Hello Listers,
I have been collating all the information that people sent with regard
to
this 'Help List' and thought that I should give you all an up-date on the
progress so far. Many people have said that they would be happy to have
their names added to the list, but not included the necessary information,
so if you haven't already done so, would you please take the time to do so.
It is my intention to put the information onto my webpage - I should
point
out here that I do not maintain that, a friend of my husband's does, so
changes to it would be at his convenience - but I also mean to keep a
register on my computer here. As I see it, not everyone has access to the
internet on their travels, and so a telephone contact number where the
closest person willing to help could be found would be advantageous. To
this end I would like to be able to have at least one person per state who
is willing to have their number given out over the web. This contact person
would not necessarily be the person giving the help, but finding someone
close to the locale of the emergency. There may not be one person in each
state, but we will see, especially as time goes by and enthusiasm for this
list waxes or wains.
My husband 'retired' from the restoration and maintenance of British
marques, and we now work from our home, so I am usually available, either
by the computer or the telephone, but a telephone call to Texas may not be
practical.
I joined ICQ (ICQ ID#20747568), and that provides instant messaging, so
if we could persuade every contact person to join too, we could have a
quite impressive respone rate.
I believe the information we would need - to begin with anyway - would
be
as follows:-
Name
city and state
distance willing to travel
telephone number
e.mail address
ICQ#
[I am including their address for those of you who want to look at the
system
http://www.mirabilis.com/ (no financial etc.)]
level of assistance available (this category would be quite voluntary,
and
possibly negotiated at each occurence of help given. It could
range
from moral support with thermos of coffee to full shop equipment
and
towing etc.)
I am prepared to _try_ to monitor all requests for emergency help from
here, but as I said, telephone calls to Texas are not always practical.
However, if contact can be made through the net that will be of no
consequence. I have made a list of those of you down under, but it is only
small to date - amy more takers?
Just as a thought, how about linking up with other LBC helpers lists?
Does anyone have a problem with that? I have sounded out one or two of the
others and they don't seem to mind the idea.
I would like to get this project underway as soon as possible, so let me
have that info please.
Elizabeth Jones
Comfort, TX
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