Slick 60's

The last night (sat) was a great time
Lots of joking, & I had a little apple pie & a few beers
Figured I would get up about 7am and take off
Then my phone rang .......
It was the automatic control saying the water tower was low
I run the water district......
I'm the only employee.....
Basically I am on call 24 hours a day....
7 days a week....
For the last 32 years....
I called my son at 1am to go check it
He said all the pumps were running, but the water level going down
I knew it was a leak... A big one
Let's go Colleen !
But I know I can't l-e-g-a-l-l-y drive
So Colleen takes the wheel .....
"Drippy" the truck is not driver friendly
But she does pretty good
But after two hours , we both relize there is no way we can keep going
We get another hotel & sleep about three hours
Get up and away we go
By this time my son has located the leak
A 4" inch main broke in half
We shut off some valves and isolate the problem for now.....

Wish I would have gotten to shake some hands & gave some hugs....
Thanks to Alan , iceman and a couple of others for helping load truck in a hurry

On a good note.... Drippy lived up to its name
Used most of the oil Kevin gave me
But it ran virtually flawlessly both there & back home

Some people climb mountains for adventure....
Others drive old trucks

Sorry to hear you had to leave on such short notice. Glad the truck made it with out any drama.

wondered where ya where? lol. glad you two made it home safe.

Not the way I wanted to leave either, but I sure enjoyed the time we had there. Thanks, Lyman.

It kind off gave me a sinking feeling watching you two drive away that night, I could hardly imagine what laid ahead of you both.. I`m glad you stopped and had some rest before carrying on home,
and I`m also glad it was only Colleen in her Pyjamas and not you Bluey, that would of been a sight to see