February 13, 2024 - a snowstorm to remind us of how much of a nuisance show can be. And I had the wisdom to move my car from my usual parking spot to a visitor's parking spot to leave room for the plow to push all of the shoveled snow.
If we didn't get any snow today, I'd have been out shopping for a new car. Since I was up early enough to to get out and about in the morning, I had nothing better to do than test drive cars. Instead, I had to wait until the snow stops falling to shovel out my car and then go food shopping. Do I like this? No. It's not that I mind snow. But it is simply getting in the way of me doing things important to me, such as picking up a small Valentine's Day gift for RQS. (She already knows what her big gift is. But a woman should always hove something to open on V-Day itself.
Thinking of new cars, have you noticed that most cars being sold these days are in shades of white, gray, and black? It is much less common to see cars painted red or blue, and even less in other colors. Gone are the days where I could get a VW Bug painted in Yellow. Even though one could never sell a new car equipped like the old Beetle these days, this car was fun to drive. More important than that, the car was a good car to learn on, because it could take a beating and still keep soldiering on.
When I had my Bug, I practiced driving in difficult driving conditions. The only time the Bug could be said to fail me was when I had to brake or steer on a slick surface - there was not enough weight on the front wheels, nor any power, to help keep me from sliding forward when I wanted to stop, or when I wanted to go around a curve. It was a car best suited for summers on the California Coast, and not for winters in New England.
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What cars bring back memories for you?
