Columns, Opinion

Kaye’s Corner: ‘Broke down’

MEEKER | When equipment didn’t function on the ranch, my father-in-law would call it “broke down.” Being a teacher of grammar, I always wanted to say, “broken” but the message is clear either way. Something ain’t working.

If Joe Sullivan, a master mechanic, and a life-long fixer of about everything was “broke down,” it was serious stuff. He could repair anything, large or small.

Fast forward to our 2021 vacation and we are “broke down.”…