Desert Sand Mica never sounded so good.
Recently we got I new car. Not so much that I wanted a new car, nor disliked my old car, but because the engine head was warped so I had to refill the coolant once a week and I was looking at at least $800. to fix it - that and the fact that it ate oil almost as much as it ate coolant, and had over 100,000 miles on it and only got 24 mpg to work and back. Did I mention that the paint was peeling from every exterior surface as well? Ok, so maybe I DID need a new car. At least Lori felt I would be safer in one that wouldn't break down in some critical situation on the turnpike or through a construction cattle-shute.
I kinda liked the crappy paint condition. Ever find yourself driving next to someone who starts to drift into your lane because they're not quite sure if your lane may be going faster than theirs soon? They hedge their bets by trying to sidle (sp?) up to your lane in the hopes that you'll back off from a possible side swipe??? Well I enjoyed those moments. Once they saw my paint job they realized I could only benefit from some of their paint possibly getting onto my car, and backed down pretty quickly. Oh yeah, my poker hand was strong! That and the fact that I could hang way too much lumber out of the trunk coming home from Home Depot is always a plus. I'll miss my 'turnpike beast'.
I really don’t need much from a car. I want to get to work and back w/o any problems, and I need A/C and a radio - and a decent MPG is a must now - that's it. I don’t think they make them that simple anymore. I didn't need a CD player, electric windows & locks, cruise control, separate power supplies for whatever gadgetry, nor the other stuff they add. But after a LOT of research and comparing different makers and models I got a Toyota - it came with stuff I didn’t need cause 'that's the way they make them'.
Well little did I know I DID need a CD player and I even didn’t know this until I got one! I thought that a CD player will be one more thing to break, and I'd be cutting down my diet of new music I'd not otherwise hear from radio. Well I still listen to the radio but now I can listen to what I want as well.
Driving home yesterday I had just gotten off the turnpike so I turned off the A/C, popped in a CD, and rolled the windows down. OK- maybe I DID need the power windows as well. I like driving with the widows down, it's more interactive than the high speed bubble I am in on the turnpike, so I chose the B-52s to celebrate my new automotive freedom. That and the fact that I was just 5 minutes from home - always a good place to be. 'Roam' started to play and life was good. After two blocks I pulled up to a red-light and sat for the light to change when I noticed a car up and to the left with the windows down and two young guys waiting for the light as well. Hmmm... I wondered if this song is as infectious to others as it was to myself. I HAD to find out. I turned up the music and soon the passenger was tapping his hand on the door of the car! Sweet! My experiment was a success - at least the first test went well. But now I needed other subjects to test on. It was still kinda hot so most people had their windows rolled up - I'll experiment more on the way home this afternoon.
If you find yourself stopped at a light and a 'Desert Sand Mica' Toyota pulls up blasting the B-52s say 'hi' - I may not hear you but it's the thought that counts...that's why YOU can hear my music too.
I kinda liked the crappy paint condition. Ever find yourself driving next to someone who starts to drift into your lane because they're not quite sure if your lane may be going faster than theirs soon? They hedge their bets by trying to sidle (sp?) up to your lane in the hopes that you'll back off from a possible side swipe??? Well I enjoyed those moments. Once they saw my paint job they realized I could only benefit from some of their paint possibly getting onto my car, and backed down pretty quickly. Oh yeah, my poker hand was strong! That and the fact that I could hang way too much lumber out of the trunk coming home from Home Depot is always a plus. I'll miss my 'turnpike beast'.
I really don’t need much from a car. I want to get to work and back w/o any problems, and I need A/C and a radio - and a decent MPG is a must now - that's it. I don’t think they make them that simple anymore. I didn't need a CD player, electric windows & locks, cruise control, separate power supplies for whatever gadgetry, nor the other stuff they add. But after a LOT of research and comparing different makers and models I got a Toyota - it came with stuff I didn’t need cause 'that's the way they make them'.
Well little did I know I DID need a CD player and I even didn’t know this until I got one! I thought that a CD player will be one more thing to break, and I'd be cutting down my diet of new music I'd not otherwise hear from radio. Well I still listen to the radio but now I can listen to what I want as well.
Driving home yesterday I had just gotten off the turnpike so I turned off the A/C, popped in a CD, and rolled the windows down. OK- maybe I DID need the power windows as well. I like driving with the widows down, it's more interactive than the high speed bubble I am in on the turnpike, so I chose the B-52s to celebrate my new automotive freedom. That and the fact that I was just 5 minutes from home - always a good place to be. 'Roam' started to play and life was good. After two blocks I pulled up to a red-light and sat for the light to change when I noticed a car up and to the left with the windows down and two young guys waiting for the light as well. Hmmm... I wondered if this song is as infectious to others as it was to myself. I HAD to find out. I turned up the music and soon the passenger was tapping his hand on the door of the car! Sweet! My experiment was a success - at least the first test went well. But now I needed other subjects to test on. It was still kinda hot so most people had their windows rolled up - I'll experiment more on the way home this afternoon.
If you find yourself stopped at a light and a 'Desert Sand Mica' Toyota pulls up blasting the B-52s say 'hi' - I may not hear you but it's the thought that counts...that's why YOU can hear my music too.
posted by Anthony at 7:28 AM
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