As a family with 6 boys in rural Ohio we had so many amusing things happen I had to record them. This is the 12th in the series.
Does it Have a Motor?
Girls have dolls and boys have tools, if a boy gets his hands on a screwdriver you can be sure something is going to be dismantled. It’s great when they learn how to fix things, but why do they have to leave so MANY things in pieces, and blow all those fuses? A neighbor was working on his water heater and 7 year old Adam was taking it all in (including the blue language ). Finally he mumbled “Does it have a motor?” and ever since whenever something breaks we all say “Does it have a motor?” As they all took things apart they learned to mutate… the sweeper sported hair dryer parts, the wash machine had auto heater hose and the cars ….. oh my. The motors were dissected, transmissions arrayed on the front porch, dashes were furred and wheels were traded back and forth. During one major “overhaul” an 8 cylinder motor was set on an old riding mower frame temporarily. A new fuel oil deliveryman was filling our tank and kept looking at the motor… As he got ready to leave he said “Bet that will really fly when you fire it up.”