*smiles very big...

V.

What a fun little read. Glad to see you keeping busy V.

*Hugs...

Oh I do keep busy to be sure... glad you liked it Q...

V.

Poor Fred

Bunners

I agree... destined to never be right...

V.

ahem... I don't think she ever went quite that far....

*smiles...

V.

Yep that was good! Funny thing is my sweetie would rather have a truck than a car...

Not mine... get in a truck??? Not likely.

thanks so much Fem...

V.

You are welcome

Oh my, I have see barns like that one. And a green truck a bit the worse for the wear that could easily have stood in for that one 30 years before I drove it. Oh well, even my old mustang is more than 50 years old now. Neither of the cars I mentioned was an automatic, and the barn like the one in your picture is where I lived for years [they are not worth converting to a house]. This brings back some memories both of people and places.

And as always very well crafted.

ZZ

thank you Z... I'm happy they brought back good memories...

V.

My gut hurts now............
You do know that my one of my nicknames is "McPinch" don't you?

noooooooo.... not you!

Glad you enjoyed it Morgan...

V.

That was certainly hilarious . Quite the bearcat, that missus is even if she did take a bit far with the beating, but I'm sure fred earned himself a bit of barneymugging.

Okay, enough of the 20s slang...

I admit it took longer than usual to get through this one, I couldn't help but take time to appreciate the photograph at the beginning. Always had an appreciation for vintage vehicles and the ones from that era were definitely works of art.

Oh I agree... they were so very pretty... glad you liked the story...

V.

Hahaha! Poor Fred, if only he'd realized how good he done if he wasn't out on the floor! What a beauty of a truck too, I just love old vintage trucks!

This story made my day V! I needed a good laugh! ^^

well I am very happy it helped... laughter is the best medicine...

Thank you...

V.

It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt. And even after that, it was still rather funny. ^__^

Thanks for sharing this! It brightened up my morning.

and that it brightened your morning means it brightened my morning...

Thanks much...

V.

I have no doubts at all that this has played out in real life somewhere at some time. Especially the way Fred explains his reason for making the purchase in the first place. Nicely done, Ms. V.

Myself, though - I'll be driving a truck of some kind for the rest of my days I reckon. Too dang handy not to have.

me... I have my mini-van - and they are handy...

V.

I didn't know what to expect, but I'm glad I read it.

and I'm glad you read it too...

V.

Gentle humour with more than a touch of female assertiveness... loved it. The way you capture character, time and place never ceases to amaze me. Growing up my folks had a series of VW camper vans, equally good for family holidays all over Europe or lugging plasterboard (um, I think you call it 'drywall' on that side of the pond.) Owning a convertible now, I have to make do with tow hitch and trailer...

*smiles so big...

I have a mini-van and would not trade it for anything. 247,000 miles on it and still chugging along.

Drywall is correct, although I have also heard of it referred to as plasterboard.

*hugs...

V.