AAA is a CULT!

[RetroLounge]

They prey on the desperation of the helpless and the hopeless...

and they are accountable to no one...

discuss.

RL

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I was indoctrinated into the cult of AAA

one dark night at 1:00 a.m., when I got a flat tire on the freeway, and I called them and they came... and now I am in their thrall, forever.

[RetroLounge]

6. You just replaced one addiction for another...

and now you have to renew your membership FOREVER!!!!

:D

RL

[LeftyMom]

2. But I was locked out of my car, far from home, desparate, and their program saved my ass.

Who are you to deny my experience that AAA membership aided my recovery from accidental lockout?

[RetroLounge]

4. They make you worship a higher power

and he drives a tow truck...

RL

[Ellen Forradalom]

9. He?

My AAA tow truck driver was so butch she made the bulls of Pamplona look like simpering pansies.

[RetroLounge]

22. That sentence makes me so hawt!

I love the way your mouth forms the word Pamplona...

:9

RL

[Kajsa]

3. AAA?

Okey-Dokey!

:rofl: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

5. I was judge nudged into AAA

:rofl:

RL

[Kajsa]

12. I hear ya!

:rofl:

[Initech]

7. The difference between AA and AAA is only one A.

[RetroLounge]

13. All you gotta do is buy a Vowel...

See, it's about money.

RL

[Kajsa]

17. Angel fans rock!

:hi: :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. It's the MAPS!

I love to unfold them and feel their sharp creases, and pretend they're Eleanor Roosevelt's sheets before I lovingly, wantonly re-fold them.




I CANNOT RESIST TEH MAPS!!!




:blush:

[RetroLounge]

11. "pretend they're Eleanor Roosevelt's sheets "

:spray:

You sir, are deliciously warped...

:rofl:

RL

[Kajsa]

10. Oh, oh- THEY SAVED MY BUTT!

I'm SERIES!

My timing belt broke in the middle lane of the 405 freeway
( a big ass freeway, here in SoCal). I could not MOVE-do anything!

Life was flashing before my eyes and everything was moving
very slowly.

I grabbed the cell phone, shaking, and hit 911.

They came!

The CHP pushed my car over to the shoulder and AAA came, towed
it to the repair place and drove me home.

AAA :yourock:

[GRLMGC]

15. That's scary!

I'm glad you got out okay!

[Kajsa]

18. Thanks!

It was scary!
:hi:

[GRLMGC]

21. Especially on that freeway

That's the freeway from hell. There's no time of day when there isn't some traffic jam.

[Kajsa]

23. I know!

There use to be " lull" periods of low traffic.

Those days are long gone.

It's our main artery down here.
You know because you live here.

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

16. and now they OWN you...

oldest trick in the book...

:D

RL

[Kajsa]

20. Ain't it the truth?

I renew my membership every year!

:)

[XemaSab]

25. That was YOU broken down!!!!!11!!

I was WONDERING who the fuck was broken down in the middle of the freeway! :o

(I wonder that every time I go through LA though :P )

[Kajsa]

30. Yep, that was me.

But I was much further south- :rofl:

I kept telling the operator ( while my head was spinning)
" I'm right where the runway ( to John Wayne airport) starts!"
" No- I'm not ON the runway- I'm NEXT to the runway!!"

:D :hi:

[SPKrazy]

14. batteries?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

OMG

:thumbsup:

excellent discussion topic

AAA is a cult

they do take in new members and brainwash them. Soon people are spouting AAA slogans and have AAA stickers on their cars. Soon they are extorting money as "insurance" in case you ever "break down"

Come on, these people aren't mental health professionals, what do they know about "breakdowns"? They are people who prey on the vulnerable, those who worry about breaking down and oh, yes, sure, they may help people, but how many do they hurt? :P

[RetroLounge]

19. They are automobile towing fundies...

It's a cult, i say!

:D

RL

[SPKrazy]

26. fundies who thump their AAA books!!!!!

I've seen them in meetings

oh yes

only the AAA way will work

damned fundie psychos

:grr:

what about free will?

what about will power

I can push my own damned car thanks very much :eyes:

[ironflange]

24. Here's a strange story

I once had my alternator mount break, so I was immobilized. I called the AAA (actually, the CAA, but same difference) and was told it would be a 1 1/2 hour wait. Why is this strange? I WAS SITTING IN THEIR FREAKING PARKING LOT!! That's about my only complaint, they just god me a hell of a deal on my upcoming Xmas trip to Orlando, and we paid when the Canadian buck was still at US$1.07. Ha!

[RetroLounge]

28. CAA?

See, before you know it they'll be in every country...

