“You can’t park that thing here. What would the neighbors say? If you don’t move that … that…. piece of junk by noon, I’ll have it towed!”
Piece of junk? I thought to myself. This was a customized Edsel for Pete’s sake…. altered to accept a quick-attach bucket and backhoe…. it was one of a kind.
It would come in handy around the neighborhood, moving a pile of dirt, digging out old shrubs. It was perfection. The yellow safety color was an added plus; visible for miles.
Just needed a decal….Ed’s Digging… service like back in the 50’s. And beyond.
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Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, photo credit this week to Jean L Hays.
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Ruth, Apparently his neighbor has no business sense, but I can see his point. Besides a decal, Ed needs another place to park that car 🙂 — Susan.
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A fortune awaits this shrewd entrepeneur!
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Love his attitude!
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I love it. A true entrepreneur — straight out of the 50’s. My kind of guy. Good job.
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Nice one, we need more Eds in this world (and maybe less Edsels).
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Ed’s onto a winner as long as he doesn’t pay any heed to naysayers. Nice story.
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It sounds grand!
Lily
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I get the feeling that this is the sort of argument that will shortly be resolved by intervention from the local homeowners’ association. Without a garage to store it, that eyesore will have to go.
Great tale this week. I love the dialogue.
All my best,
Marie Gail
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Well done! Feel like trying another writing challenge? Please take a moment to check out Mondays Finish the Story. It is a challenge where you are given the opening line of the story, and a photo prompt, and you finish the story! ^..^
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That photo is awesome, or at least the car – hybrid is!! Get the decal and get to work!
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Dear Ruth,
He’s in business once he finds that decal. Well done.
Aloha,
Doug
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Dear Ruth,
Yankee ingenuity strikes again.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Nicely done.
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“What would the neighbors say?” Hahaha! And the title is great! I just liked this piece all the way around.
Ellespeth
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I like this. Let Ed put that decal on and start rollin’ down the block!
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Lovely piece of nostalgia.
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