For
a while now we have had only one vehicle, an extended cab pick-up truck; the
kind with a small back seat. That was fine when the kids were small AND we had
another vehicle for most trips. The truck is not the best in gas mileage and
the main purpose for it was to haul hay and be a second vehicle when needed.
There was another vehicle that got better mileage and had more room inside for
passengers--it had a good payload too for those big store trips; but that poor
vehicle was used heavily and eventually became non-usable. So, we were stuck
with the truck as the only transportation. It is hard to go to the store when
it is raining (not that it has rained here any time recently this year). The ride is
rough (I do not know if I need to take a pain pill just because of the truck
ride or if any vehicle ride hurts as I haven't been in any other vehicle since
my surgery was kind of fresh). The kids have gotten a lot bigger too. But we
have been managing.
Well,
Ron was doing some maintenance on the truck on Monday. He discovered that a
noise he thought was caused by one of the running boards was, in fact, was
being caused by a broken frame. That is bad, very bad.
I
have been trying to figure out how to afford the tires we needed for it.
I
have no clue as to how to afford a new vehicle all together. I have been trying
to figure that one out for over two years because of the whole "truck is
too small for us all (etc.)" situation.
Now
it is even worse because the new vehicle has to be able to move hay as the
current truck is useless for that now. It is not safe to drive, really. We have
a neighbor that has heavy-duty welding stuff and will be able to weld the frame
to make it safe as a light -duty truck, hopefully today (Tuesday) but we have
yet to talk to him.
We
were in need of a second vehicle, now what? I am panicking a little..
3 comments:
Here's hoping the fix is good to get you back on the road. Hopefully another vehicle with come to you when you least expect it. *hugs*
The "fix" is supposed to be happening right now; that should make it safe for road travel--but no hauling anything heavy. We have been exceptionally lucky that it didn't already fail while in use. And I have to wonder how long the fix will last with the roads we have.
Hey, on a totally different note, that bead curtain we got from you has been great since we figured out to put it on the den door. We first put it in the door from kitchen to hallway but all it did there was make it hard to get laundry baskets through it. I thought about putting it on the den door when spring came wwith the idea that it might keep hummingbirds from flying in. It has! We have not had one hummer come into the den this year and by now we would normally have had to rescue eight to ten of them from being stuck (they fly in but then can't find their way back out in a timely manner). So, we, and the hummers, thank you for that. It has surprisingly also helps with keeping bugs out; I thought it might help with the larger ones but it is keeping out most flying bugs altogether. Bonus!
That's pretty cool about it keeping the hummer from getting trapped. It's also amazing it keeps out most flying bugs. Like you, I would've only thought it would keep out the big ones. Awesome!
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