The Acts Of Life

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the acts of life that Mrs. HM experiences on a daily basis with Farmer H.

Remember way back when I mentioned how something was wrong with T-Hoe? That there was a rattle underneath? And Farmer H said he would take it to Mick the Mechanic? Well... that day finally came on YESTERDAY! And that was only because I whined mentioned to Farmer H that I was getting afraid to drive T-Hoe, because the steering has not been right for quite a while.

"It wobbles. Like if somebody crosses the center line, or starts to pull out in front of me, or there's something in the road... if I have to steer suddenly, it feels like T-Hoe is going out of control. Like it takes too long for the wheels to turn, and then the whole car wobbles back and forth. It really bothers me when I pull out onto the county lettered highway, right onto the bridge, and if somebody is over the line, I'm afraid to get over, because I might hit the concrete side."

Farmer H came home the next day, saying he had an appointment for T-Hoe at 8:00 Thursday morning.

"That's good. It's only been 9 months since I told you something was wrong."

"No it hasn't. It's only been a couple months."

"I'm pretty sure it was during Spring. Because it wasn't warm enough to have the windows down, but I put it down to listen to the rattle."

"It wasn't that long!"

Okay, looking back at that post as a reference, it's only been 8 months! Since April.

Anyhoo... Farmer H brought T-Hoe home before leaving again for town. It took less than two hours, and cost $130.83. Pity that T-Hoe couldn't have been fixed 8 months ago. I can definitely tell the difference when driving. Farmer H said he thought I would, because he also noticed that the steering was mushy, and then worked fine after repairs to the stabilizer bar. The rattle is also gone.

Anyhoo... before Farmer H left that morning with T-Hoe, I had two requests.

"Be careful backing out of the garage. I don't want you to break off a mirror again. And when you come back, make sure I can get the door all the way open, so I don't hurt my knees getting in."

Well. Both mirrors are intact. But when I left for town, T-Hoe's door hit the 2x4 board that is part of the framing of the garage. You have to park where the door opens in between two 2x4s. Or the door won't open completely. Depending on how far you've pulled in, it could be a couple inches, or six or eight inches less opening space.

I have not yet mentioned this detail to Farmer H. He has been scolded multiple times about T-Hoe's door not opening all the way after he parks T-Hoe in the garage. I suppose his response will be that T-Hoe's door DID open all the way... until it hit the 2x4.