Oh, yeah . .
[Calvin writing}
Ok, so nothing for months, then two posts in one day. Oh, well. I've posted the URL for this on VanDwellers, so if any of you folks visit this, thanks.
When I looked at the post from earlier today, I realized that I hadn't posted about Mom going to the hospital. Quick background; my mother was taken from the nursing home to the hospital in December. We had a stressful week or so leading up to the paragraph in the last post.
Also in December, someone stole the minivan. It was gone for about one full day. We went to get it at 4 a.m., after the police had stopped the van and chased the thieves for about two miles on foot before losing them. The minivan was full of tools, which explained why the thieves stole the minivan rather than any of the cars which were also there. They needed it to steal the other stuff.
We lost all of our personal stuff that was in the van, including my tool box. We also lost the back seat, which comes in handy. Storing it for the trip would be a nuisance anyhow.
The damage to the van wasn't too bad. We had to replace the passenger-side window (don't lock doors!) and we now start the van with screwdrivers. We can get the steering column rebuilt for $150, but we'll have to wait a while to get it at that rate. The guy who does it for that price keeps very busy. We also went out and bought The Club (steering wheel lock), then had to replace it with a better unit for half the price from Master Lock. The Club, it turns out, only works for cars, not trucks or vans. The Master Lock unit is longer and we like it better.
I suspect that I've failed to post a few other things. I'll deal with that if and when it comes up.
Ok, so nothing for months, then two posts in one day. Oh, well. I've posted the URL for this on VanDwellers, so if any of you folks visit this, thanks.
When I looked at the post from earlier today, I realized that I hadn't posted about Mom going to the hospital. Quick background; my mother was taken from the nursing home to the hospital in December. We had a stressful week or so leading up to the paragraph in the last post.
Also in December, someone stole the minivan. It was gone for about one full day. We went to get it at 4 a.m., after the police had stopped the van and chased the thieves for about two miles on foot before losing them. The minivan was full of tools, which explained why the thieves stole the minivan rather than any of the cars which were also there. They needed it to steal the other stuff.
We lost all of our personal stuff that was in the van, including my tool box. We also lost the back seat, which comes in handy. Storing it for the trip would be a nuisance anyhow.
The damage to the van wasn't too bad. We had to replace the passenger-side window (don't lock doors!) and we now start the van with screwdrivers. We can get the steering column rebuilt for $150, but we'll have to wait a while to get it at that rate. The guy who does it for that price keeps very busy. We also went out and bought The Club (steering wheel lock), then had to replace it with a better unit for half the price from Master Lock. The Club, it turns out, only works for cars, not trucks or vans. The Master Lock unit is longer and we like it better.
I suspect that I've failed to post a few other things. I'll deal with that if and when it comes up.
posted by Calvin & Loretta | 8:50 AM
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