{"id":1832,"date":"2016-02-03T22:57:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T22:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyjolfur.is\/?page_id=1832"},"modified":"2024-05-20T13:13:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:13:54","slug":"01-1953-mercury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eyjolfur.is\/?page_id=1832","title":{"rendered":"01 – 1953 Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00dea\u00f0 var einhverju \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g keypti hann \u00feegar \u00e9g var a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed “b\u00e6jarvinnunni” \u00ed Skr\u00fa\u00f0gar\u00f0inum \u00ed Laugardal, a\u00f0 \u00e9g hj\u00f3la\u00f0i fram \u00e1 einn svona b\u00edl fr\u00e1 Varnarli\u00f0inu, en s\u00e1 haf\u00f0i greinilega bila\u00f0 \u00e1 Grens\u00e1sveginum, \u00fat undir Miklubraut. Mig minnir a\u00f0 hann hafi veri\u00f0 \u00f6xulbrotinn og a\u00f0 anna\u00f0 afturhj\u00f3li\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 utar en \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tti a\u00f0 vera. S\u00e1 var tveggja dyra hardtop, rau\u00f0bleikur me\u00f0 sv\u00f6rtum topp og hl\u00edfum vi\u00f0 afturhj\u00f3l. Hann var sk\u00f6mmu seinna seldur \u00ed S\u00f6lunefnd Varnarli\u00f0seigna. \u00de\u00e1 h\u00f6f\u00f0u Bandar\u00edkjamenn greinilega h\u00edft hann upp \u00e1 v\u00f6rub\u00edlspall me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 setja stroffu inn um hli\u00f0arr\u00fa\u00f0urnar. E\u00f0lilega krumpa\u00f0ist toppurinn, en mig minnir a\u00f0 P\u00e9tur nokkur sem kalla\u00f0ur var P\u00e9tur \u00ed Teppi hafi keypt hann. Hann r\u00e9tti toppinn, sprauta\u00f0i b\u00edlinn bl\u00e1an og me\u00f0 hv\u00edtan topp. \u00deessi P\u00e9tur \u00e1tti fleiri \u00e1berandi b\u00edla seinna (\u00e9g man eftir 55 Mercury og 59 Ford), og flestir m\u00e1la\u00f0ir \u00ed sama lit, bl\u00e1ir me\u00f0 hv\u00edtum toppi.
\n\u00deegar \u00e9g var kominn \u00e1 b\u00edlpr\u00f3fsaldurinn f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 vakta S\u00f6lunefndina, sem \u00fe\u00e1 var til h\u00fasa a\u00f0 Sk\u00falat\u00fani (tr\u00falega n\u00famer 4). \u00deegar \u00feessi b\u00edll kom \u00fear, ger\u00f0i \u00e9g tilbo\u00f0 \u00ed hann, en \u00feegar tilbo\u00f0in voru lesin upp, kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 \u00e9g var \u00feri\u00f0ji \u00ed r\u00f6\u00f0inni (a\u00f0 mig minnir). \u00deetta var tr\u00falega undir lok j\u00fan\u00edm\u00e1na\u00f0ar og sk\u00f6mmu seinna loka\u00f0i S\u00f6lunefndin vegna sumarleyfa og \u00e9g or\u00f0inn daufur, en samt vong\u00f3\u00f0ur. Svo var haft samband vi\u00f0 mig eftir a\u00f0 “Nefndin” opna\u00f0i aftur, og m\u00e9r bo\u00f0inn b\u00edllinn. \u00de\u00e1 kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 hann f\u00f3r ekki \u00ed gang, sem tr\u00falega f\u00e6ldi fr\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 sem ofar voru, en \u00e9g l\u00e9t \u00fea\u00f0 ekkert trufla mig.
