If all goes well Andy and I will go to Santa Fe tomorrow to visit our truck, and maybe even bring it home. Originally we were going to pick it up last Saturday but that morning we received a phone call saying the modifications wouldn’t be done until that evening. We could pick it up Monday. We were tied up most of this week so we asked about picking it up Sunday instead. No problem. It was guaranteed to be done. We didn’t need to phone to check.
Yeah, sure. We haven’t lived this long without developing a bit of paranoia. So we phoned Sunday morning slightly after 10 am. No answer. We tried again after 11 am. Again, no answer. We checked on the internet, which said it was closed on Sundays. The answering machine did not give their hours so we gave up for Sunday.
Monday I phoned the fellow I had talked to Saturday to see what had happened. He said they were open from 10 to 5 on Sundays, but the truck still wasn’t quite done. It would be done that evening for sure. 😀
Anyway, we decided to put it out of our minds until tomorrow at the earliest. But then Tuesday the friendly paperwork fellow phoned to say he had forgotten to give us a couple of pieces to sign. Could we come in and sign them? The sooner the better. And the truck was ready to be picked up.
Needless to say, we didn’t rush right down there. We’ll go tomorrow, see what happens and let you know. We can’t lose them all, can we?
Update: Friday, September 16
We got down there by 10 am and it only took an hour to be on our way home. Here’s a picture of Andy climbing into it:
I haven’t tried it yet, but getting in and out doesn’t look as if it will be very graceful. I’m even shorter than he is. 😀
good to hear, you have actually picked up the new beast 🙂 drive happy
Congratulations. Not to worry, you will find a way to get in and drive. My problem is my height and bust hip joints. Low slung cars give me a problem to enter and exit. I had to learn to slide with my rear end first and swivel afterward. I am quite adept at it now.
Cathy,
Thank you. It’s good to have one more thing off our list of things to be done.
Rummuser,
I haven’t ridden in it yet and don’t plan to drive it. It’s to replace the 1998 Chevy that Andy used for plowing the roads in winter. It lived up there and was supposed to last us the rest of our lives. Another casualty of the fire.
We once considered buying a Subaru because of the gas mileage, but ended up with a Toyota Highlander because of the height of the seats. Andy’s mother used to have trouble getting in and out of her Subaru because the seats were so low. We decided to plan ahead and have been pleased with our choice.