And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it,
that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living
creature of all flesh that is upon the earth."
Genesis 9:16
My
uncle told me recently that he’s in the market for an alternator—or maybe it
was a fuel pump or a carburetor. I’m not
so good with that sort of thing. He’s
been scanning eBay and reading collectors’ magazines, because you can’t just
call up NAPA to ask them to order you one.
He’s
restoring his grandfather’s 1947 Packard, and the old one has given way. It’s at least the second time he’s had to
overhaul with that old car, and he said he’s wondering if it’s really worth all
the fuss. It’s not quite old enough to
be valuable, and it really isn’t all that stunning, the chariot of a
second-rate insurance salesman. It’s never
been all that reliable, and I think you can guess what the gas mileage is like.
