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I was working on a Model T in a little shed which contained a surprisingly nice little workshop.1 The shed was located within a dusty camp: there were a bunch of small buildings on kind of a circular trail, with pine trees in between them. I stepped out of the shed / garage several times to admire it. 2 Lightbulbs kept needing to be replaced.3 I had to choose between two 25 watt bulbs, (one normal and one old-timey, with thicker glass and a flat end). I choose the normal bulb because the old-timey bulb deserved more prominent placement.
While walking around the compound stretching my legs, I see Tom Waits and my old boss from the Raven Theater 4 duck in to the men's room. They have a juvenile and conspiratorial expression, as if they were up to no good. I return to the shed, and when Tom and my old boss walk by, I instruct them to look inside the shed. They wonder what I am up to, but then they admire the nice workshop inside and the Model T.
We look at the Model T together. It is pretty much just a chassis and bodywork, but significant upgrades have been made to the chassis.5 It has been strengthened and lightened by the addition of an aluminum box channel running its length. We discuss what kinds of seats would be appropriate for this year and model of automobile. Six seats or four? Diamond-stitched?
1 I recently purchased new coveralls.
2 I have spent an unholy amount of time admiring our garage, and will miss it perhaps most of all house features when we move.
3 I have recently replaced most of the lightbulbs in our house.
4 They are friends in real life.
5 Roomie has often mentioned that she would like to have a car that looked and operated like an old one, yet runs and with the safety features of a new one.
Posted by Underblog at May 21, 2005 6:13 AM
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