Freakin' alternator AND the starter both! Talk about the opposite of 4 leaf clover luck! Aaaargghh! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

I'm having my buddy tow it to my home tomorrow, I'm gonna buy the parts refurbished (better warranty on refurbished anyway), and he an I are gonna install them in the truck ourselves. We're both fairly decent with repair work, and worse comes to worse, I've got the Haynes manual as a reference just in case. Fortunately, I own one of the Chev 2000 model S10s with the 4x4 lift, so there's plenty of room to get at the gear underneath. It'll be an interesting Thanksgiving weekend, to say the least!

All in all, I'l probably have to wait til next pay to get just ONE of the two SODs that I wanted to get, either the LE or the Tan.