Thread: How's your Christmas Eve shaping out???

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How's your Christmas Eve going this year? Mine started out with a fight. I had to replace a trans cooler on a 03.5 Dodge 3500 with a Cummins diesel. It has this big deer/cow killer bumper with welded on head light gaurds. It made it real fun to get the condensor out of the way, to get the intercooler out, to get to the trans cooler. I got it apart yesterday before work, but couldn't get the lines to unlock. I borrowed a trans line release tool from my Dad and went at it again this morning. I had a heck of a time getting the lower line off. But I had a worse time gettin the lines to lock on the new cooler. It was an aftermarket reproduction, so I was leary. Anyhow, I got it all back together, leak checked it, and ran it. Everything was good, so I called the owner to come get it.

Right before the owner came to get it, I was talking to my brother and his friend. As my brother was ribbing me for having to go to work, a little dirty dog with a blanket thingy, walked right in my shop. I was like what the heck? I called for the dog and it just laid down. Well at that time, the truck owner showed up. I went over to talk to him, he had to show me the next project. he has a 2000 F350 he needs the cab and front clip swapped out on. So we return to the shop to discuss the cooler lines. I told him I was shutting my phone off after he left in case the lines blew off. (I was joking) Just then the dog walks back out. I tried to call her again and she went back in. I walked in and grabbed her, she was wet, and shivvering as it has been snowing and raining here the last day and a half. We looked, and the dog had tags. Amazingly enough, there was a phone number too. The truck owner called the number and the lady said the dog had been missing for two days. The truck owner left and I took the dog to the owner's house. It was a sweet elderly lady that owned her. She said the dog wandered off and she said she thought she'd never see her again. The woman's daughter and granddaughter were there, with her. The daughter insisted on giving me something for returning the dog. I wanted no part of that, I was just doing what a decent person would do, and I was all nasty from working on that dumb dodge. I went in and the daughter gave me money. I tried to give it back several times and the lady wouldn't allow it. I felt really nice to see the grandmother get her dog back, let a lone on Christmas Eve. I told them Merry Christmas, and went on my way.

I had to go get diapers, milk, and stuff some other supplies for my wife. I went to the Dollar General, and as I came out, Mr.Customer called me. A line blew off the truck 8 miles away. Nice, real nice. So I sent my brother to get him since both my punk brothers have the day off. Now I get to put new trans cooler lines on the PITA dodge this weekend, and they get to go tow it home. I'm not sure who had the last laugh? But I'm sitting here on hold ordering parts, or trying to, but no one else is at work? Haha

What big plans do all of you have this Christmas? Drive safe and have a great time! Merry Christmas!