Tuesday was supposed to be clear but this is what it looked like at 9:30 AM. Thunder and lightning and rain. The Bear needed a sedative just to calm down and it looked like our day out and about was going to be a bust. About an hour later it cleared off enough that we decided to venture out. We had gotten a call from a seller of a truck we had looked at over the weekend telling us he had decided to sell it for the price we offered.
Mom and I did the "Truckalypso" dance and then headed out to Wolf Lake to get our new, used truck. It was a beautiful drive, although a tad remote, as in, the middle of NOWHERE! I thought FM lived in the boonies, I was wrong.
Mom and I did the "Truckalypso" dance and then headed out to Wolf Lake to get our new, used truck. It was a beautiful drive, although a tad remote, as in, the middle of NOWHERE! I thought FM lived in the boonies, I was wrong.
And once again, the crappy camera ate yet another set of batteries and I was unable to get anymore photos after this one. If this camera were a chain smoker it would have the equivalent of a pack a day battery habit. I have since switched to the rechargeable kind because even though they don't last that much longer, at least I'm not fouling the earth every day with acid leaking batteries. But I digress.
We drove along State Forest Road through one of the most gorgeous areas I have ever seen. Most of the houses around here were built in the 1800's and many of them are owned by the Mennonites* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonite) and you can totally tell which ones those are. They are pristine and perfect and look like they are completely frozen in time. The owner of the truck, while not a Mennonite, clearly took pride in his property. He was a much older man in very poor health but you would never know it by looking around. He told us he was born and raised on that farm and his love for it clearly showed through. He had a garden that would put Martha Stewart to shame!
We completed our transaction and immediately drove our new, used truck to the Mennonite auto repair place for a quick check-up and alignment since we were in the area and FM wanted to check them out for future work on the Honda Van. Much like the houses they live in, the garage was so pristine you probably could have eaten a cookie off the floor and not cared.
We drove along State Forest Road through one of the most gorgeous areas I have ever seen. Most of the houses around here were built in the 1800's and many of them are owned by the Mennonites* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mennonite) and you can totally tell which ones those are. They are pristine and perfect and look like they are completely frozen in time. The owner of the truck, while not a Mennonite, clearly took pride in his property. He was a much older man in very poor health but you would never know it by looking around. He told us he was born and raised on that farm and his love for it clearly showed through. He had a garden that would put Martha Stewart to shame!
We completed our transaction and immediately drove our new, used truck to the Mennonite auto repair place for a quick check-up and alignment since we were in the area and FM wanted to check them out for future work on the Honda Van. Much like the houses they live in, the garage was so pristine you probably could have eaten a cookie off the floor and not cared.
While we were waiting for the truck, FM and I took the van and did a quick trip over to the local DMV for a title transfer and new plates. I have never been in a DMV that only took twenty minutes, until Tuesday. When we went to pick up the truck from the Mennonites we were told the only thing it needed was an alignment and had a slight rattle in the front that might be something we need to replace in the distant future but otherwise, this truck is solid.
The truck is a Ford F150, 5-speed, 4X4 with a large camper shell and a hefty towing package. We named it "BAD BOY"! And it sucks gas like a vampire!
The truck is a Ford F150, 5-speed, 4X4 with a large camper shell and a hefty towing package. We named it "BAD BOY"! And it sucks gas like a vampire!
BAD to the bone!!