>"Janet B" wrote in message ...
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>Today is my birthday.
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>My husband took the truck into the Ford dealer first thing. We'd had
>the truck in for a repair 10 days ago and the truck was leaking some
>oil. They'd had to put a oil filter relocation kit in and had
>simply neglected to put a clamp around the hose. As they lifted it up
>on the hoist, they punched through the forward gas tank with the lift!
>So what would have been a few minutes to fix is now looking to be
>anywhere from a couple days to a week or more.
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>They sent my husband home in a rental car.
>There is no charge for the car, a new gas tank, and a clamp for the
>oil hose. No charge for anything and a good thing too.
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>I wish I had been there, I'm just bubbling with stuff to say.
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>So, we are still going out to eat tonight.
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>Janet US

I think the Ford dealership should pick up your birthday dinner tab.