I hear a lovely poem on this morning's Writer's Almanac on NPR that had a surprising Mercedes reference, although it may not be 100 percent factual (read it and you'll see what I mean).
*The Tow Truck Driver's Story from The Mayor and Other Stories of Small Town Life Elizabeth W. Garber *You meet all kinds of people in this work. You have to be polite, twenty-four hours a day. It was a brutal winter night, I'd worked since four a.m., finally coming in to sleep when the phone rang, a guy calling from up on Appleton ridge, saying he needs a jump. I asked, "Can't it wait? There's still snow on the roads, the plows aren't All through. It'll take me three hours at least to get there with the roads like this." "Ok," he said, "I'll wait." I went to bed an hour, before he called, "It's an emergency." The storm had eased as I headed out, But the wind had been so bad, I had To stop and climb over the drifts to knock the snow off signs to see where to go, a hard dark climb up to Appleton Ridge. Over three hours to get to a lonely country farmhouse, light glowing brightly. Then a man in, I kid you not, a red Satin smoking jacket comes out and waves. I think he's waving to me, and wave back, But it's a garage opener and out of the dark A door rises, lit like a museum, A car, glittering white and chrome beauty, It was a 1954 Mercedes. A Gull-Wing. You ever heard of them? I think they only made ten of them. Its doors lift up like a gull in flight. I bet it was worth a million dollars. I ask, "Are you going to take that out?" "Oh, no, we just got back from Jamaica I want a jump to make sure it's ok." It starts like a dream, purrs dangerously. "Oh good," he says and walks away, waving his arm to close the door, never saying a word, left me standing there in the snow. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
