You know, I'm not a cop-hater, but today....

[toby jo]

38. Been there. Was taking a load of wood to market, in Feb., like maybe 15 degrees out,

hauling it in a trailer, up a hill to the stop sign, nobody around, pulled out into an empty street, and this little prick gets me for going through a stop sign. (It was a stop sign trap, just love those.) Way out in bumfuck, no less. Now, exactly how much money do you think I have when I'm cutting wood for money, for christ's sake? Back breaking work, gas, oil, chain, haul, about $5/hour.

God they piss ya off! And he was young and insisted that it was all on tape and he was recorded and couldn't change anything or he'd be in trouble....

Hey, try the junkyards. I'm always getting parts there. Call every one that's local, give em the make/model/yr, and you can get a cylinder. If you know someone with a few mechanical skills, you can go to a 'pull a part' type yard, cheaper yet. That's where you go and pull the part out of the other car yourself. They'll probably know someone who does work on the side, or most likely, several someones. The pads are cheap, buy new.

Another thought - one time I had to go to the Lions Club when I lived in New Orleans and was flat broke for rent money. I know it sucks, never forgot how those men looked at me, but it got me through a jam. The Masons might, don't know.

You can probably do some yard clean-up, like leaves this time of year for pick up money. Another thing I did is threw papers for a few years - a shitty job, but it paid the bills. They're always hiring. Just that one step up, I know. Sorry you ran into the jerk. Good luck.