Got a packing dilemma? Take it to the Back Porch; see Johnson's for travel insurance into Mexico

 

Johnson's Mexico Insurance, as always, makes travel into Mexico easier. You'll find courteous, professional service no matter how big the customer load is.

See Nacho Salazar at Nextel next time you need some straight talk about cell phone service. The MC has found the radios on the phones an excellent tool on the ranch and on the road.

Chavarria's Plumbing experts arrive when they say they will, get the job done, and don't leave a mess.

The MC couldn't have been more impressed with IBC Zapata's service on a recent real estate transaction. Ditto for Neel Title for getting things done just before Christmas.

Despite the heavy holiday traffic for shipping parcels, the experts at the Back Porch ably handled the MC's gift packing and shipping needs.

The MC was getting misty in early January when our vehicle's driver-side window handle broke, with the window halfway down. Luis Salas, Jr., senior service advisor at Sames Motor, expedited the order and replacement of a new window handle unit in two days' time. He got the Focus in and out of the shop the same day.

San Antonio 's Whole Earth Provision Company, which was a wonderful place to shop for the holidays, did all possible to get the MC merchandise from its Austin store in a timely fashion.

We've said it before. We'll say it again and again until it isn't true anymore. Even just before closing time on a Saturday afternoon all those nice folks at Jiffy Lube kept their cool and got everyone back in their recently oil changed cars and trucks. Great work!

Want to be left alone to work over breakfast and have a good breakfast while you're at it? Urbano's on South Zapata Highway opens at 6 a.m.