One of Barbara’s innovations was to make me buy a pickup truck. I couldn’t believe that it was necessary or even efficient until I heard the quote... delivery charge for a couple of sheets of gypsum board. Then I got looking. I paid more for the truck than I’d hoped, but then used trucks don’t fall off in value the way cars do. I got more truck than I’d been looking for, too. Frankly, a three-quarter ton is a lot more workhorse than a half-ton, and not just half again, either. With that kind of. ”I sipped my beer and Gin her white wine. Having alcohol at lunch was a rarity for us. I figured this was a special occasion. We were in the process of renegotiating our marriage contract.I commented, “In essence, we’re rewriting our marriage contract. We need to write down whatever we decide.”Ginger grinned, “And we should both sign it showing that we agree and abide.”Our plates of food arrived. We ate in relative silence as we both thought about things.I raised one issue, “Should we limit. I ended up with a new warmer coat, two newhandbags, a scarf, pile of underwear and hosiery, two new dresses and apair of shoes. The latter was the surprise, they were plain blackflats.We sat having a bite to eat just after lunchtime and discussed ourpurchases. Victoria had bought a few items herself so that she did notfeel left out. "I am puzzled by the black flats. You love the heels." I do love heels but tonight I think that I may need the flats to get tothe club and to get back to the. " I could hear she was still sobbing. They had removed the pole and attached the collar around my neck to a cable leading down in front of me. Suddenly I was pulled forward. There was no reason to resist, it was futile. The two helper woman guided me down until my head came to rest in a red cushioned block with my chin forward. There was no way I could look left or right. The position was painful. And worse, my backside was exposed in a way that was even more degrading than the pedestal. Motors.