The family traveled up to the U.P this past week to visit Great Grandma Peggy. Roughly eight years ago her beloved husband's heart ran out of summers. The man loved his Toronado cars and owned one from each decade. He did all the body-work himself in his own garage. I only met him a few times before he passed.
Grandma Peggy makes the comment one evening that I could go through the tools and see what I could use on the Charger. I didn't make too much of it at the time because I knew it would be hard to see her love's tools being given away. The next day G. P mentions the tools again and takes me out to the garage. Everything lay where her husband spent hours and hours caring for his cars. Eight years and some tools still had oil moisture as if the oil had just turned over. We go through each drawer, each cabinet, and I am amazed at the tools he had. As I began to make a small pile for myself I kept asking her if she was really okay with this. There was so much and many many things that I had desired to own myself. Once we were done I had tools from wrenches , to air tools (sanders, drills, grinders, etc...), to rust stop, to clamps, and on and on and on. I ran out of room in my Mini Cooper that I almost wanted to leave my clothes behind to make more room for other things that were there.
I was so deeply appreciative for the tools that would help me with Rusty. I know that they will come in handy for many years to come. Grandma Peggy can feel good about where her husbands tools are because they are once again doing what he had them do; restoring an old beauty to once again roam the streets. Thank you soooooo much!!!
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