Tuesday, December 3, 2019

This Cold, Hard Country, Part II


August 5, 1962
Fairbanks, Alaska

You never did tell me if you wanted to drive up or fly. By the way, Neil came by the station to see me, said he wanted to talk to me about you coming up. He wants to have Irene and Sherry come with you if you decide to drive. He wanted to figure out how much it would cost him. I figured $150 for car expenses alone, he’d pay half. And about $125 to $150 for your expenses and the same for him. Another thing, I know it would be a hard trip on you and the kids but you’d never regret it though, and another thing, you’d see a lot more by taking your time. What do you think? Drive or fly?

How much work does the car need on it? I know it needs a new battery, muffler and a spare wheel. We could get that stuff at Sears on our account, also a top carrier would give a lot more room inside and you could bring more stuff with you. If you want to do it let me know and start getting ready. I’ll do all I can from this end. Sweetheart, I know you can do it and will send you my good luck key chain.

I talked to Hank a little while ago and he said he’d talked to Allan (my boss). Said Allan told him he’d keep me as long as I wanted to work for him. My hours are 8 am to 6 pm or later depending on how busy we are. This winter we’ll get in lots of hours. 

to be continued...

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