On my way to Penn National one Sunday afternoon. Broke the left front ball joint on my 81 Olds Cutlass while pulling up to the toll bridge in Phillipsburg. Backed it down the ramp and ditched it in the garage at the foot of the ramp. Left the keys and a note. Called my brother for a ride back home to Rahway. The mechanic called me back Monday AM, easy fix and said it would be ready Wednesday. Arranged to replace all 4 ball joints as a preventive measure. Went Wed to pick the car up. Low and behold it's Scott Pursell! I did not know this was on of his businesses! Scott did the repair himself. Very reasonable repair cost. Got 100 thousand more miles out of that car never had another front end prob. We kidded each other that if he knew it was my car he would have charged me more.
Lenny Swider 3/30/2026 12:42:26 PM