Their translated AAA literature on the table...

RL

[Whoa_Nelly]

27. Those dirty AAA Scoundrels

When my accelerator pedal fell off on a VW Bug I had back in the '70s, and I was stuck on a back country road in the coastal hills of CA, and some nice lady stopped to find out what happened, then went on up the road to a phone at a country store to call AAA for me...Well...I Never!

AAA showed up within 30 minutes! 30 MINUTES! And since back then towing over 30 miles meant an extra charge, the AAA guy actually got in my car and wired the pedal back into place so I could drive it to a town about 40 miles away, and...

THERE WAS NO EXTRA CHARGE!!!!!!!

Damn them!!! :P

[RetroLounge]

29. They are sneaky that way...

They were probabaly nice to you too.

RL

[Whoa_Nelly]

33. Not nearly as sneaky "nice" as the time I was driving my sister's station wagon

pulling a trailer for her, and we had just gotten to the bottom of the Grapevine, Bakersfield side (I-5 between LA and San Joaquin Valley...extremely steep drive), and a tire totally blew on the trailer. I had my boyfriend's AAA card, and they HONORED IT! even after telling me that using someone else's card usually isn't allowed...but the guy was so frickin' frackin' NICE, and fixed the tire anyway!!!!!!

I do declare...AAA wants people to join, and they are willing to just whore themselves for it! :grr:

[Critters2]

31. You can try to recover on your own if you want,

Alls I know is that AAA was there for me when my transmission gave up the ghost on a cold, Iowa road. Did you or any of the naysayers come to my aid? No!! I was only able to move ahead when I admitted that I was powerless over my transmission and turned my car over to a power greater than myself.

It works if ya work it!!

So, screw you!! :)

[RetroLounge]

34. ...

:rofl:

:loveya:

RL

[SPKrazy]

32. Words of Wisdom

never buy a car you can't push

and you won't ever need no stinkin' AAA

:P

[Telly Savalas]

35. God give me the serenity to accept the tires I cannot change

The courage to change the tires I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.

[Gold Metal Flake]

36. 200 Miles Free Towing! 200 MILES, Man!

Have you seen what I drive? I NEED that security! I need it wahh haah haaah I need it waaahaaah!

[Robeson]

37. Hey, I thought about you today when I read a great article from Ode...

...How a bookstore can change your life

excerpt:

For five months, I lived among those books. I had eclectic travellers and artists as roommates, the Latin Quarter as my front yard, and, most vitally, Whitman as my mentor. He told me what to read, showed me the richness of a simple lifestyle and taught me to love at least something in every person who walked into that bookstore. When I finally left, I was a different man with different dreams. I would never return to the stressful hours and empty consumerism of my previous life.

http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/48/how-a-bookstore-can-change-your-life

The full article I read was from the magazine addition, and surveys independently owned bookstores from around the world. Buy and read it if you get a chance. Highly recommended...:thumbsup:

[KitchenWitch]

38. But I am hooked on their roadside assistance!

[TrogL]

39. The one time I needed them they never showed up

and there are plenty of dues and fees.

[taterguy]

40. Kick so I can find this thread when I have time to respond to it

[Kajsa]

41. Another kick--

for all of us hopeless, dependent AAA junkies.

:D

[Justpat]

42. How about AARP??

Now, there is a bunch of brain dead cult members for you.

they pay their dues, turn their life and their will over to
the organization in return for inflated prices on auto and
health insurance and higher powers in the company who do
nothing but empty the donation basket and offer no coffee in return.

Talk about being powerless over your own mind. Yikes.

[flvegan]

43. Yeah, like I trust that little POS jack that came with the car.

Especially when I have to jump on the tire iron just to bust the nut.

Friggin pneumatic wrench things.

[LeftyMom]

44. I don't recall you having to jump on anything to...

Oh, the car. Nevermind. :blush:

[RetroLounge]

45. Jinx...

He just wanted to say "bust a nut" in the lounge...

:hi:

RL

[alarimer]

46. Those Triptiks are especially evil.

They have led me astray every time.

Now why didn't I just use Mapquest?

[Inchworm]

47. Am I having a flashback

or is it gas?

:hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

48. They have their use, but I'm annoyed with them because

for YEARS they lobbied against public funding for public transit, saying that the government should fund only roads.

As a result, we're behind every other industrialized country when it comes to getting around without a car.

[alarimer]

49. This is true and why I will not buy a membership anymore.

Mazda gave me roadside assistance when I got my car. And I also have it through my insurance so there is no need for me to get AAA anymore. With online map services and GPS devices, their mapping services are obsolete too.