For those of you who don't know, "Clipper Dawg" is my grooming van.
She has been very faithful and given me only the least bit of trouble, mostly sensors that didn't take kindly to Ohio road salt, and they have been replaced one by one. We think she likes her new home in Florida and the care she gets, much better than her previous life as a fleet repair truck.
Last Friday, hubby and I were on our way to a grooming appointment when the van lost power and began to blow black smoke. Then it would recover and run fine, but would lose power again. Finally, she said no more and stopped a block from the customer's house. We had to cancel the appointment and all of Saturday's work. Thankfully Monday is our usual day off, and our Ford dealer is putting their best diesel mechanic on it.
There's not a lot of money in the kitty for repairs, just to tow her back cost $110. No prospect of a loan from a bank to finance a fix, either.
If the repair is too expensive, we tow her home, save up for the repair out of our own money, and hope we still have customers if and when we open up again.
My husband is depressed to the point where it scares me. He worked so hard to make my dream of owning my own mobile a reality, and he thinks he has let me down.
Any positive thinking and/or mentions to the god that you worship on our behalf would be deeply appreciated.
Thanks to all,
Laura
She has been very faithful and given me only the least bit of trouble, mostly sensors that didn't take kindly to Ohio road salt, and they have been replaced one by one. We think she likes her new home in Florida and the care she gets, much better than her previous life as a fleet repair truck.
Last Friday, hubby and I were on our way to a grooming appointment when the van lost power and began to blow black smoke. Then it would recover and run fine, but would lose power again. Finally, she said no more and stopped a block from the customer's house. We had to cancel the appointment and all of Saturday's work. Thankfully Monday is our usual day off, and our Ford dealer is putting their best diesel mechanic on it.
There's not a lot of money in the kitty for repairs, just to tow her back cost $110. No prospect of a loan from a bank to finance a fix, either.
If the repair is too expensive, we tow her home, save up for the repair out of our own money, and hope we still have customers if and when we open up again.
My husband is depressed to the point where it scares me. He worked so hard to make my dream of owning my own mobile a reality, and he thinks he has let me down.
Any positive thinking and/or mentions to the god that you worship on our behalf would be deeply appreciated.
Thanks to all,
Laura
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