My life and Cars

Mom......Can I borrow the Car??...........First said in the summer of 1983.........It was a Red Dodge Omni............AKA....pregnet Rollerskate with big wheels.....And about as safe..........I drove that because Dad had a Buick La Saber and that was the "Nice" car we owned and they took that because the parents car pooled to work.............The Omni was nice and fine for a kid in High school great and got great Gas mileage.......Even took a weekend trip to Alpine Valley for the yearly soljern to see the Dead one time and a trip to the New Years shows in San Fran not sure if I would ever go through the Rockies in a car like that again but it was fun...............But alas after a few years it died....Also in that time was my adventure with what every kid seems to do at some point............The Accident........Long story short I was the driver for the car pool late one night after a school play that a few of us were in........Well like any kid I was speeding down a city street......"dinking" around with the car swerving back and forth....Well I lost control.....And it fishtailed..........Went into a yard and between 2 trees......Split the upright there........Hit the bushes in front of the house and ended in the driveway........Only thing is that parked in the driveway was a big...Motorhome...............One of those Winnabagos that looked like a breadbox on wheels...........When I hit it I T boned it so I hit it right in the side with enough force to rock it on it's wheels.........If it would have tipped I know for sure I wouldn't be here today typing this....Nor would anyone else that was in the car..............Anyways..........Totaled Dads car........That's right.....Not the Omni...Too small.....Dad let me use the Big Car because it held more people
From there is was onto the 71 maverick I got as a Graduation Present in 86........Thing was a rusted out boom but it got me from Point A to Point B for the most part..........Even had a hole in the floorboard that while I was at work a mouse would crawl in and sleep in the car.........Well that was just put out to pasture after a couple years.......That's when I got the cavalier that I had for about 10 years.........Great little car.....Was fun to drive,had a tape deck too I could "Rock the Kasbah".Dead Boots for the most part and other Bootleg tapes from concerts I had been to......But even with that one I wasn't the luckiest............One Christmas night while my brother and I was on the way to a friends house to watch a football game some moron in his car tuned into traffic and hit my car......Took a headlight and smashed the fender but atleast this time it wasn't my fault so dad didn't mind that much..........Got it fixed and sad to say.......One month from the day it was fixed I was number 5 in an 8 car pile up on a snowy winter morning.....Well that car after about 10 years more or less just died.........It had seen enough and was ready to be put to pasture anyways.....From there is was a station wagon that was moms old car..........Nothing fancy but I liked it because it was roomy and had a great radio and tape deck.....Again nothing better then cruisin' with the Dead Blasting.....That car already old when I got it and lasted a couple years..........Then came the day back in 98 when I was at work and mom and dad came to see me for lunch.........Well after lunch they said I had to come outside..........That's when they showed me the Tracer Wagon I have now...........It was the first "New Car" I had ever had and I loved it.........Well 7 years latter is still running..........It like myself laughs when it sees cars that have snowtires,window scrapers or rust from salt and sand.

Guess I can't forget the Co-pilot who has been there from just about day one of me getting my license...........Cassady the Dashboard Dog...........Mom hated him when he was in the Omni and it was still her car....But I drove it more so I guess she didn't mind that much....But he's been on the dashboard the whole time.Every car.every mile....he's been there....don't know what I would ever do if I lost him.....there are times I think he would be saved before I would save the car but I hope it never comes to that

Things I would do before turning to the Dark Side

1.Take up Line Danceing,buy a truck,and get a Nascar schedual
2.Denouce all loyalty to the NFL and have Touchdown Jesus Tatooed on my forehead and ND burned into my sideburns
3.Except that there is no live beond the SEC and become a Cane,Nole,or Gater Fan.........since that's how it is here in Sunny Florida
4.Cheer for any Team that doesn't have the Stench of Lake Michigan waffling through the air at their Stadium :)........that should cover must any team that I would never like I would think
5.Feel like a Cubs fan and say "There's Always Next Year"

I know it's just a game played by Way Over paid Jock but it's still a tradition...wether they win or lose..............

What I did yesterday....And kicking the Devils Spawn's Ass

Well yesterday was fun.A large group from the Boards met at the Poly for drinks.....And to watch Jonas and I do the Hula.It was nice to get some great pictures and to cover DP in Silly String.It was also a great meal we had at Ohana's later that evening.......I love that place......The Shimp and Chicken wings for Apps,then the beef,and chicken they bring for the main course is wonderful because it's cooked right there on a wood grill

then today in Fantasy Football I was able to come from behind and crush Kerri's team to stay in second place

What I plan to do tomorrow

Well it all comes down to tomorrow........Jonas and I doing the Hula on the Beach at the Poly....In Grass Skirts..........It's interesting because I have so many friends........And all of them are on the internet.......As for here in Orlando other then one other person I don't really have any friends I see on a regular basis.............But on the net I have quite a few that I talk to every day.Infact I talk to them more then I talk to my own parents.

Why I would never own a Timeshare

So if you ever even think of buying a Timeshare you must first ask yourself..........Self........Do you have more money then the Federal Reserve and want to throw it away or burn it?.Am I as Dumb as a Brick?Do I believe everything I'm told by a Sales person you answer yes to all of these then you can buy a Timeshare ....If not then if you answer no to the first one and don't have enough money for the pot you piss in and a rock for the soup you make each night to eat then you also qualify

Having now worked for a Timeshare I just have to wonder why people buy them in the first place............I understand that some people have the common sense to understand the whole program and how it works and they think it's great too often I have to deal with people that just don't get it........Surprise Surprise there are hidden costs that they Salesperson "didn't" mention...........Like annual fees,exchange fees,the fact you can't always get to the place you want to stay at the time you want.

One of the main things people don't understand is that to use something you must first pay for it............Not the mortgage,not the membership fees with the exchange company,but the annual Maintenance Fees and Taxes to the Resort.

And wouldn't you think they would read all the papers they had to sign when they bought the thing in the first place.....Nope.....Most of them don't....But it's all there in black and white and they ever had to sign the page it's on.

How Bout those Bad News Bears.............Wait.......They lost..............How Bout those Green Bay Puckers........Wait......They lost too...............Well..........Looks to me as though the only team to win in the North was the Vikings this week.......Should make for interesting table talk next weekend at Ohana's.............Too bad I'm getting my Ass kicked in Fantasy Football this week and in both leagues it's by Amber........But I did make it another week in the survivor Pool so I can't complain

OK..........So how does this work..........I just type and anyone that wants to read it does.....Seems boring but I guess it could be interesting does have spell check so it can't be that bad.

Guess since it's slow at work and I have nothing else better to do I'll just play around with this for a while.

My computer at home died the other day...........Since it was from the Stone Age........Running on Windows 98 and no memory and no hope of adding any it was only time before it did die anyways...........I'll worry about that though after my trip to DL at the end of Oct.

looking forward to a fun week ahead..........I get to meet a few Freak Friends from Disneysites and do a Hula on the Beach at the Poly next weekend