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Jeepers, That Gives Me The Willys

Tommy begins his next step-by-step budget build

o, I get a call from Memphis Tennessee
one night and Ins
one night and Instantly recognized the tantly recognized the
voice being my nephew, Kenny Monroe. oice being my nephew, Kenny Monroe.
v
SHe had major excitement in his voice, He had major excitement in his voice,
and I could tell he was fi red up. It took me ould tell he was fi red up. It took me
and I c
back to a time in Brookland Arkansas, when o a time in Brookland Arkansas, when
back t
he was ten years old and had very few, if
any toys. My sister Donna Blancett was a
single mother raising three kids, and money aising three kids, and money
single mother r
was nearly non-existent. I fell on the idea

to build Kenny, his twin brother Jeff and
sister Sherry a Go-Cart. When I delivered
it, the sound in his voice was much like
what I was hearing on the phone. He said

he was wondering if I would build him a
rat rod, and before I even thought, I said
“sure buddy.” I would be tickled to do
that for you. Then I asked the question

that made me wish I hadn’t been so
quick to say yes.

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