Re: Love, Necessity and Pride
Before I begin, I just want to extend my thoughts and prayers to any and all who have been affected by the recent storms...
Well, a new day has dawned, and a new chapter is being written...
I suppose that when they say, "every cloud has a silver lining" they were talkin about the last few days I have been experiencing...
Usually one gets down in the dumps because of many factors and it can really make for a depressing outlook on life...
We get into a funk and think there is no end in sight to the tribulations we constantly face...
Then, without warning or fanfare, even if just for a little while, things take a sudden and favorable upward turn for the better...
And that is what has happened to me...
First, I recieved a little birthday cash from my BEST half [My Loving, Caring, Understanding, and Encouraging Wife], and my Dear Sister...
Secondly, my super neighbor comes through with the deal of the century[see below]...
Then yesterday afternoon, I get a call from my fishing buddy...he says, "Hey wanna go fishin tomorrow"...I say, "Sure, why not"
That's when I decided to spend a BassPro gift certificate, I had recieved for Christmas from my Awesome SIL...and pick up a new rod and reel I had my eye on...
So, as I'm walking out the door, I get a call from a guy, wanting to know if I still had the old distributor from my truck for sale...
YES, I said...
Where you located, he asked,...
Miami, says me...
OH, I'm in Palm Beach, he says...
That's OK, you wanna meet at BassPro, almost exactly halfway between the both of us, says I...
Yeah, that'd be great, He says...
Sooo...I go, I buy, we meet, he buys...then the rest of the story...
...The trailer that came with my boat was not the original trailer, nor was it even close to being correct for my style boat...
I have been looking for ways to modify it to fit, or buy one that would be correct, but both options were running into the several hundreds of dollars range and looking quite unreachable for the foreseeable future...
Well, as luck would have it, Bass Pro Shops recently had a big sale and had a bunch of trade-in trailers on the lot...
Lo and behold, the perfect bass boat trailer sitting there waiting just for me, but wait, how much...they couldn't say because the computer and the paperwork don't match, the price isn't written down, etc, etc...
I figured, just as well, probably way outa my league...
Anyhow, left my phone number and told 'em to give me a call when they found out how much...
This Sunday Morning, me and my buddy go fishing and have a good time but no fish...driving home, I get a call from BassPro..
Hey, that trailer you were asking about, they want 300.00 for it...
I almost lost control, I was so freakin thrilled...sorta felt weird, like that first kiss or something, I don't know, but I was ecstatic, elated even...
Between a few bucks I had left from my materials purchase and my B-day cash...I am now the proud papa of the perfect trailer for the "Bassassin"!
Sorry for the long winded litany, but I just had to write it all down for future reference and to know that it really happened and hasn't all been a dream...
I have bookmarked this post, so in the future, when I feel like the whole world is out to get me, I will read this and realize that even bad stuff, eventually gets a shot of the goodsh!t...
Here's a pic of the OLD trailer...you'll start to see why it is completely wrong for this boat, when you see the new/used one...
The "Bassassin's" New Ride...
This thing is a beauty...Completely Galvanized, Disc Brakes, Bearing Buddy's, Swing away jack, 3000 pound capacity...even has some nice ALUMINUM diamond plate steps, REEVITED on...
Man-O-Man, what a score.
Just needs some new bunks, few bits of hardware replacement, Check/redo the wiring...
I am not going to be able to sleep for a month...
Hope everyone had a productive weekend and may your workweek be fast...
