Our car is now home from Winnipeg where son had been using it. A very long story to that....but it involved someone hitting the front bumper (to match our back bumper which was hit while in P.A.), him being stopped by the police in Winnipeg and an ultimatum to either fix it or get it off the road. He chose to send it back to Saskatchewan. A quick, timely decision was made and a friend who had been visiting in Winnipeg, drove the 'wreck' back....with the comment "It sure drives a lot better than it looks!"
Today, the afternoon was spent attempting to clean it up. Son and friends who worked a lot in construction (in cement/concrete and mud-laden areas of Winnipeg) used the car a great deal...shall we say.:) It needed a good scrubbing!
So, the afternoon consisted of a heavy-duty shop vac, gallons of water, soap, broom and dustpan, rug shampooer, Armor-all and a lot of elbow grease. On with the tensor bandage to the knee and away we went. Had to stop several times to give the poor knee a rest or a stretch and hurried home for some ice when the whole procedure was completed. That was almost 3 hours of hard labor, but we figured it was better for us to do it rather than paying the car detailing place $140. bucks!!!! Now poor husband has the wretched task of attempting to wire up the front bumper so it doesn't look too bad. Oh well, get some nice red duck tape, a few bolts and a bit of wire and it should be good to go...and it will match the back bumper! As my dad always used to say, "As long as it gets you from point 'A' to point 'B', that's all that matters!" And God did say he would provide for all our needs....not all our wants!
Have a good rest this night! I get physio in the morning...more electrodes and ice!!!
Gee, and my friend, Val, turned 50 today....and I wasn't at work to see her in her red boa and tiara!!!
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