Kiss The Truck Goodbye

My husband is having a very hard day, he is about to say good bye to his mechanical companion of 6 years - his 2004 VOLVO Tractor. We are no longer in the trucking business- Thank God for that, but he has been holding onto the tractors engine less rusting frame for over a year now. We originally bought it spanking new for $70,000, now a truck mechanic has offered to buy it for $3,500.00. Its a tough decision as the truck depreciated as fast as ice in hot soup. If only we had bought a building. My husband is sitting in the drivers seat, behind the wheel worn down by his hands and his hands alone, reminiscing about the thousands of miles, he and the truck road together. From New York to Yuma Arizona hauling pet food and car parts bringing back flour; dodging twisters and crawling through blizzards, on endless empty roads and jammed packed I95. Listening to music, audio books and drinking coffee. Nights spent behind walmarts and in truck stops parked amongst sleeping drivers who pull out in the predawn hours beneath buzzing fluorescent lights and the overpowering smell of diesel fuel and break fluid. Yes, my husband is losing a trusted friend today and I feel for him.