Gail Curless has had many adventures in her 2002 Ford F-350 since she bought it eight years ago. She and her hubby, Randy, the longtime former mayor of Dover, have ridden the “White Whale” down to its hubcaps, hauling horses, sheep and border collies throughout the Northwest and Canada. The odometer showed 249,000 miles when Gail set out Thursday morning to hand her pickup over to a car dealer in Bonners Ferry. Still, she was surprised when the engine wouldn’t turn over after a stop at her local bank. She Facebooked about it. And then called Clyde’s Towing. Before hooking up to the White Whale, a driver for Clyde’s asked to check the pickup’s engine. He spotted a loose bolt, waved his magic wrench over it, and told Gail to “try ’er again.” Dutifully, the pickup started a last time for Gail. And she didn’t turn it off until she handed the pink slip and keys to the new owner. Gail tells Huckleberries: “I really loved that truck.” From her lips to the Ford Motor Co.’s ears/DFO, Sunday Huckleberries. More here.