And Now For Something Completely Different

So the Baseball Van is up on craigslist awaiting some new owner. Got a bunch of calls and texts pretty quick. One guy would appear to be in the Russian Mob, while I exchanged texts this AM with "Mike".

First "Mike" (who OSSS said looked like Dracula) asked if I would come down to his neck of the woods, about 50 minutes away. Uhhh, no.

Then he asked some stuff. If you know me (and you all know you want to), you know I am honest and fair, almost to a fault. Told him it had a little dentage in the back and the wear and tear of a 10 year old minivan that was used to haul kids to every sporting event known to man. What was best price for cash? Gave him a fair number.

Asked that I not show to anyone else so he could take a ride up. OK. 'Meet you at noon' I say.

Now, my BAD-A team of 6th graders had a practice so I asked "Mike" to meet me there. He calls me at 11:40 or so to ask me again if I was wasting his time. Told him that I guess that depends on whose perspective we are using.

"Mike" shows and takes a look and look. Says that these vans start to go at 120K miles, which I retort "since it has 82K on the ODO I guess we ok. Checks the engine with an important look at the dipstick. Gives me a couple of head gasket tips. Thanks.

So here we go. He puts down the prop bar for the hood in wrong spot. Then closes hood. Now the hood is stuck in a really bad position. He asks if this has ever happened before. I tell him that only when he did it. I get unstuck. Show him that he laid prop bar right in closing mechanism. He says it must have "jumped up".

So here's my question "Mike": If you can't close a hood properly, do you think I have any confidence that you knwo anything about engines.

Anyway, I guess "Mike" thought I would drop my drawers on the van and offered me about 25% less that what I said. Have a nice ride home "Mike"!