For a long time the Jeep has needed repairs that I continually ignored out of a belief that the transmission was soon going to completely fail (it did) and then the Jeep would become a permanently-parked blight on the landscape rendering further repairs a waste of time and money (it didn’t). Ain’t gonna need this house no longer, I’m a’gettin ready to meet the saints.
Well, we know how that went: After a long infuriating period the Jeep is back and apparently in it for the long haul. In celebration, I have a number of comparatively minor repairs planned for the early part of the warm season. Starting with a really easy one…
I don’t know what happened to crumble its previous mirror glass, I never have the heart to ask, but I first met the Jeep in 2005 and it needed new side mirrors then. They’re not even very expensive; I just didn’t care if the Jeep was street legal and never got around to replacing them. But they are frequently handy, and definitely easy, so I thought I’d start there to get the project rolling. And the replacements arrived yesterday, accompanied by a completely unasked-for and pretty much unwanted third box which I curiously opened this morning…
A bunch of swag advertising…some company I know (and care) nothing whatsoever about.
A bag of coffee is always welcome, otherwise this is just junk I don’t need or want. I’ll probably throw the shirt on the “to the thrift store” pile, the rest of this is headed directly to the landfill. And I was very surprised that even penniless desert hermits are getting goody bags now: Is this some new sales technique? Because otherwise I don’t see the point.
As long as you are fixing jeeps, what about the brake handle in D’s ? Are there plans to get that resolved? It would be good to stay on good terms with the neighbors.
There’s nothing wrong with it, just some extra stippling.
It adds character!
Speaking of swag, Joel, I need to get your new snail-mail address. I’ll email you soon. Been meaning to send you some Brittle Brothers stuff.