Day Dreaming

 Yesterday I had a conversation with my daughter Sharon and I told her that in the last two weeks I have put 2,750 miles on my car.  I was really surprised by that number, but I have to admit that I have been on the road a lot, and I mean A LOT.  I listen to music and think, and most times I say prayers for those people who I know are needing prayer.....but then I go back to thinking about the predicament that I am in.

I have come to the conclusion that I need a friend, preferably a woman about my age who likes to get out and see things, and of course who can pay her own way.

Sharon sent me this diagram after I told her how many miles that I had put on my car.  Crazy, isn't it?  

I could have gone to California! with my new friend, who ever she might be.  We'd have to use the Prius because it gets such good gas mileage, and with my new friend paying half, we'd have no problem.  Of course the motel rooms might be a bit too much, but maybe we could sleep in the car or in a tent most nights and just every once in a while find a campground to shower and clean up in.  I'm not so sure that I would like that, so maybe we could just travel around Kentucky, Tennessee, and the other surrounding states, and be home by nightfall to rest up in our own homes.  We wouldn't have to travel somewhere everyday, just when we felt like it.

PS....My new friend needs to know how to drive safely.  And OH, that reminds me that I now have enough miles to make an appointment with my dealer for a routine 5,000 mile maintenance check on my car. I better go do that, Bye.

Fender Bender

 My prized possession, my little gas savor,  

was struck on the drivers side as I was passing by a service station by a motorists who said that she didn't even see me when she pulled out into the road, from the service station.  

She crossed the double yellow lines and was heading straight for my drivers side door so I pressed down on the gas pedal to try to avoid her, but she managed to hit me anyway, but farther back on my car.  I was able to drive the Prius home, but I had to avoid any bumps on the road in order to keep the fender from rubbing on the tire.  It was a very slow journey home from highway 90 near Cumberland Falls, where the accident had occurred, and I managed to get home sometime around 10 p.m. that night.  The accident occurred sometime near 5:00 p.m. on March 18, 2022. None of us were hurt and that was a blessing.

The lady was nice and sweet and admitted fault, so her insurance is paying for the repairs to my car  

.....and for this very nice rental car, an AWD  2020 Jeep Compass.  I requested a hybrid car to drive, but they didn't have any, so I had to take what they offered me to drive.

I don't know for how long I'll get to keep this gas guzzling rental car, but my car will take a little over 4 months before I'll get it back.  The repair shop can't get to my car for 3 1/2 months and then it will take about 3 weeks for the actual repairs to happen unless they find more damage.