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Like New! 9:53 a.m. 2005-12-13 I saw something very funney this morning. My coffee buddy wasn't at at the office , so I did the drive thru to get my large coffee. After I placed my order into the Jack n the Box intercom (I DO miss "Jack", remember the head you spoke into? Why don't they bring it back?!), I got in line behind the car in front of me. Just then, I heard a roar of a very noisey, coughing engine coming toward me from behind. It was a very large, yellowish and rusty Ford truck. On the windowshield, there was a banner sticker that read: "Like New". I'm guessing it was taken off of a car from a dealership. It gave me a good laugh- Hey, it runs anyway, and it's owner at least has a sense of humor! One man's garbage is another one's treasure. I've been watching the commercials they run on T.V. during the holidays, and those car commercials really get to me. We have all seen them: We see a woman wondering what to give her spouse, and then a light bulb lights up in her head, and she decides to buy her man a new Lexus! Does she pay cash for it, or does HE make the payments? If she pays for it, she must have a really good job, because, from the commercial all she seems to do all day is sit around the house drinking coffee, lounging on soft leather sofas and chairs, thinking deep thoughts, in expensive sweaters. She must have just won the lottery, or she is a kept woman. These commercials are so annoying. Do REAL people actually do this? And futhermore, where do they find those enormous bows to put on the car? The other morning as I left the office for my daily trek across the street (when my coffee buddy is here), I saw this new black Corvette parked in front of the office. OH how I wish I could buy one of those for my husband; he would LOVE it, but, alas, I haven't won the lottery yet, and here I am, still a humble county worker. I bet the Corvette belongs to one of the lawyers in the building; OR, maybe one of our drug dealing "clients". A car is just a car. It gets you from point A to point B. I guess the driver of that rusty, old dinosaur truck behind me at the Jack n the Box can see that; humor in life is everything. |