Monday, May 18, 2015

I KNOW SOME WILL THINK IT SILLY TO HAVE FEELINGS FOR A VEHICLE

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OUR LILACS ARE IN FULL BLOOM & OH NOW NICE THEY SMELL

With screwdriver in hand I took the license plates off our Jeep Wrangler this morning.  With weed whacker in hand I walked around the property & stirred up some dust.  Burnt some garbage then took Pheebs for a toot up to Goderich in the Libbygator.  Down along Lake Huron’s shoreline where today's hot humid temperatures met cold winter lake waters cooling wisps of fog rolled in blowing a light almost transparent mist inland across the rocky shores & sandy beaches.
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A PATHWAY NEAR THE WATER’S EDGE

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PHEEBS CHECKS OUT A HERD OF COWS THIS MORNING

I know some will think it silly to have feelings for a vehicle but I have always been a person who generally becomes attached to most everything & that includes vehicles I have owned & liked.  I don’t know if being an only child has something to do with that or not but once I have something in my possession for any length of time I seem to bond with it.  Could be a favorite pair of old tattered socks, maybe a worn wallet I’ve carried in my back pocket for 20 years, a stone I picked up the beach while walking in deep thought one day, every photo taken is memory for me, any stuffed animal I pick up I instantly bond with & want to bring it home.  And that includes live ones too.  Old shoes become friends as do any books I read.  Ever tried to throw away your favorite pair of blue jeans.  I still have an old College jacket hanging in the shed circa 1969.  On our morning walk I pass a tree I bonded with years ago & sometimes Pheebs & I on an afternoon walk head for that tree to say hello.  I have feelings for the mountains & deserts of the great Southwest & am bonded with many places there.  I say hello to my favorite country roads & I say goodbye to my favorite vehicles………and today was a good-bye day.
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I’M GUESSING IT WAS A VERY FOGGY MORNING FOR THE FISHING BOATS EARLY THIS MORNING

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THIS MORNING’S FOGBANK SITS ATOP THE SIFTO SALT MINE ELEVATORS
Jeeper's new owners (John & Marilyn) arrived about 3:45 this afternoon & affixed a dealer plate.  Papers were signed, money was exchanged & Jeepers was gone about 25 minutes later.  I was glad to see our Jeep go to an older responsible fella & not some young kid who would beat it into the ground.  Nice folks those Sarnia people.  All the best Jeepers & thanks for all the great memories……………….. Tonight I am sad but tomorrow is a new day & who knows, maybe I’ll bond with a stick.
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A LAST PHOTO OF PHEEBS & I WITH JEEPERS

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NEW OWNERS JOHN & MARILYN

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PREVIOUS OWNERS…..US GUYS:))

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JOHN STRAPS ON THE JEEP

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GOING

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GOING

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AND FAREWELL MY FRIEND………………………

GROANER'S CORNER:((  A man had a ticket for the theater but when he was seated by the usher, he found that he was too far from the stage.  He whispered to the usher, "This is a mystery play, and I have to watch a mystery close up. Get me a better seat, and I'll give you a handsome tip."  The usher moves him into the second row, and the man hands the usher a quarter.  The usher looks at the quarter, frowns at him, then leans over and whispers, ............ "The wife did it."

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12 comments:

  1. I totally understand..Even though Dennis has a new to him different truck sitting in our garage, Old Blue, the 1989 Silverado still sits on our driveway..he still hasn't tried to sell it..Truth be told, I like that old blue truck better than his new one!!

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  2. I have bonds with many things too just like you, but over the years have had to let go( old cars, houses, x wives, tools, many pets etc...). Its not easy but a necessity to move on with our lives.
    You have a new Jeep to bond to now and more memories to make.

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  3. We think of our motorhome (Sherman) the same way. We feel bad for him when he's dirty, or when he's not been used for a while. Nope...it's not silly...

    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  4. Like those pix with a little fog, and glad to hear of someone else who talks to trees! Now what would that ship's boom be doing stretched out over the public side of the harbour?

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  5. Totally understand your feelings. Glad the Jeep went to a responible couple, as you mentioned. John sold his first red Mitsubishi Eclipse to a high school student who proceeded to blow up the engine the first couple weeks. John really took care of that car. His second red one he sold before we went full timing, he sold it to an older couple. They took care of it:)

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  6. I bond with every rig I've owned. It is about the memories.

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  7. I am the same way.. always keep them way after I pay them off. some people get a new car every year and always have a payment. I think of this we did, or that and the places we have been, and how it saved me that time in the snow. I enjoy all my 'stuff' too! everything has a story and meaning, was gotten for a reason or given for a reason too. All the rocks/shells sticks/logs from the beach I have lugged home.. I will use/need them at some time I am sure :)
    Know where you are coming from...

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  8. I bonded with my 1999 Honda Accord. I couldn't BEAR to part with her. Our son got her and he sold her to a 2nd cousin of his wife and our daughter now sees her almost daily near the day care center! I've always bonded with my cars. They protect me!
    Cheryl Ann

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  9. I wish I could have kept every vehicle I ever owned. I totally understand the feelings of attachment. Last year I had a guy come look at my 1995 Corvette convertible I had for sale. I didn't sell it to him simply because "I didn't like him" and I didn't trust that he would take care of my "baby".

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  10. The foggy photos are wonderful, I love that surreal look to things. Bittersweet to see Jeepers headed out for new adventures. Of course it's silly to have feelings for inanimate objects - and look at what good company you're in with all us silly folks! That stick would count itself lucky ;-)

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  11. Not silly at all! When my mom died I inherited her Saturn.....within two years we traded it in on our Pickup truck so we could tow our home. I cried at the dealership and even now I'm tearing up. I always enjoy your photos!

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