Breakdown

     I know it's been a while since my last post! Work days have been long and tiring and busy getting ready for Christmas. So, I decided to show some of the window displays on Market Street for this post.

     As for a story I will have to tell another road trip one.

     Ann and I were getting ready to head back to North Carolina, she had been sick, so I had her lie in the back seat on the way down. Our first piece of bad luck was when I went to shut the door and Ann's fingers were in the door. She at the same time is already queasy. We headed out and got as far as the top of Williamsport, when all of a sudden a large turkey buzzard flew in front of me. I hit the thing head on and it rolls over the top of the car, at that moment Ann wakes up and asked what it was. I told her and she says " the way our luck is going the car is going to break down!" WELL!! We got to the bottom of the hill and the car went quiet and it wouldn't start. We walked about two miles to a store and called a tow truck. Then we had to call Ann's parents to come get us. We get back to New York and I have to call the base to tell them I am going to be delayed getting back. Ann's parents let us borrow thier extra car to get back until ours got fixed.  When it did get fixed it ended up being the timing belt and all 12 valves were bent. A $900 repair! After having the car for another year, we decided to trade it in when we got out of the service. I was heading back to town to trade it in for our newer car I decided to pass a car, I ended up burning out a cylinder and had to take a lower trade in for it. A saying Ann and I always use is "ONLY US!"

I want to wish everyone A Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday and a Happy New Year!!