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‘ve had them. You’ve had them. We’ve all e had them. You’ve had them. We’ve all My closest call with anything mechanical
had them. Close calls. They aren’t fun at the
had them. Close calls. They aren’t fun at the involves an articulating four-wheel-drive forklift. I
time, but they do make good stories after
time, but they do make good stories after was helping my dad move some downed trees
the fact. Very early in our relationship, my limbs on his property. In 2008, a tornado made a
the fact. Very early in our relationship, my
beloved wife was involved in a very close
beloved wife was involved in a very close mess of things. I was operating the lift, and he was
call. W
call. We have an original 1917 Ford Model e have an original 1917 Ford Model
call. We have an original 1917 Ford Model the spotter. We were fi shing a few dead, bent, and
T in the family and needed to move it from one amily and needed to move it from one
T in the f
T in the family and needed to move it from one twisted limbs off another tree. The problem with
storage space to another. The springs on the the lift tines was they would sometimes fold up
roll-up garage door were long since when trying to push something
functional and an old two by four Dave called down, then they would come
was wedged in place keeping the slamming down when you least
door open. This worked fi ne as long his wife before expected it. A tine came down
as no one knocked it out. As we going home and close enough to knock the hat off
were pushing the T, someone’s boot told her she my dad’s head. We later (much
caught the board on the way out, later) joked that at least the house
and down the door came. Of course “almost had was paid off and death would
I rushed to the aid of the car fi rst; the house paid have been quick. This was a big
thankfully the bumper and fenders deal, but nothing compared to
had cleared the door jamb fi rst. off today.” what Dave Larkum went through
My wife was right next to the door earlier this year.
when it came down. Needless to say, she asks a Dave is a car guy’s car guy. He grew up on all
few more questions now when I inquire about her things mechanical and caught the hot rodding bug
assistance on anything automotive. while learning to bypass a go cart governor. Dave
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