Giving Peggy Sue Attention

WOW! We made big progress on Peggy Sue today. Ken came home from town this morning with paint chips to match what "Bill" suggested. I approved. Up until today, it seemed as if we had no progressional organization. Ken talked of doing this and then that. I think we were both frustrated. Today, things kind of fell together. We both ended up on our rumps in the trailer pulling out the flooring.........two layers. We talked of things to make bringing Peggy Sue to our comfort standards and made some decisions. It feels good to be on the same page. Generally, our projects are not done amiably. We always end up angry or irritated but today went really well and I think we both enjoyed the journey. At this point, all the flooring is out......the complete floor is out of the front four feet. Putting in that front floor will be a challenge and I think Ken has been dragging his feet on that effort. I noticed he took cardboard and made a template to cut the curve......remember, Peggy Sue is a silver bullet and they are shaped round in front and back.

We learned while taking out the floor that much of it is wet. There are two explanations; one is that the bottom tin of the trailer was so loose that the water from traveling oozed its way up to the wood floor. If that is the case, the problem has already been cured. Ken has been under that trailer with rivet gun in hand and gone at it for all he is worth. The second explanation is that there may be a water system problem. If that is the case, the floor has been wet since the last owners ran water because we have not run the water to this point. Ken plans to check that out before we go much farther. Either way, a solution is possible.

As I sat on the floor watching my husband pull with strength I don't have, I thought of friends of ours from church. They bought the model and year of car in which they dated and restored it themselves. She was under the hood as much as he was. They have a beautiful antique car now and enjoy showing it at various functions. They with other like minded car owners have started a club at church. Who knows? Maybe we are starting a trend. I rather doubt it but I think we are going to have fun. Today was fun.

Time to get ready for Alex's graduation.......