| 2009-07-26 13:42:24 915 So after the weekend of July the 12th, I went to work that Monday and Tuesday. Emily had taken her car to her dad's where the issue was determined to be that the gear on the rear camshaft had separated from the shaft. That means we made it from Carthage running on only 3 cylinders! In playing musical vehicles with Emily's parents, Mr Joe was borrowing Emily's grandmother's car. The AC belt was busted and he didn't like the way the main belt looked so he got me to go to Autozone and get new belts and bring out to him in Maben. I made it back just in time before dark to get the grass cut. Aunt Sue's funeral was on Wednesday so I got up early and drove to McComb in the Toyota. David and Deborah were in a hotel down there so I me them and got into my suit. We were way ahead of schedule so the three of us went to the mall to waste some time. Was a productive trip because David found a new jacket and I found a MSU polo on super sale. We met up with Mom and Dad at the church in Summit. There was a ton of food for the family and we all got a little to eat. Afterward we went back into the church. There were so many people and more flowers than I have ever seen at a funeral. Dad said that at least a third of the flowers were missing from the visitation from the night before. It had been a few years since I had seen Aunt Mildred and I sure can't remember the last time I saw her and Granny in the same place at the same time. After the service I got on the road headed home. I got back on 55 in McComb and saw the funeral procession heading south on 55. Filled up with gas in Brookhaven and found that the 20 year old Toyota had made 31 MPG! I finally made it back to Starkville after dark, in all covering 400 miles in a day when the truck had only moved 1000 this year before this trip. |