This weekend the handyman dropped by to see about some repairs (which I don't want to go into right now, because ARGH!). He told me before he came over that he was going to be taking his car out, because it hadn't been driven in a while. Usually he drives an old ambulance which has been modified for handyman use (out with the medical stuff, in with the piles of tools), and I just thought, "oh, whatever" and didn't consider the implications.
So on Sunday afternoon, I heard the roar of an engine out front. I stepped outside to see … the handyman, in his best bib overalls, a fine straw hat, and a two-tone 1929 Mercedes roadster. Oz had left the house a few minutes before, and a good thing too, because he'd have turned green and melted onto the bricks in a big puddle of envy. He likes a good straw hat and he would probably have liked the car too.
And, apropos of nothing: a dramatic moment at the monkey-cam.
175 words | May 22, 2007 09:41 PM | Real true storygreat site - one of my favorite things about richmond is all the ghost signs and old buildings. your pics have kept me busy all day today at work! thanks!
Posted by: andru at May 31, 2007 03:30 PMI'm glad you like it! Sorry for the delay in publishing your comment. I was in Ohio and had limited internet access.
Posted by: 100 word minimum at June 6, 2007 08:37 AM