𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏: 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏: 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 Brakes weren't the only mechanical things I had to worry about maintaining on the route. Running a rural paper route or mail route is rough on a car. No, it's brutal. I crossed 9 railroad tracks a day on my route. 11 when I had to do Yonder Hill Campsite. I'll get back to that later. And very heavily loaded on Saturdays. Twisting the car on and off of the road at almost every box on uneven shoulders. The constant stop and go nature of a run. Gravel roads with washboard and potholes that couldn't be avoided. The teeth jarring fierceness of frozen surfaces of all kinds heaved up by the frost going down. Washouts. You name it. I became a chassis maintenance and repair master from my days as a rural paper carrier. Martin's Repair across the road from our Queens Line farm was a handy place for repairs, but Keith ran a very busy shop and I ...