Excellent poem Jon!!!
Pretty funny stuff.
Frank WJ
>From: "Jon Winkelhake" <jon_w@tjhale.com>
>
>'Twas the night before Christmas, and parked in the garage......
>I sat in my brand new Dakota from Dodge.
>Polished and cleaned and raring' to go
>I was confident she'd be great in two feet of snow.
>
>With four wheel drive and the new 'four point seven',
>I thought I had died and gone to heaven...
>Power windows and locks, tilt, cruise and A-C,
>I would have her paid off by two-thousand and three.
>
>When out on the driveway there came such a roar;
>I hit the remote to open the garage door.
>Fire up the 'Magnum' and shift out of park,
>Flipped on the high-beams to see into the dark.
>
>The blaze from the headlights on the new fallen snow
>Had given me a headache; turn them back down to low!
>When, what to my wondering eyes should appear
>But two stuck trucks; a Chevy in front, and a Ford in the rear.
>
>With two pissed off drivers who knew they were screwed,
>I refrained from laughing, as not to appear rude.
>More snow on the ground than they had expected,
>The trucks they were driving the road had rejected.
>
>"You guys need some help?" I had yelled out loud;
>At first, no response - I figured they're too proud.
>But after a while, a voice echoed through:
>"Yeah, sure, what the heck; but won't you get stuck, too?"
>
>I shifted the lever from 2-high to 4-low
>And rolled out of the garage and into the snow.
>With the traction-lock diff and extra weight in the bed,
>My Dak was unstoppable, like a down hill sled.
>
>As I slowly approached the accident scene,
>I could see the two drivers turn an envious green.
>"Nice truck" I heard uttered from one of the men-
>This, coming from an owner of a newer S-10!!!
>
>I stepped out of the cab and into the fluff;
>Opened the truck box, which was packed full of stuff.
>"You got any chains?" said the guy in the Ranger;
>"Yes, I sure do. You're no longer in danger."
>
>The two stuck trucks sat right in a row,
>So I hooked them together; the Dak as their tow.
>With the chains mounted aft to the class IV hitch,
>The rescue went on; so far, not a glitch.
>
>The night seemed colder as the minutes ticked by,
>But my Dak stood ready to give it a try.
>As I put it in drive and took my foot off the brake,
>I started to wonder, "How long would this take?"
>
>As I gave it some gas, the chains pulled tight,
>Four wheels digging in; Oh man, what a sight!
>With all of the torque applied at just the right time,
>The Dak lunged forward leaving nothing behind.
>
>The silence was broken with shouts of joy,
>For the Dak came through and rescued their "toys".
>"That Dodge was amazing," said one to the other;
>I quickly realized this guy was his brother!
>
>"I'm trading my Ford for a Dakota tomorrow,"
>"Me too; that Chevy ain't worth all my sorrow!"
>I yelled to the men as I backed up to the garage,
>"Merry Christmas to all, and to all who choose Dodge!"
>
>Happy Holidays Everyone!
>
>Jon W. '94 CC SLT V6 5spd.
>(jon_w@tjhale.com)
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