Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), MLOM said in
rec.autos.driving:
>
> necromancer wrote:
> > <Rant>
> >
> > Flash back to earlier in the week when I had to have the water pump and
> > serpentine belt replaced in my car. Not a big deal - both were the
> > originals on a 10YO car.
> >
> > Flash forward to about 2 hours ago (from the time of this post). I'm
> > pulling over to the side of the road, no power (save for the battery)
> > and no power steering. Pop the hood and through the smoke I see the
> > idler pulley that attaches to the alternator (which would have had to be
> > removed to get to the water pump) resting on one of the A/C lines. Can
> > you say shoddy workmanship on the part of the mechanic??? I knew you
> > could.
> >
> > </Rant>
> >
> > My telling this story doesn't change anything, but if nothing else, It
> > let me blow off some steam (pardon the pun)...
> >
> > --
> > --
> > necromancer
> >
> > Official Overseer Of Kooks And Trolls In rec.autos.driving
>
> Do you suspect the mechanic was ensuring that your car was ready for
> Aunt Judy?

I'm wondering if it *was* Aunt Judy working on it.....

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