Topp This!

Grasshopper No.1 has a F-150 Ford. I see there is a recall on certain models of the F-!50 that have had a complete loss of brakes. It has something to do with loss of fluid from the master cylinder. Brake warning lights don’t work. Low fluid lights don’t work. Brakes pedals go down to the floor boards. Not a good thing.

I am reminded of my childhood days. I collected and traded Topps baseball cards. I would buy a pack of terrible tasting bubble gum that contained 3-4 baseball cards. There were good cards. There were repeat cards. And then, there were the special cards of players that were hard to get (Topps designed the distribution that way). In the 1950’s, Mickey Mantle was the All American Stud. His card was hard to get. I’m sure several 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball cards passed through my fingers. At a recent auction, Mantle’s 1952 card in very good condition sold for over $1 million. Alas, I let several million dollars slip through my fingers.

Packers play Sunday night. It conflicts with the Presidential debate. Now I’ve got to make a choice. Packers? Debate? Packers? Debate? What do I do?

Love,

Dad