Tag Archives: images of cars

New Car: Daily Funny, Sept 6, 2020

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Driving Lesson

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Driving Lesson

Brace yourself for lamp posts. Do not vacillate changing lanes.
That panic you feel turning corners very quickly wanes.
For each 10 miles of your speed, stay a car length back
to make it much less likely a bumper you will crack
when the car in front of you makes a sudden stop.
Anticipate fast braking, and avoid the traffic cop!

These rules aren’t too difficult, in fact they’re common sense.
When you see your instructor growing rather tense,
decrease your speed and check that you are driving center lane.
Checking your makeup in the rear vision mirror is inane!
Indicate your turning and brake for traffic lights.
Minding all the rules just makes for fewer fights.

I’m sure that if you follow them you’ll soon be driving regally.
It’s so much easier to drive when you’re driving legally!

The word prompts today are brace, lamppost, vacillate and anticipate.  Here are the links:

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2018/10/04/rdp-thursday-brace/
https://fivedotoh.com/2018/10/04/fowc-with-fandango-lamppost/
https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2018/10/04/vacillate/
https://dailyaddictions542855004.wordpress.com/2018/09/29/daily-addictions-2018-week-39/anticipate

Odd-Ball Photo Challenge, July 15, 2018

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I loved this wild little car I found parked outside the pharmacy when I left it yesterday.  Someone with a great sense of humor.

For Cee’s Odd Ball Photos.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Dashboard Bling

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Dashboard Bling

 

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Gears and Engines

Caveat Emptor

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on’tMy “new” rental car, in which I will sally forth to find a replacement for my dear Honda CRV.

How timely that  Christine Goodnough sent me this comment today:

O caveat emptor (or however that old phrase goes.) Anyway, the old guy meant well. Nice pun. 🙂

Being ignorant of that phrase, I turned, as usual, to Wikipedia, which clued me in:

ca·ve·at emp·tor ˌkavēˌät ˈem(p)ˌtôr/Submit noun the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.

I laughed when I read the definition, having just spent a good 20 minutes or more walking around the car I just rented as the man who delivered it pointed out every flyspeck-sized wound on the car so he could record them on our contract.  The point is that any further damage will be attributed to me.  At least half of them I couldn’t even see.  Now I am living in terror that a piece of gravel will nick the windshield or paint on the car. But, at last I have wheels again!!! Time to go car shopping. I won’t enjoy that task.

Can you see any flaw in this door?  The Rental Agent found at least five––not to mention the other 15 he found on various parts of the car that looked perfect to me.  I think I need new glasses.

 

Why am I looking for a new car?  The explanation, if you haven’t already read it is HERE.