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opportunists back then.
In Wappinger Falls,
NY., Winton and Shanks were approached by a man bearing
a note. It was from an undertaker and said: "If you have need of our
services before the trip is over, I am doing business at the
same old shed." Life with the animals Our relationships With animals are less uniformly happy than with humans. One day we stampede a bunch of horses and later a herd of milk cows , their udders so bulging full in late |
afternoon that we feel sorry
for them as
they struggle to escape. A group of llamas at another farm has another reaction. They were at the far, side of the field, but when we approach,they race closer, presumably to get a look at us. Dogs pose a minor problem. One day, on a slight uphill section, a large dog was easily catching us. That must have come as more of a surprise to the dog than to us. We are saved from an ugly canine confrontation because the dog runs. headlong into a hedge. This is a case of automotive |
life imitating 1990s art, in
particular a scene from the routine in the television series "Mad About
You" in which Murray the dog runs
into the wall while chasing a mouse. The kindness of strangers Our mechanical problems get more serious as time goes on. In particular, the air pump is not getting enough oil and is overheating. Since the air pump operates the intake valve for the engine, this is a major threat. Happily, there are plenty |
of offers
of help from strangers
along the
route. In east Syracuse, Richmond Leneker
offers the use of his nearby "Dr. Suds"
indoor car wash. Then, Jack Perkis, a member
of the Antique Automobile club of
America from Cicero, N.Y, persuades John P.
Burlew, a friend a friend who owns a nearby
machine shop, to let Bill Davis of
Columbia Station and Wake's son-in-law,
Jim Sabaka of Jacksonville, Fla.,
use his expensive equipment to try to
repair the air pump. "People who like old cars |