This is my first thought upon waking: Hurrah! I got the car!
The new (to me) Lexus IS 300 came to the nearby WalMart parking lot Saturday. It was in a huge car carrier, and it could not have made it even a short way into our road, given how big the carrier is and how there is no place for him to get back out. It put a small glitch in our scenario in that C and I went to WalMart but I cannot drive these days, hard to get my walker among the pedals ;>o but very fortunate that it was a saturday so R was home (yeh!) and could come to the house and take C back to Wally World to get his car.
I went with C because I am the legal owner, so to show my Proof of insurance and my license. And we came back in the new one. It has pretty close head room, but I had no problem getting in/out, so that worry is gone. The car is filthy (hundreds of miles by car transport) but Carvana will be sending a $60 gift card for wash and detailing. And a thank you $250 for taking a long time for this transaction to occur. I hope they will honor the email sent by the lead fixer-upper; I got it in writing just in case. I will see. Anyway it is still beautiful, dirt and all. It rained last night so some of the dust washed away. If only I could drive! C seems especially pleased. I ordered a fitted car cover for it; I kept my Miatas covered (I actually wore one out even though it was kept in the garage) and it only takes 3-4 minutes to cover, if it is fitted. This one is 3 layers, should not wear through for a long time.
I will post a photo below so you can see it, dirt and all...
Isn't it beautiful? Well OK, it is a sedan and not a convertible like the Miatas 1996-2002, but still, it does look classy. It looks black, but it is nightfall mica (I think that is right). I only wish I could drive it!
I don't immediately look to buy a mobile home, although it could be the worst decision of all. There is a big depression on the horizon and buying another home right now might leave me with 2 homes, one paid for and one with a house-sized debt that can't be written away with an unsold house. We will see what the housing market is going to do. Ken Fultz will be a good sounding money manager.
I got a new MacBook Air as the original one got really flakey. Now that everything can be copied to the new one, I will try to wipe the drive back to factory settings. I should like to get a decent $ for it on eBay. I also got a new iPhone as the old one breaks up and drops signals. I think I have enough toys to last, don't I?
I wanted another wooden crate to hold the rest of my fully kitted up projects, but when I looked at Michaels and Hobby Lobby, they both had what I wanted but were sold out. Then I thought of Lowes, not what the average crafter might check, and lo!! they had the one I wanted at half the cost of the other stores. Delivered even. The two, old and new, are identical other than the new needs a spray coat of white to give it a weather beaten look. It is amazing how they are identical, I eyeballed the size and thought good enough. Let's hear it for Lowes!
I am pretty beaten myself, so that is it for me this day. Take Care!
Showroom photo of my car
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