My hurricane plans are being hastily slapped together. Not much to do. I can't evacuate. No car. No motorhome. No dog crate for the hurricane shelter. Besides, no time to train dog to live in crate. He has never been boxed up. Doggy and I will ride out the hurricane at home and pray for the best. Hopefully it will just miss us completely.
I've been emptying out my shed, trying to sell things to save up for a car. That means my beautiful potted plants could possibly hide in the shed and maybe survive too.
When I bought this old 5th wheel, I thought once I sold the old motorhome, I would be able to buy a hunk of a clunker to drive if needed. I need a car maybe once a week at most. But the 5th wheel I bought had quite a few surprises and then my old rig (my ailing failing body) decided to put up a fuss about daily living.
Occasionally I waste my time looking at cars for sale on craigslist. If anything, it gives me quite a giggle, but so far, no car.
Besides, it's kind of hard to go buy a car without transportation to go look at them. I did have a sweet deal on a borrowed car I used to "rent" but the delightful owner has now moved far away. There was another person that promised to sell me his old 5 speed (manual transmission) car at a whale of a deal. The next day when I went back with cash, he was nowhere to be found. Several days of trying to catch him at home proved fruitless. Then I found out he had passed away.
Today I found several bargains to choose from!
I posted excerpts from the ads then made my notes in italics.
Took the two drivers side doors, the bumper and the hood. Everything else is there.
Only missing a few parts, nothing critical.
Even as a toy it's a bit spendy, especially since it's already been wrecked.
The car runs, and it sometimes even starts immediately, but there will be times when it struggles.
I struggle to keep my ribs from hurting, but I enjoyed the laugh.
Some kind of electrical problem, loses power completely randomly and won't start.
Front seat won't raise into upright position. Has a bug problem.
Runs great.
Won't start, but it runs great? Seriously? How do you push start an automatic transmission?
1974 Dodge pickup. Complete truck. 318 automatic trans. Truck ran when parked. Tires are bad.
Parked 8 years ago, only used for a few crimes and target practice.
It probably needs "mo're dem" parts...
THANKS for stopping by today.
Do a search on cars for the needy. There are a number of programs to help disabled etc people to either get or find a reliable car. In Texas people will donate their old car and have them refurbished for those who need one.
ReplyDeleteGood grief they need to pay someone to take them away LOL. I sure hope the hurricane passes around you.
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