[thenightwriterblog] The Night Writer: Santa drives a tow-truck for Triple-A

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Posted by The Night Writer:
Santa drives a tow-truck for Triple-A
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   The Mall Diva went out of town overnight with some friends last
   Sunday, leaving her car parked on a St. Paul street outside the house
   they all had left from. Sunday evening St. Paul declared a snow
   emergency, and the owner of the home notified the Diva that her car
   could get towed if it wasn't moved.
   No problem. She called home and asked if someone could get her second
   key and drive over to her car and move it. Well, one problem: neither
   she or anyone here knew where that second key was. A messy search of
   all likely and unlikely places was fruitless (and keyless). Hmmm, what
   to do?
   Just leave it and let the city tow it? No, the towing fee and the
   ensuing impound fees (since she wouldn't be back until Tuesday
   morning) made the expense prohibitive (not to mention incredibly
   inconvenient).
   The car has a keypad door lock; perhaps I could get a couple of
   people, we could go to the car, open the door, put it in neutral and
   push it into the driveway? No, the car couldn't be shifted without a
   key in the ignition.
   Wait a minute, we have family coverage from Triple-A for our cars! I
   called the company and inquired about getting a tow on a snowy night
   when there had to be lots of cars in ditches. Sure, they said, they
   could get a truck over there in three, maybe five, hours but they'd
   either have to tow the car to a garage or back to our house; they
   couldn't tow it 25 feet into a private driveway.
   So be it. Now we just had to hope that the AAA driver got to the car
   before the city driver did. As it was already about 10 p.m. we'd have
   to go to bed and wait until morning to see who won.
   Waking up Monday morning, it was with Christmas-like anticipation that
   I went downstairs to see if there was something in the driveway.
   Hallelujah! Peace on Earth! Good will toward men! The Diva's car was
   nestled in the driveway, in front of the garage door, leaving just
   enough room for me to back my car out and get around hers! Better yet,
   not even a parking ticket! Best of all, the towing was free under our
   AAA plan!
   Others weren't as [1]fortunate.

References

   1. http://www.startribune.com/local/12807807.html