In Memorium

How many things do you actually miss from time to time? I do miss my truck. I had it for almost 10 years. My Ford 1977 F250 Camper Special was mostly parked at my mom's place and not getting much use. I sold it in 2004 because, believe it or not, I had another pick-up truck -an 87 Toyota. It seemed outlandish to have two trucks and I needed to buy my first computer, the one I type on today. I felt more attached to the Ford, but it got 10 miles a gallon, hauling or not. This truck was a workhorse. Loaded with stuff, pulling my Toyota also loaded with stuff, I drove it back to NY from New Mexico. No problem. This truck has seen both coasts and everything in between when gas could be bought for 85 cents a gallon. I loved this truck, but I was changing, needs were different and the Toyota was efficient and small.

I sold the Toyota three years ago at 270,000 miles. It lives in Maine and I hear its still running. I sold the Ford to a musician who was moving to Vermont and wanted to look the part. I thought of it as truck retirement. I wonder where it is now?