In a message dated 3/19/2007 1:04:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:51:50 -0700 (PDT) > From: sharon dickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: re: the bay at Wally's Garage > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Seems I remember Opie and a girl, that he was trying to impress, {Ms. > Crumps' visiting niece, I think} jumping over a "ditch" with oil at the > bottom. > This was located just to the left of the building, Wally's Garage. I always > thought this was an old time way to change oil and work on vehicles from the > underneath. The vehicle would drive over the ditch and the mechanic would > walk down into the ditch and therefore be standing under the vehicle able to > work on it from the underside. Any one else remember seeing anything like > this? > That was in place of the modern day hoist lift for cars. At least that is > what I always thought it was. > > As Always, > Sharon > All messages scanned by > Internet Security Suite > Yes, Sharon, In 1953 I worked in a Grease Pitt much like the one in Mayberry . 35 cents an hour . I was "in charge" of it . It involved cleaning and saving the "Bulk oil" to resale . This was rural Fayetteville Georgia during the Korean war . It was the only way I knew of to change oil . It was recycled, and every Oil change we would have to grease the ball joints {The undercarriage} , fill the Differential and transmission with the most terrible smelling grease ever made . For all this I got to carry a grease rag in my back pocket . That was something for a 14 year old ..... I'd almost forgotten that innocent time . Thanks for bringing it up . Ben and Sarah Fayetteville Ga. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://mail.wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
