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Oh, Phil Connors, it’s like you’re right here with us. It isn’t Groundhog’s Day, but it sure feels like it.

Today we were mere minutes from arriving at the repair shop to pick up the truck when they realized there is a problem, a good-sized problem, with the front end. They can’t get the front wheel to line up because there appears to be “a bend in something, somewhere.” They’re going to tear the drivetrain apart to figure out what’s going on.

Tomorrow marks the four week point of the truck getting smashed into. The repair shop hopes to get the truck back to us before Christmas — Monday at the earliest, but probably more like Tuesday or Wednesday. Not feeling too festive down here at the moment.


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7 responses to ““What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today!””

  1. eileencook Avatar

    Ooof I can only imagine how glad you will be to be

  2. writerauthorreader Avatar
    writerauthorreader

    So sorry for you Jamie & Jeff! Perhaps it should have been totaled. Merry (Bah, Humbug!) Christmas to you! And the silver lining is …?

    1. HMS Beangle Avatar

      It merely is what it is. No silver lining required. Sometimes life’s just like that. We’ll get through it. We’ve survived worse.

  3. diverdutch Avatar

    Ugh. Not what I was hoping to read this morning when I opened your newsletter/email. Sometimes things are for a reason. May this be no more than a test of your patience and that you are on the road safely and comfortably very damned soon.. Hugs to you both….

    John

    1. HMS Beangle Avatar

      A test of our patience it surely is. But we’re doing what we must, waiting and hoping. Thanks for the support.

  4. grizzlysher Avatar
    grizzlysher

    Argh! So frustrating… can you take a mini road trip for a few days for a change in scenery over the holidays? I’m sorry this is happening.

    1. HMS Beangle Avatar

      Frustrating for sure, but we’re trying to make the best of it. The shock, at least, has worn off after a night’s sleep. Today and tomorrow are for visiting a couple more historical homes. After that, I’m not sure what’ll be available with the holiday hours coming into play. We’ll see.

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