[TR] So there I was

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

On 7/4/14, 6:59 AM, dave n wrote:
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> it saddens me that you would let this guy end your story this way.
>
> I would rather end it with:  as kewl as I thought that car was, I 
> realized that with no trunk and no rear parcel area, it was a lousy 
> grocery shopping car.
I'm sorry but I'm readily seduced by the sound of a throaty Italian V12. 
On the other hand, I've never been fond of Lamborghini styling and had 
it been parked I would not give it a second glance.  I have no idea of 
how much space it has for groceries nor would I even care.

Since the Land Rover has been sick my TR has stepped in for all the 
chores. Her boot has been filled with plants from the nursery, 
groceries, 2 cu ft bags of top soil (two in the boot, three in the 
passenger side floor & seat + one on the rear seat), cylinder heads to 
and from the machine shop and valve covers to and from the powder 
coater.  But the one thing my TR can not do is take my Irish Wolfhound 
to and from the dog park and the TR doesn't appreciate being out in the 
rains so she will be of very limited use this upcoming week.

I've owned my 3 for 28 years now and have grown attached to it.  And yes 
a drive always cheers me up.

One thing I could add to the story is that when I got into traffic 
heading to the first grocery store (cherries on sale for 99 cents a 
pound) I exchanged waves with a person going the other direction driving 
a late 1930's or early 1940's custom street rod that had a paint job 
that could have been more expensive than my TR3.  A lot of the people in 
Flagstaff who drive the old classics feel a kinship no matter what the 
marque.

It is always nice when I have a parking lot chat with someone who owned 
a 3 decades ago.  They always have a life experience or two to share and 
always walk away with a smile on their lips as they mentally relive 
happy memories.  Its one of the nice things about time.  The good 
memories get better and the bad ones fade.

But if you keep the car those memories just keep on accumulating. They 
really are memory creation machines.

TeriAnn