found sleep next September and who you 'ask
to impossible and the steady 'How about a tune-up?' and
diet of hastily gulped 'toffee they answer, 'Maybe later.'
and cold hamburgers had They have the trouble.
-"They'll spend more time
waiting for a road service
truck than it would take to
do a thorough tune-up in the
first place. Some of them lose
more money in missed wages
than a tune-up would cost.
But the ironic thing is they'll
end up getting the tune-up
after they've had trouble."
I asked Paul, "You talk
about tune-up but most of
them complain about a run-
down battery."
He smiled and answered,
"Anybody's going to run
down his battery trying to
start an engine that's in
soured his stomach. His sym-
pathy for the stranded driv-
ers had long since vanished.
While accompanying Paul
on his rounds, I had a chance
to talk to him about the rea-
sons this seemingly endless
rush of calls for 'Starting
help occurred.
"Sure It's Cold"
Keep a Wary Eye
On Non-Motorist
Motorists are not the only
ones who use the streets and
highways. Pedestrians often
jaywalk, children hidden by
parked cars dart into the
street, cyclists sometimes
ride as if they were in an
empty field, and animals give
little heed to' traffic.
All such irresponsible be-
havior is aggravated during
bad weather, when people
become more impatient.
Keep your eyes moving to
spot these potential emer-
gencies. Don't depend on
others to know the safety
rules,
Maintenance Hints
For Windows,
Windshields
The following suggestions
for auto glass maintenance
are offered by Karl K. Alberti,
auto glass replacement man-
ager for Libbey-Owens-Ford.
• KEEP WINDOWS
CLEAN. A dirty windshield,
rear window or sidelights im-
pairs vision. Dirt accumula-
tion may form a grit that
scratches the glass when it is
wiped.
• KNOCK ICE OFF WIPER
BLADES in winter, to main-
tain the efficiency of the wi-
pers.
• REPLACE BROKEN OR
CRACKED, windshields im-
mediately. Clear, unobstruct-
ed vision is important at all
times.
• NEVER USE ABRASIVE
CLEANERS such as rubbing
compound on the inside of
the rear window if it is the
defogging type. The lines on
the glass surface carry an
electrical current and damag-
ing them can break the cir-
cuit.
• DON'T USE GLASS AS A
HANDLE to slam door. This
undue stress may break the
glass.
• INSPECT THE WEATH-
ERSTRIPPING regularly to
prevent scratches from worn-
out stripping. If the rolling
mechanism binds, have it in-
spected and repaired to pre-
vent the glass from rubbing
internal door parts.
•
INN! liffillit mR
WINTERIZE . . .
1—Anti-Freeze, Radiator
2—Hose Connections
3—Lights
MNDERCOAT SPECIAL
STOP SALT AND
' Steps-
. .
RUST
14.95 Ll—We
2—Undercoat
wash under car
car
car
16.85
4—Wipers
I3—Wash 5—Brakes
6—Tires Reg.
SNOW
25%
TIRES -TIRES
15"
off off
SUMMER 50% •
SEAFORTH MOTORS
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