~The Jeep~

That's my dad in one of his very best favorite vehicles, his

Willys Jeep..He always had one.. This one was the one I used

to learn to drive..my dad taught me.. I think was 3 on the floor..

I had thought 4 cuz its 4 wheel drive, but I remember the

brake and clutch peddles were small and sort of rounded and my

feet just barely reached them, and when I had to push them all

the way in I had to almost scoot to the end of the seat.. I did

good, not once did I grind the gears.. I wanted to learn to drive

so bad, so I begged and pleaded and my dad agreed every time

he went to town to get a part or something I could go along and

he would teach me..but I had to watch and listen first.. which I

did.. and I could drive that jeep, I bet I still could to this day,

If I had someone to work the peddles that is. :-)

When I got to 9th grade or 10th? one of them. I took drivers Ed.

we had to, to get our license at 16..which I did, but I already did

know how to drive.. The car was equipped with 2 sets of floor

stuff the brake and clutch, gas pedal, well Mr, Beeler our teacher

would take 4 of us at a time..1 in front with him and 3 in the back

seat and we all took turns driving him and everyone around town..

was all we did.. for an hour every day for 3 months.. well as soon

as we got in the car about maybe 15 minutes into the ride, Mr.

Beeler would fall asleep.. we would still stop and switch out so we

each got a turn to drive, while he slept..he NEVER woke during

this..we would laugh.. well one day he fell asleep and I don't

know what he was dreaming, we are cruising down the road

and all of a sudden the car STOPS! brakes screeching, almost

smoke behind us.. Mr Beeler whatever his dream was lifted his

foot and hit that brake pedal..and the kids in the back hit the

floor, I banged my head on the steering wheel..and Mr. Beeler

wakes up and says " I think I fell asleep" We all looked at

each other and laughed..drove back to the school it took all of

10 minutes to be buzzing with the fact Mr. Beeler fell asleep.

We liked when he did..after that tho he kinda stayed awake

more.. :-)

Floyd Bushie was the chief of police in our little town, the day I

turned 16 I almost RAN to the police station to get my license,

and I can say all the years Ive driven, well up to 2000.. I only had

3 accidents and 1 ticket, and that's cuz they had the Stop sign hid,

was behind Some bushes.. I went thru that intersection like I had

good sense, I see a light on a dash behind me.. I kept going.. I hadnt

done anything.. well he kept following..I stopped and the guy was

in plain clothes! he says "you went right thru that stop sign back

there.." I said "ok..so what business is it of yours, and WHY do

you have a light on your dashboard.? who ARE you?".This was in

wonderful galena park, Texas, now..I didn't think about an unmarked

car and all that.. I was from small town ..he says "don't get smart

little lady, Im a cop.." I said "prove it".. he hadnt shown me nuthin!

He whips out his badge, says "Im officer so and so, "what ever, I

don't remember now. Well he coulda given me a ticket for being

rude and sassy to him..Texas cops are like that..but he was nice

and let me go.. but then.. I was GORGEOUS then too but not a

WEEBLE ;-D

There is a great ski resort in the upper Penninsula ..(MI) called Ski

Brule.. Years ago it used to be more of a SUMMER tourist area..

Well my dad and a bunch of other city guys decided that the area

had the hills, build a ski resort.. My dad was the first one to go down

the main slope... IN HIS JEEP.... he said "Lois, that hill was so steep,

the jeep at such an angle, my forehead was up against the windshield"

he laughed, and said, "if that window had come open (this was the

Willys jeeps had the front windshield that opened up, 54 jeep? ) I

would have rolled right down that hill"... well when they finally opened

the hill.. my dad of course was there, all our family, except me of

course, were VERY good skiers.... my cousin to this day, and his wife,

work there... I skied, but was awful..I tried it tho.. anyway.. when

they opened the place to the public.. they let my dad be the first one

to ski down it.. I thought, well so did he, that was kinda nice.. made

the paper...

My dad, and my mom's brother, Earnest, well Ernie, were good

buddies.. and my uncle, well he could ski, skate, played hockey, but

he had 3 sons.. and the 5 of them would have a good time (my dad

too) There was no where for anyone to ski before the Brule opened,

so my dad and uncle found a nice hill..cleared it ..and got permission

to put up an electric tow line..to pull you back up the hill..they rigged

lights so you could ski at night too... they sold buttons for 2.oo to

help pay the electric bill and to maintain the slope.. I don't think

there was a person in town that didn't have a button !! It was so

popular.. they built another one, even nicer..with a 20,25 mile radius

I bet I know 3 ski hills..then in Iron Mountain.. its noted for the

steepest ski slope (Olympic type contests) in the USA? maybe just

MI .. but sking, skiing? ya.. spell chekr says skii :-)

Well, in the continuing saga of stuff falling apart, including me, :-)

no..Im fine.. I went to make coffee in my little cup at a time, Black

& Decker one, and the poor baby went SIZZZLE<>

and it was all over..she died.. I tried my best to get her back, but

well, I got it from the homeless shelter so it was probly on its last

legs..I got my moneys worth..was free..lasted a year..served me

every day all that time..I will get another.. I really like it.. I do

have a bigger one... but, I like the one cup at a time..then it doesn't

sit there, I don't drink one cup right after the other, and usually

I only drink maybe 2, 3 at the most..cups every day..Once in awhile,

after lunch I like to have a cup but not often...

Well its time for me to get out of this chair again ..I was up at

4:30 again..I really didn't do a whole lot today except watch the

time go by and wait for this day to be over so I could go and lay

it down again.. I just am NOT shaking this tiredness..and tomorrow

is a VERY busy day..lots to do.. to do right now..is some kool aid

and getting up on the bed and TV.. don't ask what a saw yesterday,

I have NO idea.. I don't know why I bother to turn TV on...I never

see it.. "Nitey Nite" :-)

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and thanks. :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....