Need a hug....

Diane E. Nelson (nelsonde@ttown.apci.com)
Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:20:59 -0400 (EDT)

It's been one of those weeks. We went almost a whole season without me
having to don my "Dr. Mom hat". But Tuesday evening Mr T showed heat and
minor swelling in the right fore, upper suspensory/check ligament area.
Jersey sand or the mud in the pasture, take your pick. Not lame, in fact
looking pretty perky. But it's back to wrapping, rubbing, take-2-bute,
call me in the morning. So we're pulling the back shoes, going with lift
pads and eggbars, and lots of rest.

My van didn't exactly croak but it's in the shop, can we have two more hours
M'am?, can't seem to find the problem....their cash register is ringing
nicely. So that means I'll need the Red Baron to get back and forth to
work--just what I want, drive a crew cab dually around congested areas.
So we unhook, it's dark, I'm tired, worried about Mr T, worried about
Kasey's back, worried, worried, worried, drive off. Ga-twing, there goes
the tailgate! And I mean it is twisted like a pretzel, hanging off to
one side, the Ford logo at 90 degrees to the truck.

Kevin (after 40 lashes with a wet Kleenex) tells me it could have been
worse--I could have pulled the trailer off it's blocks and plopped the
rig onto the bed. That would have been interesting.

So then I thought I'd just replace the tailgate with one of those mesh
thingees, to improve airflow and maybe be able to keep a hay bale in the
bed without it flying out. Nope, they're illegal if you carry even so
much as a board in the bed. So now I'm trying to find a dealer who
carries the anodized aluminum metal grates--anybody out there in the
Allentown, PA area know of truck parts/accessories places????

Life's little lessons are darned expensive....

Diane @ Safe Haven