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Jamon AbercrombieFebruary 06, 2007Leave a Comment

Well, we finally had to put the ’89 Olds out of its misery … at least its misery in our care. We gave the car to an organization here in KC called Cars for Christmas. They take donated cars, junkers (like ours), fix them up and provide them to families that are in need of transportation.

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE BASIC TRANSPORTATION TO DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN IT ON THEIR OWN
–Cars4Christmas.com

So we took a day and drove all over the Metro and finally, the last place we went, we found something suitable. Every other place we went to it seemed like they really just didn’t care. Cars weren’t all that clean (yes, we were looking for something cheap), and one car even still had a couple of McDonald’s cups in the cup holders! But I guess that should be expected from the places we were going.

The last place we ended up was actually through a referral from another dealer we had talked with. It seems this salesperson’s husband owned a wholesalership. This place wasn’t easy to find, but their cars were cleaned up just like the big-boy dealers. All their cars run through service checks, and we found more cars that we were willing to test than we did at the other 10 places we stopped by earlier in the day. This place also closes at 4:00 on Saturdays, and we didn’t get there until 5:15, and didn’t leave until after 6:00.

So, what did we end up with? The Abercrombies have taken the plunge into practicality and efficiency, and went with a 1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette … mini-van.

I don’t have any photos just yet, b/c shortly after we made the purchase, it started acting real weird (shifting hard, whining). So, now it’s back at the wholesaler getting checked out. My wife’s only requirements to getting a mini-van were:

  1. CD player
  2. heated seats

It didn’t have the heated seats, but it did have the remote open/close side doors (actually only one of the side doors are automatic).

Now, we’re rolling with a 1995 Chevy Blazer and a 1999 Oldsmobile Sihouette.

What’s your rig?

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From the mouths of babes

Jamon AbercrombieJanuary 25, 2007Leave a Comment

A little boy was overheard praying:
“Lord, if you can’t make me a better boy, don’t worry about it. I’m having a real good time like I am.”

After the christening of his baby brother in church, Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, “That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I wanted to stay with you guys.”

A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they were on the way to church service, “And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?”

One bright little girl replied, “Because people are sleeping.”

Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother, Joel, were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. “You’re not supposed to talk out loud in church.”

“Why? Who’s going to stop me?” Joel asked.

Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, “See those two men standing by the door? They’re hushers.”

My favorite b/c I could see my boys pulling this one:

A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, and Ryan 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. “If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, ‘Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.’

Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, “Ryan, you be Jesus!”

At a dinner party, the hostess turned to the guests’ six-year-old daughter and said, “Would you like to say the blessing?”

“I wouldn’t know what to say,” the girl replied.

“Just say what you hear Mommy say,” the hostess answered.

The daughter bowed her head and said, “Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?”

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Shopping Atmosphere

Jamon AbercrombieJanuary 08, 2007Leave a Comment

The supermarket near my house recently added all sorts of gadgets to make shopping more interesting.

It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder and the smell of fresh rain.

When you approach the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and notice the scent of fresh hay.

When you approach the egg case, you hear hens cluck and cackle and the air is filled with the pleasing aroma of bacon and eggs frying.

The veggie department features the smell of fresh buttered corn.

I don’t buy toilet paper there any more.

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