[JohnN]

Well, I was picking up the mail at the Hemingway pool and my battery died in the car (only vehicle here). I could have asked a neighbor, but I thought, hey.. Community Watch can help, I bet.

I call 'em up. Guy says he's not sure if they have cables, let him check.
He talks to some other guy there, sure they've got cables and they'll be right out, I think "hey that's great, thanks". 20 minutes later, guy shows up from CW and says his boss sent him out, and asks what the problem is, I say "dead battery". He says, "well, if you have AAA, I can phone them for you". I replied, I thought you were bringing cables out here, he says
"no, we don't have any battery cables and I can't give you a jump".

So, 30 minutes after I call, I'm sitting there, going to plan B which should have been Plan-A, my neighbor helps me out.

Does Community Watch actually do anything constructive?
If so, I'd feel a lot better about my mini-rant.