Needed a part for my truck today
went to the junkyard to see what they'd say.
"There's a truck with that part way out in the back.
Go see if you like it we'll send Juan to hack."

As I walked down the rows of cars and trucks
I thought of the people and their bit of luck.
The car that they loved that carried them far
was now on rims, stripped of all that they are.

The kiss at the drive in the song in their head
the space that was treasured now sitting dead.
Pieces and parts in the dirt in each row
what happens to old ones do they really know?

Don

I can't even remember how many junkyards I've walked through over the years.
Every vehicle had a story....

When I worked for the salvage auction a few years back, I would stand in front
of some of the hundreds of vehicles, wondering if anyone had made it out alive.
The minivans were the worst and truck rollovers came in next.

The very worst one was where a guy had stolen an SUV
in the middle of a hot summer
and had run it off the road and into the woods.
A County cop found it a couple of weeks later
and made the mistake of opening the door...........
it didn't bring much at the auction, but it sold.
(You oughta make up one about THAT! :o)

There's a huge auto parts business in the area where I live. It must be 500 acres, at least; it's surrounded by fencing, but the land is rolling and most of the cars can be seen from the road. I often wondered what would ever be done with them; then, not long ago, I was checking for my daughter for a back seat for her SUV--her dog has almost destroyed it--and lo and behold, they had a vehicle of the year needed with the back seat intact! Guess there is a demand and need, but there sure are a lot of vehicles, there. BTW, I enjoyed your poem.

(But I read on line that their yearly business is in the 2 million dollar range; guess somebody needs those old parts.

Putting the Chevy hydra boost unit in my international today. The vacuum boost gave up and this is an upgrade I have wanted to do for some time. Next will be drum to disc brakes as the drums keep getting harder to find. That upgrade will be a bit more expensive but save in the long run. Been too rainy and or cold for a while and cannot do things like I used to.

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My former boss from the old car lot said I could borrow Old Blue whenever I wanted to---but it has farm tags on it, and they're only good for 5 miles within the radius of his house---he said I could chance it, but I don't want to.

I loved that old GMC more than any truck I ever drove---just under 300K on it!
Smelled just right--AM radio--trick to closing the tailgate sometimes---made it more fun. I had special tarps and tie-downs for hauling trash out to the dump. Best of all, there's a gas station right on the way, that sells Dunkin' Donuts coffee---my favorite!--and great donuts
to go with it.
Life is just about perfect with a set-up like that.
Man-o-man!!!!

I know I've told you guys this before----selling a truck to a guy was the easiest job in the world---he already knew what he wanted, he knew my boss was honest and all he had to do was sign the papers, let me slap tags on it, and off he could go.
My boss, Ed, used to laugh at how excited I'd get over trucks when he'd bring more in from the dealer auctions---so much more fun than cars! Don't get me wrong; cars were fun, too---and he'd get ones I enjoyed driving and selling---how did I ever get to be so lucky?!!!!

Didn't mean to go on like this---couldn't help it!