Life is a funny thing. Many folks have a general idea of where they might want to end up in a year or two or five, but then life has a habit of just pulling you in whatever direction it wants. Sometimes, you end up in a place that a younger you just couldn’t fathom.
Resident car rescuer Stephen Walter Gossin told the story about how learning the saxophone in 1990 somehow resulted in him saving a Nissan Xterra from a bouncer’s driveway. I highly recommend reading the story, and the comments are heartwarming, too. TheDrunkenWrench:
I’m glad this adventure didn’t require any high speed montages with Yakety Sax overlayed for comedic value.
And excellent catch & release, with some very true words about finding your path.
If you’d told me 15 years ago that have a family and be writing curriculum to teach EV transit buses to technicians, I’d have called you crazy.
People always like to ask “what would you do differently” in your life.
Honestly, the further down the path I get, the less the idea of changing my past sits with me. For every decision I made got me the life I have, and I’d hate to lose any person that’s been a part of it.
My Other Car is a Tetanus Shot:
The driveway’s jammed with broken heroes,
On a last chance wrenching drive,
Every spark’s out on the run tonight,
But there’s no PCM left to hide,Baby, we were born to run.
Jason has decided to make a car name game. Remember the game where you place ‘anal’ in front of the name of an RV? Well, Jason’s made a bizarre version of that by placing the word ‘clam’ into a car’s name. TheDrunkenWrench:
Can you name the truck with four wheel drive,
smells like a clam and seats thirty-five..
CLAMYONEROOOOO.
Borton:
This is exactly why I pay my membership fee. 10/10, no notes. I’m particularly fond of “Thunderclam”.
SAABstory:
Sponsored by SHELL.
Tbird:
Toyota Clamry.
Jack Trade:
Ford Musselstang? Wait, I may not be doing this right…
A. Barth:
Hindustan Clambassador
Dodge Clampage
Any model of Clambulance
Alright, you got me with “Clampage!”
Hangover Grenade had the same idea as Jack Trade:
Mussel Car.
Jason also wrote about the Pope straddling a BMW R 18 Transcontinental, a sweet bike. Rippstik:
The Pope wasn’t the first holy man to ride a motorcycle.
“And lo, the roar of Moses’ Triumph was heard throughout Israel”
That is not what the scripture says, but I’ll allow it. Have a great evening, everyone!
Top photo: Mercedes Streeter
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