A bit of bad news from LA-LA land

[MEL1523@ACS.TAMU.EDU]

I used to live there, so I call California LA-LA land...only because I'm 
jealous of your mountain roads :).

The Mercedes dealer my dad goes to recently sent him a letter stating that 
to do their part for the environment, they will stop servicing R-12 A/C 
systems shortly.  He got a coupon for 10% off labor on a CONVERSION TO 
R-134a!  

I don't know if this is a new California law or something, or he just has a 
greenie running his dealer, but if it's a law, then you Californians better 
get your systems tuned up now.  I don't even want to know what a Mercedes 
conversion costs.  I thought my new $650 compressor was bad.  Of course, you 
could move to Texas where refusal to service an A/C system can get you shot.

 - Mitch