Time & Time Again

Yanno,this business with the Ford Escort makes
me wonder about what is really going on.
It breaks down,I fix it by throwing money  in
its direction and poof, clutch goes out then
voila im hosed and its parked.

I did get 3 years of use out of the old girl
and i knew along with my mechanic this
day would come.

The work it needed kept compounding more
and more til the day i limped it home and
parked it forever.

I know,list it and sell it for a mechanics 
special or a parts car and that answer is no.
First off i was told 3 years ago by a tranny 
specialist its worthless and that all the parts
cars are parked and this is the last one on 
the planet so when the trans/clutch gives
out just park it and walk away.

So the very same day a close friend gives me a
minivan and it was a dumpster fire so I was 
told to drive it into the ground.
As it turned out,the issues weren't what he 
thought and it just needed about $1200
in work to keep driving it.

Now its parked for the winter, I think
i know the issue but i was told it could
be any number of things so im going 
in blind.

I have to save a grand,300 for the tow
and 700 for possible work.
Any monies left over will go for gas and
an oil change.... 

So how do i get around? Sunshine Transit.
Those ladies at the barn and drivers are
way cool and very reliable.
I would be completely hosed without their
services to which I am forever grateful.

Sunshine does Medicaid rides,foodbank 
and water runs,laundromat runs and grocery
store/shopping runs and downtown postal
runs,Willow,Talkeetna,Trapper Creek.

Most usually they are right on time and 
always give riders the heads up if something
is amiss.

Now that I am parked for the winter,the 
only way to get to town to buy smokes and
tobacco is with the transit .....LOL

I never actually buy enough so i am always 
running out....it makes sense to do it this
way besides,the doc really advises me to quit
so i know that one day i will be a non smoker.

Vehicle maintenance comes with ownership.
Its a fact of life as we all know.

Peace, BigT