\n\u00c9g man ekki n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var sem var bila\u00f0, en mig minnir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 pabbi h\u00f6fum fundi\u00f0 lausan v\u00edr vi\u00f0 h\u00e1spennukefli, e\u00f0a eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1l\u00edka \u00f3merkilegt, og hann datt \u00ed gang – og flathead m\u00f3torinn mala\u00f0i eins og k\u00f6ttur. Fyrst eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g keypti hann var hann innst inni \u00ed b\u00edlsk\u00farnum \u00ed Grund\u00f3, og pabba Zodiac aftan vi\u00f0, og var n\u00e6stum h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 loka b\u00edlsk\u00farshur\u00f0inni. \u00dear dunda\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ed honum, reif \u00far honum m\u00e6labor\u00f0i\u00f0, l\u00e9t sprauta \u00fea\u00f0 svart og hv\u00edtt, f\u00e9kk Alla til a\u00f0 kl\u00e6\u00f0a s\u00e6tin og hur\u00f0aspj\u00f6ldin me\u00f0 hv\u00edtu og sv\u00f6rtu vinyl (\u00feeim sama og kl\u00e6ddi 34 Victoria og 59 Thunderbird). \u00c9g teikna\u00f0i kl\u00e6\u00f0ningarmunstri\u00f0 fyrir Alla, eins og \u00e9g ger\u00f0i svo seinna \u00feegar kom a\u00f0 34 Victoria.
\nPabbi setti svo \u00ed hann handfang far\u00feegamegin a\u00f0 framan, og l\u00e1 v\u00edr fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed handfangi yfir \u00e1 bremsupedalann, og f\u00f3r svo a\u00f0 kenna m\u00e9r a\u00f0 keyra, en hann haf\u00f0i \u00f6kukennarar\u00e9ttindi. \u00c9g n\u00e1\u00f0i pr\u00f3finu \u00ed fyrstu tilraun og beint \u00fat a\u00f0 keyra.
\n\u00c9g keyr\u00f0i hann \u00e1 m\u00f6rg sveitab\u00f6ll \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma, og \u00e1 r\u00fantinn, og aldrei klikka\u00f0i hann. Hann losa\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 gjarnan hlj\u00f3\u00f0k\u00fatinn \u00e1 malarvegunum, og drundi skemmtilega \u00ed honum. Fyrsta \u00e1ri\u00f0 var b\u00fdsna skrautlegt samt, m\u00e9r t\u00f3kst a\u00f0 renna \u00ed h\u00e1lku aftan \u00e1 Volkswagen sem einhverjar ungar stelpur voru \u00e1, en \u00feegar \u00e9g var \u00e1 \u00feessu \u00feroskastigi, \u00fe\u00f3tti vo\u00f0a gaman a\u00f0 elta stelpur sem voru a\u00f0 r\u00fanta \u00ed mi\u00f0b\u00e6num. \u00c1 r\u00fantinum voru s\u00f6mu b\u00edlarnir og sama f\u00f3lki\u00f0 a\u00f0 labba, kv\u00f6ld eftir kv\u00f6ld, og \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al tv\u00e6r (og stundum voru \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ferj\u00e1r) stelpur sem hl\u00f3gu miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 okkur, bara til a\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0a okkur. Seinna kynntist \u00e9g \u00feessum stelpum, en \u00fe\u00e6r voru Petra og G\u00fadd\u00fd (og stundum Svan\u00fd), og voru allar vinkonur Rannveigar. \u00cd eitt skipti\u00f0 fipa\u00f0ist m\u00e9r vi\u00f0 aksturinn, var \u00fe\u00e1 fyrir framan Hressingarsk\u00e1lann \u00feegar vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um \u00fe\u00e6r, og \u00fe\u00e6r okkur, og \u00fe\u00e6r hl\u00f3gu \u00f3gurlega. \u00c9g rann aftan \u00e1 55 Ford (tveggja dyra, gr\u00e6nn og hv\u00edtur), og s\u00e1 haf\u00f0i l\u00edka veri\u00f0 miki\u00f0 \u00e1 r\u00fantinum \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma. B\u00edlstj\u00f3rinn kom \u00fat, str\u00e1kur \u00e1 svipu\u00f0um aldri og \u00feroskastigi og vi\u00f0, brosti bara, \u00fev\u00ed ekkert s\u00e1 \u00e1 b\u00edlunum okkar. \u00deetta var \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g kynntist Rannveigu, og \u00e9g man a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r sendu okkur kve\u00f0ju \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6ttinum “L\u00f6g unga f\u00f3lksins”, og \u00ed lok kve\u00f0junnar var lesi\u00f0 “Tv\u00e6r hl\u00e1turmildar”.
