When LeFair heard that Trevor and Bryce were coming for the 4th of July he went to his shop and got out the welder and built a little car for them to ride in the parade. Time was running out so he didn't get the motor working so had to pull it behind the ole international pickup, but the had fun. It took me back to when he built a little car , with motor, for Randy and Robert as little boys to travel about town. Benefits of a small town. It was really small then and hardly any traffic. Next he built a dune buggy for Terry and Wendal who were older. LeFair was quite the mechanic and I was incredably impressed with his patience when he fixed something. He kept a lot of old cars, tracters and such working for everyone in town. He was not nearly as patient with cows and horses so instead of a great rancher, he grew things and fixed things.I remember one time Nathella Griffin had stalled out right at the top of the Boulder mountain. (15 miles away) She got a ride to town and called on LeFair to go get the car running. Off they went but when they got there Nathella realized she had forgotten her keys. Back to town they came for the keys. When they returned to the mountain he soon diagnoed the problem and fixed the car. Less time fiximng than traveling back and forth. He was not the least bit disgruntled and was glad to help. He was such a nice man, it's too bad we had to part. Now his eyes are too dim to safely operate the welder. He still grows beautiful grass though and has the most manucured lot in town.
I didn't know LeFair built a little car for his kids. The one for the older kids I can relate to as that is what Raymond wanted, a dune buggy. I think everyone was impressed because LeFair kept that old pickup running for years and years. I doubt he could have had a better advertisement for his mechanical skills. Everyone put a lot of trust in his abilities. Every town needs a good mechanic and he was Boulder's for a long time. Gerry
ReplyDeleteMost men would have steam coming from their ears to have to go back for the keys. he had to be a gem...
ReplyDeleteLefair probably found a bit of humor in Aunt Nethella having to go back for her keys.
ReplyDeleteI can just hear her! He is an exceptional mechanic. Everyone knows that that knows him.
That's exactly right. LeAir did see the humor in the forgotten keys. Everyone knew Nathella was absent minded.
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