Lucy’s First Bath

I decided Lucy was going to be different than my other cars. I was not going to haul trees or dogs in Lucy. If something messy needed to be transported i would schedule a rental car or put down painter’s plastic everywhere. It wasnt that she didnt have scratches or paint chips. She did. She’s …

What is Navigating Car Trouble in this Day and Age

I will preface this topic by mentioning not everyone will have as bad an experience as i did and there are a few reasons for that. As a single woman whose parents are not together who lives in a town two cities away from where she works…none of these notions were an option for me …

The Last Storm Before the Carport

This post is a bit out of order. I had started it and then misplaced it and just found it so i guess i will finish it. There was a storm in between the twenty minutes of hail storm and the construction of the carport. My best friend/neighbor has a rather large carport that can …

Trimming a New Carport

When i first moved onto the property i began using a cluster of oak trees above a mulch pile as my designated carport to protect against hail during storms. However, 5 of 8 of those trees have died. They succumbed to oak wilt, became extremely dry, and split lengthwise down the middle of each tree. …

Selling the old Car

I had my old car fixed at the mechanic shop. I took it through the car wash. Side note: i’ve never been through a car wash. It was sensory heaven with all the different colored lights and sounds and the suds all over the windows. I spent around 1.5 hours vacuuming the car and the …

Car Troubles

This is my new used car. Why do i have a new used car? Well that’s a long story. Basically, with the world out of car parts, materials to fix things, and the supply and demand situation with enterprise dictating that you have to reserve a vehicle way in advance and pay over 200 dollars …

Mr. Silver Teeth, the old Friend I dont have.

I pulled into a space outside the grocery store and put the car in park. As i did so the doors automatically unlocked. Out of habit, i pushed the button and relocked them. I began untying my lunch bag and spreading the utensils and baggies out on the seat beside me. I did need to …

Wrong Way Driver

Yesterday i was driving along the highway headed to meet some friends when the car in front of me suddenly veered sideways. I had a split second to think, “what’s gotten into him?” And then i saw why he’d done what he did. There was a pair of headlights staring straight at me. His car …