\nFlj\u00f3tlega eftir a\u00f0 hann kom \u00e1 g\u00f6tuna f\u00f3r \u00e9g \u00e1 honum austur \u00ed V\u00edk \u00ed M\u00fdrdal, og Einar \u00deorgeirsson (einn af sexmenningunum) \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 m\u00e9r. Vi\u00f0 gistum \u00ed tjaldi \u00ed V\u00edk og sko\u00f0u\u00f0um okkur um. Vi\u00f0 \u00e1kv\u00e1\u00f0um a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 Reynisfjalli\u00f0, og l\u00f6g\u00f0um af sta\u00f0 upp. Brekkan var br\u00f6tt, gr\u00fdtt, hol\u00f3tt, og krappar beygjur. \u00c9g var kominn nokku\u00f0 ofarlega \u00ed fjalli\u00f0 og var \u00ed krappri vinstri beygju \u00feegar afturhj\u00f3l vinstra megin f\u00f3r upp \u00e1 stein, hann sp\u00f3la\u00f0i steininum \u00ed burtu, en \u00feegar hann skall ni\u00f0ur, brotna\u00f0i hj\u00f6ruli\u00f0ur. \u00c9g setti hann \u00ed handbresmu, og vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00fat a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a. Vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um flj\u00f3tlega a\u00f0 hann var illa sta\u00f0settur, og \u00e6tlu\u00f0um okkur a\u00f0 sn\u00faa honum vi\u00f0 \u00fearna uppi. \u00cd kj\u00e1naskap t\u00f3k \u00e9g hann \u00far handbremsu \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 sitja undir st\u00fdri, og hann f\u00f3r a\u00f0 renna aftur\u00e1bak. Sem betur fer voru staurar og v\u00edrar til a\u00f0 stoppa hann. Svo kom \u00fear einhver a\u00f0 \u00e1 traktor og dr\u00f3 hann \u00feversum \u00feanga\u00f0 til hann sneri r\u00e9tt, og \u00e9g l\u00e9t hann renna ni\u00f0ur brekkuna. \u00c9g f\u00f3r svo \u00ed Kaupf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 og panta\u00f0i hj\u00f6ruli\u00f0inn og bi\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00ed tjaldinu \u00ed nokkra dag eftir honum. \u00deegar hj\u00f6ruli\u00f0urnn kom loksins hleyptu okkur inn \u00e1 verkst\u00e6\u00f0i Kaupf\u00e9lagsins vinveittir n\u00e1ungar sem \u00fear st\u00f6rfu\u00f0u til a\u00f0 skipta um li\u00f0inn og hj\u00e1lpu\u00f0u okkur vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 fl\u00fdttum okkur svo \u00ed burtu og gistum \u00e1 Laugarvatni \u00ed bakalei\u00f0inni, en Bogga (systir Einars) var \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 vinna \u00fear, \u00e1samt Helgu Eyj\u00f3lfs (\u00far Akurger\u00f0inu) og annari vinkonu \u00feeirra \u00far Akurger\u00f0i.
\n\u00dea\u00f0 versta sem kom \u00fe\u00f3 fyrir var \u00feegar hann var\u00f0 bens\u00ednlaus hj\u00e1 okkur, r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 Sundlaugarnar g\u00f6mlu. Vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 \u00fdta honum aftur \u00e1 bak til a\u00f0 fara af g\u00f6tunni, og t\u00f3kst svo illa til a\u00f0 hur\u00f0in b\u00edlstj\u00f3ramegin opna\u00f0ist upp \u00e1 g\u00e1tt og f\u00f3r \u00e1 steyptan “polla” og beygla\u00f0ist lei\u00f0inlega. \u00dea\u00f0 var svo pabbi sem saga\u00f0i botninn \u00e1 hur\u00f0inni og var raunar tilt\u00f6lulega au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 r\u00e9tta hana eftir \u00fea\u00f0.
\nS\u00e6var keypti hann svo af m\u00e9r og st\u00f3\u00f0 hann sig l\u00edka vel hj\u00e1 honum.
\nEftir a\u00f0 S\u00e6var seldi hann fr\u00e9tti \u00e9g (hj\u00e1 J\u00f3ni Sigur\u00f0ssyni “J\u00f3ni Comet”) a\u00f0 b\u00fai\u00f0 v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 setja \u00ed hann toppventlav\u00e9l, en svo fylgdist \u00e9g ekki meir me\u00f0 honum.<\/p>\n

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