Cars

Today as I was sitting in the Redwood construction traffic I started reminiscing about all the great car fun I have had in my life:

First we have the famous Brown Bear. This one had a tendency to just stop running, you could be anywhere like maybe an intersection at the mall (remember that one Marianne?). The great thing was that you could get out, open the hood and jiggle something in the engine and it would start right back up. If only that had worked at the mall that day...

Then there is the white Mercury other wise known as Bertha. She was a beauty that also liked to stop running unless you had your foot on the gas. Every stop light or stop sign I had to have one foot on the gas and one on the break reeving the engine while I waited for the green light. Oh how I miss the great looks I would get from the people next to me:). Bertha was also a very thirsty car, at least once a day I had to fill her up with water, I usually filled her up while siting on the side of the road while she smoked like crazy from over heating.

My $10 Jeta is defiantly a favorite. My brother-in-law sold it to me for $10 and to tell you the truth I don't even think I ever paid him the $10, oops. This one had a few issues I am pretty sure it was schizophrenic. First it had window wipers that liked to fight. It would be a rainy or snowy day and the wipers would start off great but a few wipes in they started to compete and one would go to the other side until one was straight up in the air and the other was hanging of the side of the car or they would end up tangled together right in front of me. I can't tell you how many times I had to pull over and fix those things they just couldn't get along! The doors also choose when they wanted to work and of course when I was on a date(girls choice dance so I was driving) they choose not to work. They were frozen shut....we ended up crawling through a window to get in.

My dream truck, my Tundra. I loved that thing and still miss it to this day. It was so good to me, well until I decided it was time to sell it(remember the gas prices). Once I decided to sell it, it decided to get a leak in the caliper. This meant that every time I braked the truck would take a sharp right turn. Oh how fun the first time it happened was as I was driving down the freeway and went plowing into the other lane, oh how terrified I was!

Some may remember an earlier blog from a trip we took to St. George and the fun car ride home. If not click here to read all about the fun we had with the green machine:)http://pillerfamily.blogspot.com/2008/09/21.html

Now I have my new white Pilot that I love. It is my first car I have ever owned brand new, very exciting! I can't wait for all the adventures it will take me on. Hopefully different from the adventures the others took me on!

Although most of the experiences with these cars were horrifying when they were happening I love having the memories to look back at. I have been lucky to have these cars and am thankful for the fun I had with each and everyone of them:)