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guy gave me $20 for holding the door for him!” The look on my daughter’s face was one of horror. Taking money as a reward for a random act of kindness was something
the father she knew would never do, nor would his wife or children. For a second,
her world was flipped upside down. Equally shocked, my brother-in-law said, “How can you take money from that poor old guy?” Now at this point the prank had worked to perfection. The $20 bill was the perfect prop and waving it made the story seem real. But just as quickly, my loved ones came back to reality as I hooted and gave myself verbal “high fives” for pulling off a classic in a matter of seconds.
At this point it would be superfluous to mention that I couldn’t help but bring up this “fake out” few more times during our short visit. Of course, the rest of the family heard about it too. All have given the prank the “two thumbs up”. That’s worth a lot more than 20 bucks. IAH
Charlie Sacchetti is the author of three books, “It’s All Good: Times and Events I’d Never Want to Change;” “Knowing He’s There: True Stories of God’s Subtle Yet Unmistakable Touch,” and his newest, “Savoring the Moments: True Stories of Happiness, Sadness and Everything in Between.” He was raised in Philadelphia and lives in Cinnaminson, New Jersey. Contact him at worthwhilewords21@ gmail.com.
From left: Service manager Eric Swanson, mobile service coordinator Adrianna DeJesus, and administrator Joe Giacchino stand between the Lincoln (left) and Ford mobile service vehicles.
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Carman Ford and Carman Lincoln now offers Mobile Service, where technicians drive specially equipped vehicles to perform automotive service at the customers’ location.
The dealer group, owned by Larry Giacchino, has invested $100,000 in two vans (one for Lincoln, one for Ford) and the required equipment for the mobile service.
While Ford and Lincoln divisions
mandated Mobile Service in January, Carman activated the program last summer, making it one of the few dealers in New Castle County to offer the service.
Both vehicles are equipped for on-location oil changes, filter replacement, wiper blade replacement, brake pads and rotor replace- ment, battery replacement, and flat tire repair. The Carman Mobile Service vans can also accommodate most manufacturer recalls.
Carman Auto Group was founded in
1973 by Carmen Giacchino as a Lincoln- Mercury dealership in New Castle.
Carman is celebrating 51 years serving New Castle County. Dan Giacchino, Joe Giacchino and Brian Giacchino have joined their father in the business.
The dealership also sells and services Jeep, Chrysler, Ram and Dodge in a separate showroom not far from the flagship location on South Du Pont Highway. IAH
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