Wheelin' And Dealin'

by Bobbi Adams - Date: 2007-01-26 - Word Count: 313 Share This!

I am one of those people who considers a car winterizing deadline more important than April 15th. I'm the first one in line for anti-freeze, and have my snow tires put on before Labor Day. While other people are outside viewing the foliage, I am inside the trunk looking for last year's dull ice scraper, window de-icer, and the snow brush with the bent bristles.

So what do I get for my efficiency? Trouble-free winter travel, right? Wrong. When the first ice storm hits, my car doors stick shut (if I can get the key in the frozen lock to begin with). Windows won't go up or down. A windshield wiper blade flies off the side of the windshield, never to be seen again. Headlights burn out; the heater won't heat; and the battery goes dead.

And then there is the bane of my existence...rust. Other cars have sun roofs, mine has a rain floor. A glance at my splashed feet and I can see the pavement zipping by. Must do something about that. So what if I have the only car in town with a built-in cookie sheet?

When the car wouldn't start I used to try my favorite feminine trick of kicking the tires. No more. The only thing I get for doing that now is a piece of rust-rotted fender on my tootsies. Speaking of things falling off, I must remember to get some wire. On my way to the city to get my annual "autumn oil change" and "pre-winter tuneup", the dash fell off onto my lap.I was going to call for help on my cell phone but it and my radio wires must somehow have become entangled. When I pushed the button, the only response I got was Tony Bennett singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco". I can see why. Anybody know where I can get a surfboard cheap?

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