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"I'll take the car to the shop on my way in," I told Sheila.

"Steeny's shop is going to start charging us storage costs," she said. "If you can't start it, I swear, I'm getting a new one this week."

"It'll start," I said.

And it did, after I let it roll down our driveway and jammed it into first gear just short of the garage door. There's a light that comes on (CHECK ENGINE) and stays on for hours after I do that.

I never know who's going to be working the shop at Steeny's. I only know that there will be a lot of hair -- pony tails, mountain-man beards, dreads -- involved. Unless it's a woman. Adrian had corn rows, and Michelle had a buzz cut. Don't let anyone tell you small towns are boring.

Looks like a good start. Even the title hooked me.

My first impression, though, was that the tansition into the last sentence was too abrupt. That may work fine with how you proceed, so I too would reserve judgement.

Send it over if you like.