Growing up in a true redneck family we have several similiar stories- though we usually accomplished what we set out to do it could get interesting. We called them “monkey wrastlings” from the get go- we knew what we were doing was a potential disaster in the making. Hubby is a lot more thoughtful and not as redneck as my family was but we still from time to time do things in this fashion- we just gave it a new name- now we call them “great adventures.”
One of my best examples of redneckdom was my brother who bought 10 city buses- got a great deal on them; they did not run. He found out what it costs to tow buses after he got his great deal at the auction. Never fear- he decided to tow them with his pickup. He towed them one at a time from Phoenix to Tucson with his pickup and a towbar he made. He was totally successful, no wrecks and no encounters with police- doing this 10 times. One time a highway patrol officer that was standing by the roadside doing a traffic stop stared at him as he went by but did not pursue him. I think the officer could not believe what he was seeing.
I must say this “adventure” in this article tops anything we have ever done- but as my mother used to say- “poor folks have poor ways” usually it is a matter of not having the money to do things the right way. I am sorry these folks lost their house- I am sure they couldn’t afford to lose it. They are trying to get by the best they can, and usually people like this take care of their own and do not ask for government hand outs so maybe we should cut them some slack on their methods.
I hope someone sets up a fund to help these people get another house- I will donate money to help them get another trailer and household goods.
“...“poor folks have poor ways” ... your mom was spot on.
It is at the feet of our elders that we learn so much.
What did your brother end up doing with his bus collection?
All she had to say was that she was moving next door to the Kennedy compound........Everybody here would have started writing checks.