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10 years ago
Hello Internet.
How are you today. Are you seated comfortably with your assorted snacks and/or sandwich?
Great!
So much has been happening, I hardly get time to be on here anymore. The engine is all ready to come out of my car. But I need a cherry picker(engine hoist) that had a boom about 10 inches longer than I can buy. Yes. My car is a borscht because it isn't long enough. Har dee har har. Yes that was an autocorrect error but I like it better that way. A red cabbage soup is definitely a good moniker for this sticky situation.
I actually have time off. The weekend of anthrocon. And I am halfway across the country at my inlaw's family reunion. Yay.
This is ok. Family is important and we haven't seen them in over a year.
It was cool because fon our connecting flight out of PHX I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time in my life.
Holy. Shit.
I've always been on the wrong side of the airplane for that. It is really. Really something. Words can't even expresse how big and impressive it is.
Anyway. We're in Idaho now and I hope I don't have to engage in political conversation with my father in law. I'm a moderate, which means 60% of the country and 80% of the vocal political...stuff... Hates my opinions.
So. Not opening that can of worms if possible. Also need to withstand the "come move out here" schemes as possible.
I may rag on them a lot. But my inlaw's are actually really nice, good hearted people. They're very loving and supportive of my wife. My father in law no longer wants to take me out on the desert and shoot me. It's not that bad. And the weather out here is really nice.
OH. ONE MORE THING!
Guy at the rental desk was having a really bad time. There were three people in front of us in line. All pissed off and angry because their reserved cars werent availible to be rented (because the current renters handnt brought them back yet) so they decided it was the fault of the guy at the desk. And that being rude would get them a rental car faster.
So the guy at the desk turns to me and asks a magical question.
"So you know how to drive a manual?"
*cue angelic singing and heavenly choir music*
*puppy eyes*
So I then have the keys to this 2015 Ford focus with a manual transmission in my hand pressing the: lock the car and also honk to horn so I know where the hell it is button.
And I hear it honk behind me.
And I turn and I see a red hatchback. With an ST spoiler.
No
Way.
Nofrikinway....there is nowayinhell they rent a Ford focus ST in a manual. That would be *presses button* HOLY SHIT I RENTED A FORD FOCUS ST WITH A MANUAL
*more angels, tears, and I'm pretty sure there was a beam of light from the heavens that shone down though it may have been a parking garage light*
Mother of all that is holy that little snot is quick. Turbocharged.
I want one. But not in red.
How are you today. Are you seated comfortably with your assorted snacks and/or sandwich?
Great!
So much has been happening, I hardly get time to be on here anymore. The engine is all ready to come out of my car. But I need a cherry picker(engine hoist) that had a boom about 10 inches longer than I can buy. Yes. My car is a borscht because it isn't long enough. Har dee har har. Yes that was an autocorrect error but I like it better that way. A red cabbage soup is definitely a good moniker for this sticky situation.
I actually have time off. The weekend of anthrocon. And I am halfway across the country at my inlaw's family reunion. Yay.
This is ok. Family is important and we haven't seen them in over a year.
It was cool because fon our connecting flight out of PHX I saw the Grand Canyon for the first time in my life.
Holy. Shit.
I've always been on the wrong side of the airplane for that. It is really. Really something. Words can't even expresse how big and impressive it is.
Anyway. We're in Idaho now and I hope I don't have to engage in political conversation with my father in law. I'm a moderate, which means 60% of the country and 80% of the vocal political...stuff... Hates my opinions.
So. Not opening that can of worms if possible. Also need to withstand the "come move out here" schemes as possible.
I may rag on them a lot. But my inlaw's are actually really nice, good hearted people. They're very loving and supportive of my wife. My father in law no longer wants to take me out on the desert and shoot me. It's not that bad. And the weather out here is really nice.
OH. ONE MORE THING!
Guy at the rental desk was having a really bad time. There were three people in front of us in line. All pissed off and angry because their reserved cars werent availible to be rented (because the current renters handnt brought them back yet) so they decided it was the fault of the guy at the desk. And that being rude would get them a rental car faster.
So the guy at the desk turns to me and asks a magical question.
"So you know how to drive a manual?"
*cue angelic singing and heavenly choir music*
*puppy eyes*
So I then have the keys to this 2015 Ford focus with a manual transmission in my hand pressing the: lock the car and also honk to horn so I know where the hell it is button.
And I hear it honk behind me.
And I turn and I see a red hatchback. With an ST spoiler.
No
Way.
Nofrikinway....there is nowayinhell they rent a Ford focus ST in a manual. That would be *presses button* HOLY SHIT I RENTED A FORD FOCUS ST WITH A MANUAL
*more angels, tears, and I'm pretty sure there was a beam of light from the heavens that shone down though it may have been a parking garage light*
Mother of all that is holy that little snot is quick. Turbocharged.
I want one. But not in red.
You know. I may have shed a manly tear when I returned her.
It's too bad the inlaws ferried us around for most of the trip.
I definently obeyed the "posted speed limit and/or traffic laws"
Hotdamm I want one.