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it's too long a story.   It was harrowing.   No clutch on the way UP and DOWN and then over.   Last Saturday.   But more than that kind of harrowing,   the high anxiety i put self through  the following Sun  Mon  and Tues  over dreading asking the mechanic down at the corner,   the truly GREAT mechanic down at the corner who only wants to work on diesel and who said NO to working on the Honda Car?    Who DID work on Sunny last year…remember?  And since,  Sunny has run like new.   1983 just like New.   until last Saturday.   I knew,  of course,  there was only one course of action and that that course of action was a REQUIREMENT.  period.   I had to ask him and if he said no,  then…no.  and i would have to figure something else out.   No wiggle room with any of this.   So i went.  Wednesday and stood in front of his counter that is so high i almost don't see over and stood,  waiting for him to come through the door from the actual shop.   i asked.  he said    Get her here and we'll look.  i asked for a towing referral.  he gave it.

LOOOOOOOOOOOng story short.   He came.   His tow truck was enormous.  I said i didn't think it would work.  He said lets go look.  We walked up.   He somehow got the gear into neutral and coasted backward down the hill.   Loaded and delivered.   An incredibly good natured young man with a cud of sunflower seeds in his cheek.   We wait now.   Sunny is there tonight,  with all the giant shiny diesels.   Blessed Be 

I really WANT.   really WANT   these two old vehicles,   this truck and the 1986 honda car to      LAST.   As long as me.  Me and them.  Just Some more years.   

 

 

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23 responses to “Sunny”

  1. Acey Avatar

    Am so relieved and happy about all of this. progress in waves of development. so much anticipation and then it just happens.

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  2. grace Forrest Avatar

    relief.
    and i KNOW, like KNOW that the craziness of anxiety i put self through is UNNECESSARY. I know that. What is, with vehicles, just IS.
    and then, it just happens.
    like it will.
    i am this way ONLY with vehicles. But it’s Intense. and more so, here, where i and they are New to people. Where they don’t so much understand.

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  3. Joanne Avatar
    Joanne

    first time I am seeing Sunny. I can see why you love that truck.

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  4. grace Forrest Avatar

    when you look at the engine
    so simple, clear, spacious inside the hood
    no complications
    it’s a Work truck. Everytime i got gas at the truck stop in N Mex someone would walk over and ask if i wanted to sell.
    They can last FOREVER

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  5. Mo Crow Avatar

    such good news!

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  6. jaime Avatar
    jaime

    I still can be that way sometimes with cars. It must be some kind of “vehicular social anxiety” . I wish you luck with truck and Honda. They are sturdy beings.

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  7. Deb Avatar

    The mechanical simplicity of older vehicles is a relief for someone who has to work with/on trucks or cars that are nearly half computers. I found it to be much like Lego, but your nails go black and stay that way for months. The satisfaction is making this kind of thing right again with your own hands and tools is enormous. Now, I watch.

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  8. sparrow Avatar
    sparrow

    “Get her here and we’ll look…”
    Beautyfull writing grace
    Beautyfull grace grace

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  9. Tina Avatar
    Tina

    Yes he will fix Sunny … I believe he will. Mechanics love those old cars and trucks.

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  10. Liz A Avatar

    I’m trying to imagine rolling a truck backward down a hill … yikes
    so, if diesel guy doesn’t work out, maybe tow guy knows someone else??

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  11. Dana Avatar

    I can see why this truck’s name is Sunny. Thank goodness for kind and helpful mechanics.

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  12. Els Avatar

    hope it can be fixed … !!!

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  13. jude Avatar

    you remind me of my son.

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  14. grace Forrest Avatar

    yes….this much. YES.

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  15. grace Forrest Avatar

    I wish i was capable. the Satisfaction would be
    Enormous.

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  16. grace Forrest Avatar

    Sparrow….it’s really all Something. Just like your
    world is there. All. just so much a Great and
    Beauty Full Something.

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  17. grace Forrest Avatar

    I have faith in him….that he will be willing to
    Go Back In Time, Take the Time, touch. See. Watch
    it happen.

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  18. grace Forrest Avatar

    don’t know. Just this much so far.

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  19. grace Forrest Avatar

    it’s easy to say…o. Can’t do this. Would have been
    so easy for the Tow guy. Few Tow places will come off an official Road/Street. This was a Huge Ask. Today Jenny said she couldn’t believe i had the balls to Ask it.

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  20. Yvette Avatar

    Good guy, he actually likes your sunny
    Not often on the www now Grace
    Back surgery revalidation and a new puppy is very time consuming
    But out of sight…
    Love

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  21. grace Forrest Avatar

    it can. IF. IF there is willingness. I am willing to
    do what ever is necessary.

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  22. grace Forrest Avatar

    o!! eeeeeeee….o!!!! i like this. Very much!….
    like your Son !

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  23. grace Forrest Avatar

    YVETTE!!!!!!!!
    a new PUPPY??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    oh, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    a new Puppy????????????????????
    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
    LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE ad infinitum

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