New Britain herald., 1924-08-20
HOW ANDY KEPT
 CAR OFF STREETS
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 Police He Says
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 Mary Anni
 read in the paper about 2 new law which says that no persons who owns automobiles CT is still paying for them, can park their ears out in the street all night, regardless Of the weather. Ii aint safe, although its kinda handy because a fells doesn't hafta worry about losing garage kess or paying rent, The last time l left my fiyyer out all night somebody hitehed a horse to the radiator and when l was ready 10 go to work next morning, l had to wake mp the horse and drive him 10 one side before could drive on,
 couldn't very well hide the nivyeF in the cellar over night or take it up on the front verahdah. so my family suggested I put it in the chicken. coop. which would be a good place for it, providing fix the coop a bit.
 I didn't hafta chase the chickens out because they were already out AS most of them. including the rooster. had taken sick with asthma or some- thing and died without warning be- fore we had a chance 10 sell them.
 The ehieken-eoop hadn't been used since the chickens left us. except to store away the fence gate on Hallo- we'en. some dime novels. a stove pipe hat and couple of baby car- riages.
 Being handy with carpenter tools I started to work. The first thing did was to take out all the ashes that were left in the furnace since last winter, which makes a good floor and at the same time prevents skiddins. The chicken coop was bigger than the fiiyyer and had ono large window but I couldn't open it wide enough to drive the fiivyer In, even with the top down.
 With the saw and axe I cut out a large space and then made one door big enough to it the space that was just cut. put four hinges at the top of the door and placed them In posi- ton so that the door would open up like an umbrella.
 The family looked at the door and the way 1t opened and says perhaps it would be better to dig tunnel Into the ground, drive in, and have an elevator to carry the fivver up inside the chicken coop. told them didn't like the elevator idea because if the elevator should get stuck while un- derground, would be liable to miss a few meals and maybe some undertak- ing firm would have a customer.
 l made a shelf to hold spare spark plugs and an extra gallon of gas that I always keep on hand for the gaso- line tank, when it goes dry. l also put up a hook to hang the empty coal-hod which l use when pouring water In the radiator.
 When I got through working I practiced driving in and backing out. I forgot to pick up some of the nails I had dropped, but the f1ivver picked I'D enough to make me change three tires.
 The chicken-coo is so narrow that when I get the fivver in I can hardly get myself out. If I don't put on weight I'll manage to get myself out without making an extra door or win dow to crawl through.
 The expense of fixing over the coop wasn't much, but I guess I'll hafta get some new lenders and couple Of headlights as the ones on the f1ivver shows the results of the driving prac- tice.
 After I paint the chicken-coop and repair the roof SO it won't leak, I will have a swell looking garage that can be used every day Of the year. includ- ing holidays.
 Yours most respectful,
 ANDY DALE.