Brother-In-Law

Here's the latest on the perils of owning a '68 Chevy Pickup...

We've decided to sell it. I've created a healthy set of skid marks on the ground (with my shoes, not the truck), but it's going to go. It's all hard because, well, IT'S SO COOL!

The youngest wants it, but he's only 14 and is short on cash right now. The oldest is scrambling to sell it because I told him we would go 'halves' on the profit. And then enter the third party...my brother-in-law. He is a connoisseur of such things. When I found out he wanted it, I offered it to him at what we had into it. He's family...and so that's how it "works." But the entire time I'm on the phone with him, my oldest is howling in the background, "No, you don't want that!!"

I think he has 'prom' on the brain...

So the deal is, my oldest has a "window of opportunity" to sell the truck because he'll get nothing if my brother-in-law gets it. Said brother-in-law knows what's going on and is laughing to see if his nephew can dispose of the truck in short order.

Okay, I still want to keep the thing. It's a beauty and runs great. But sometimes you get to do what is best for your family. Something "really cool" in times like these when you should be saving up for your kid's college education is too much of a luxury. So I really want the oldest to sell it so he'll profit...but I'd like to see the brother-in-law get it because I'll get to see it again.

Conflicted...and laughing!