CAR!!!!

I had no intention of buying a car today.  I was just browsing.

But this gorgeous young man (Persian, I later found out) saw me coming.  We walked around awhile until I just couldn't walk another step.  I already had my eye on a cute little fire-engine red car, so we talked about that one.  Took her out for a drive.  Oh! My!

As it turns out, payments for that little beauty were more than I wanted to sign up for, so Gorgeous Persian showed me her white friend.  Turns out the white could meet my payment terms.  But there's a funny catch.

The red was an '03 model, while the white is an '04 model.  Same car, just different color and a year's difference in age.  Yeah, the newer car was cheaper than the other one.  Ever hear of such a thing?

I was pretty much hooked by that time.  So the credit manager and I were able to come to terms, and I drove off the lot with the cutest little Dodge Neon.  Purrs along on 4 cylinders, and has get up go like you wouldn't believe!

What happened to the Old Girl?  Well, she's sitting in the driveway, waiting to be turned in as a California polluter.  I have to get with the DMV and get papers and red tape taken care of.  Then I can drive her to the dismantlers, get the $1,000 that the State of California so generously pays for auto retirement.  Oh, and get the new one on my auto insurance.

Have an appointment with an ophthalmologist tomorrow.  I expect I'll have to get new lenses this time.  Had these for 6-7 years.  Probably has something to do with the small headaches I'm having lately.   I'll let you know.


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