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My food truck: Divya's only way to earn a living
Divya drives for a living in Pune, and a broken radiator and cooling system has stopped all income for 10 weeks.
🇮🇳 Pune, Maharashtra, India1,016 views
I make my living with my food truck. 10 weeks ago the radiator and cooling system failed, and the mechanic says the repair will cost $200. Without the vehicle I earn nothing.
I have been borrowing from friends to pay rent, and now I have run out of people to ask.
I support my family of five. Before the breakdown I worked eleven hours a day, six days a week. I have been offered extra shifts for the next three months if I can just get the vehicle working.
I have a written estimate from a certified mechanic and will upload it here.
I'll pay the mechanic directly and show you the repaired vehicle in an update.
Where the $200 goes:
• radiator and cooling system replacement (parts): $110
• Labor charges: $40
• Road tax and insurance renewal: $30
• Towing and inspection: $20
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Divya
Update from Pune: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 82% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Quick update: $120 raised so far (60%). the plan for road tax and insurance renewal is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
57% there. I made the first payment toward labor charges. Thank you.
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it takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Greetings from Peshawar
Wishing you the best, Divya. Hope you make a strong comeback. Put this on a community board in Toledo this morning
Thinking of you and your family, Divya. Hope this works out for you. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
So sorry you're going through this, Divya. Hope this works out for you. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
Thinking of you and your family. Small businesses are the heart of Pune. Hope you're open again soon. Don't give up. Blessings.
Thinking of you and your family. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless
Small businesses are the heart of Pune. Hope you're open again soon
Hope it all works out. Hope the shop reopens soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.
Stay strong, Divya. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Poznań
Rooting for you, Divya. Hope this works out for you. Love from Lyon