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Dear Uncle Elvin I wrote my uncle Elvin almost weekly for over 4 years. It became a part of my life. He recently died at the age of 104, I miss writing him.

07/22/2026

Dear Uncle Elvin,
These seem to be more about me these days, and less about the funny things my kids do...

A couple of weeks ago I was talking to a relative about their sister-in-law (no relation to me though, but I do know her) and how she just found out she has cancer. My relative is trying to help by doing a yard sale. I said I would make some baked goods and find some things to contribute for the yard sale. A week later, I receive a letter from my relative giving more details regarding her sister-in-law's situation. When I spoke to my relative, she had said she was trying to help financially, and get them a more reliable vehicle. My relative stated this in the letter as well. However, when I read it in the letter, I had a lightbulb moment.
A year ago, I had been given a vehicle. That is right, given. No strings, no requirements, no expectations, just given. It is an older vehicle with some issues, but it was still free.
I would drive this vehicle occasionally, but I didn't know ​the car well, and I didn't know how reliable it actually was, so I only used it around town about once a month. It just sat the rest of the time. I am paying insurance on an extra large paper weight. A paper weight Abi has asked if she could drive when she gets her license, which is in less than a year. It kind of makes sense to let her use that car so she doesn't wreck any of our cars that we need, at least that is what we thought.
Back to the letter. When I read the part about the vehicle is when the lightbulb moment hit. My free car. If my relative didn't deal my vehicle as reliable enough, they could sell it and use the money to help with a vehicle. I could gift them the car that was gifted to me.
Well, as soon as I "thought" ​these things, I began to dismiss them. This vehicle is ky back up to when one of our cars break down, because they do. This vehicle was for Abi to drive. I can't just GIVE a car away! Then a new thought came... more in the comments.

07/02/2026

Dear Uncle Elvin,

I had an interesting situation happen. Someone I know met someone who lives in the same town I live in. (I known person "A" and "A" was talking to "B") "B" asked where I lived and "A" told them. "B" then responds with "oh, the one with cones and flags?" And "A" replied yes. Then "B" says "So the one who yells at you when you run over their cones?"

So, a little back context for reference. I live next to a drive thru soda shop. Except it is more than just live next to, we share a driveway. Their customers thought it was fine to drive on and park on our property, so we put up cones and flags to divide the property and stop the business from using our land rent free. One time, ONCE... someone was pulling through the drive through and somehow ​swung onto our property in a way that hooked our rope flats and they were dragging the cone attached to the rope flags. I ran over and told them to stop because they were hung up. The vehicle behind them suggested cutting the flags. I told them no, that it was my property and I didn't want it cut or destroyed. I didn't yell, I didn't make a scene. I just untangled this truck from my property. But somehow I am the bad guy in this scenario. Explain that to me?
These are bright orange candle stick cones that stand 3.5 feet in the air with reflectors on the top. There is a strand of bright flags secured to a line going between cones. This person was still able to "miss seeing " all this and get tangled up with their truck? They had to physically be on my property to even do this. What if my kids were playimg there? What if they had hit amd run over my child who thought they were safe inside our property lines? Let's go back to the guys statement... "the one who yells at people who run over their cones?" I didn't yell, but the guy admitted someone drove over my property and damaged it, and I am just supposed to be fine with that? Those cones cost me $100 a piece and the flags are $50 a strand.

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