My Ford-less vacation on Sugar Mountain, NC

To all my gentle readers, You think everything will be alright when you plan your vacation right to the T. But a micro burst storm drops some very heavy tree limps on my 2004 Ford Taurus SES. No vacation, no Highland Games, No special events to add to my memory book. Week end lost and specnding most of Friday pm, all day Saturday and Sunday on the phone with insurance company, wrecker service and rent a car companies. Glad we had good cell phone service and getting our car hauled to two Ford dealers and getting a Hertz car driving back to Birmingham and trying to rejoin a normal life and getting home to our pet cat, Sophie Savannah Nutter. She had maybe a days worth of food left and now dancing all over the place seeing mom and dad back home. The car was damaged on Friday night July 8th and it is now September 3rd. I talked to Dennis at Ashe County Ford and he is spending his 3 day weekend working on my car. It will be fun talking to him Monday and see where we are in the process. He had the car a his home shop and the final paint job will be done by Ashe County Ford. He assured me the car should be ready before September 15th, 12 days from NOW. I talk to him just about every week and sometimes twice if I have a question. I told him Friday I needed a detail restoration bill so I could get a new Alabama Title to the car after restoration. The damage to the car was all sheet metal and costmetic and lets get this done now ASAP. Karen and I talked yesterday and we plan to rent a car one way and drive the Taurus back to Bham. Now can I find Ashe County Ford in North Jefferson, North Carolina? Hopefully the GPS will get us there...Wish us Luck. Jeff

Hello guys and gals, This is Jeff in B'ham, Al, USA. I have been computer less for about 18 months with both laptops down and my printer giving up the ghost. I got my older Dell working flawlessly and bought a new Epson Seiko printer called a Work Force 3520 which came on line with only a plugin and finding the WiFi. Bingo! I am not the big time poster or reader of years past but am on facebook, have a bellsouth and gmail email about and will check each at least once a day unless away from home. I have discovered life after work and not taking laptop with me all over the place. Thanks to all you guys my gentle reader and let me see a post or comment from YOU! Jeff the Knutt in the Ham