Saying goodbye to my old vehicle

In May 2007 I wrote about my new-to-me vehicle. I purchased it in Georgia a few months after I'd moved from Maine. I'd wanted to get the lay of the land for a few months, see what my driving would be like, and go from there. I had written,

I've gone SUV. Between all the deer crashes around here and the fact that many other people have either vans or SUVs or is a farmer with a truck, I feel safer going with the flow and getting a larger vehicle. And it was a good deal. Very good.
Ford Explorer Limited, 1993, burgundy with roof rack to fog lights and even a CD player inside. Best of all, A/C that works!! Stylin'! 

The Ford Explorer was by the side of the road with a for sale sign on it. The car had 188,000 miles on it, if I remember, but Fords go a long way and I knew I would not be driving much. My traveling days were over. So I bought it. I did hit a deer, a frequent occurrence around here, but thankfully only the headlight was cracked in a minor way. Glad I was in a SUV.

Well 9 1/2 years later, my 23 year old Ford finally died. The engine block was cracked and when you hear that diagnosis on a 23 year old car, you hear taps playing in your head. Time to say goodbye.

Today I did. A friend's husband came and got it and will bring it to the junk yard scrap metal place, and I'll receive a few hundred dollars for it by weight, and that will be that!

Bye bye!

I've had a sub-compact, a compact, 3 station wagons, a hatchback, a plumber's van (I hated that one) a SUV and now a mini-van. My new to me vehicle is a 1998 Mercury Villager, but though the body of it is old the engine has many new parts. And on it goes!

Current addictions

Bear Grylls
He is hot! And his tips could save my life too, but man, he’s hot! Man vs. Wild on Discovery. Holy moly, read his Bio. He parachutes into wild remote areas in the world where tourists/hikers/rafters typically get lost and then shows you how to survive and get out. Build an ice cave! Make a raft to float the rapids! Avoid vipers in the desert! Outsmart a rhino! Bear does it all, and usually without a shirt.

Cup of Karma Café's...
...Asian salad with pecan encrusted salmon. Spinach, almonds, mandarin oranges, feta cheese, crunchy noodles, and that chilled pecan encrusted seafood delight on top. Yum yum!!!! Addicted...and the Cafe is only 4 miles from my home. Oh no.

AFV
It’s another case of a show has been on for 16 years but I'm just finding it now. I love the videos of pets and kids, especially the babies' expressions when they eat prunes etc. And the ones where too many jumpers are on the trampoline just slay me. I mean, can't they see it coming??

my new4X4
Vroom vroom

My new (to me) vehicle

I've gone SUV. Between all the deer crashes around here and the fact that every other person either is a stay at home mom with a huge van or a farmer with a truck, I feel safer going with the flow and getting a larger vehicle. And it was a good deal. Very good.

Ford Explorer Limited, 1993, burgundy with roof rack to fog lights and even a CD player inside. Best of all, A/C that works!! Stylin'!