At least we have good timing

Our farm truck died today. It has over 300,000 miles on it, and it had been on its last legs for the past few months. But today as I came down the hill from our field, there was a pop or snap sound, and the truck kind of started free falling down the hill in neutral. Turns out the clutch is totally gone, so I coasted it to a stop at the bottom of the hill, and there it sits for now. It also has various suspension/4 wheel drive problems, and a leak in one of its gas tanks.

It was a good truck. We beat the hell out of it, and we definitely got our money's worth. But it is probably not worth the $2000+ it would take to get it back on the road. So we will add "farm truck problem" to the list of things to figure out this winter.

But luckily for us, it seems that every time we have a setback like this, it happens at a convenient time. Right now, our farmer's markets are done for the season, and while we will be harvesting a little for the fall CSA, we don't need the truck as much as we would in July or August. So it is all Ok.

In other news, we had our first snow flurries today, and we have a shot of getting down into the teens tonight! Keep warm everyone!