This is the van that Dan bought....

Last Tuesday night Tim called and asked if I would do him a favor. Of course, without hesitation I answered yes. A friend of his in Denver had bought a volkswagon van on Ebay from some guy in Huntsville. Tim was going to go pick it up and drive it to his house to keep until Dan came to town on business. So, I was to take him to work the next day and then take him to pick it up after work.

We should have known we were in trouble for a number of reasons:
1. The van was parked at a house directly behind Bandito Burrito on Govenors
2. The guy asked Tim if we were towing it
3. When asked did it run, the guy answered, "Yes, but you know how volkswagons can be. They can be hard to drive."
4. Once there, the guy told Tim he had to give it gas all the time or it would conk (is that a word) out.

When Tim left the safety of my car to start driving home, I told him I loved him, and wished him luck. It could have been the last time I saw him alive!


An Ode to the Volkswagon Van...

This is the van that Dan bought on Ebay.


This is the van that Dan bought on Ebay, that burned oil and smoked all the way from Huntsville to Decatur, broken down on Wilson Street.

This is the van that Dan bought, that burned oil and smoked all the way from Huntsville to Decatur, that broke down on Wilson Street, getting assistance from a tow truck.

This is the van that Dan bought, that burnt oil and smoked all the way from Huntsville to Decatur, that broke down on Wilson Street, got assistance from a tow truck, now sitting at its temporary (final?) resting place on Pennylane.

Just makes you sigh!

Oh, I forgot to mention there is a wasp nest in the back window vents! And, keep your eyes open, it might be back on sale on Ebay real soon.