My dear husband is a car guy. I’m not.
My view of cars:
* A means to get from Point A to Point B
* As long as no loud noises are heard from the car, it’s good to go.
I should also mention that I drive a ’97 Toyota Camry. In a year or so, I will ‘inherit’ my Mom’s car, a ’06 Toyota Corolla. I will not need to think about cars for a while.
How do I know Ken is a car guy? Here are some hints:
* He carries pictures of every single car he’s owned in his wallet. He claims he also has some pictures of me, but I’m not so sure.
* Guess who is out washing his car all year round? Even when the temperature is below freezing, he’s out there.
* If we ever got car jacked and the thief says, “Your car or your wife.” Guess who would be going with the car jack guy?
He recently bought a new car. He deserved it since his last car was 17 years old. So we go to the car dealers. This is about the 4th time Mr. Ken had been back to look at ‘his’ car. The salesman and Ken spent 30 minutes discussing the absolute necessity of the chrome ejector thingie hanging out the back of the car. To me, it looked like a piece of tin foil folded around the exhaust pipe, but what do I know?
Of course, the old Subaru couldn’t be sold to just anyone. He sold it to his favorite garage. Before we went to pick up the new car, I drove him to the garage and Mr. Ken seemed awfully subdued for someone about to get a new toy. Once at the garage, the guy, who was also a car guy (of course he was, he works on cars for a living), offered to take a picture of Ken standing next to his old car. As you can see, the poor man is holding on for dear life. I don’t think he wants to let this car go.
The new car comes home and he is going to take me for a drive. I reach out my hand for the door and Ken says, “Be careful, don’t touch the door because you’ll get fingerprints on it.” Well, okay, but how am I supposed to open the door? He’ll probably make me wear gloves or something. I wonder if he’ll also make me take off my shoes before I get into the car. After all, we wouldn’t want to get dirt on the floor, now would we?
The color of the new car is Diamond White. So I think that since Ken got a diamond, I should get one too. Except my diamond will come from Tiffany’s.
Do you know any car guys?
The photo at the top of this post is Mr. Ken with his new toy.
Ralph
May 1, 2013
hehe !! I love this post. Thank you Nancy !! π
So !! You have your bag packed ready for the car jack guy then !! π
Ralph xox π
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hi Ralph,
Yes, I had better get that bag packed, so I’m prepared. π
Nancy
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Ralph
May 1, 2013
Ken, sir. You had better be careful of the car jack guy as he might disappear with both the wife and the car …… oh, and the Tiffany’s diamond ring π
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hey Ralph,
I will be guarding that Tiffany diamond ring with my life!
Nancy
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Ralph
May 1, 2013
Wow !! That’s true love. So Ken has sold his new car and bought you the ring π
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hi Ralph!
I love that idea π The $ he gets for the car should just about cover the ring I have in mind.
N
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Ralph
May 1, 2013
Would he polish it every day for you ?
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hi Ralph,
He’d better! After all, he washes (and waxes and polishes) his car almost every day!
N
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Ralph
May 1, 2013
This could go on forever Nancy π I’d better stop here before I say something like:
You may have to put on a sheet to wear the ring π
I enjoyed our exchange. Thank you π xox
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Ken Loderick
May 1, 2013
Nice post about your dear husband (that’s me), the Car Guy. Yes, it’s true that it was hard to part with my beloved Subaru after so many years. No worries about getting into my new car with dirty feet as I bought those super duper floor mats from the dealer. But I will be keeping a spare bed sheet in the car in case I think that your clothes may not be clean enough to sit on my seats! Just kidding. Well, not really. π
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hi Ken (aka Car Guy),
No, you are not kidding about the sheet. π
Nancy
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David Fine
May 1, 2013
It sounds like your husband really needs some counseling. He’s obviously disturbed.
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hi David,
But he is disturbed in a good way. :0
Nancy
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Mary Sutton
May 1, 2013
Nancy, this was priceless. I can totally picture Ken in the picture with the Subaru. Ken, look at the picture and tell me if you haven’t morphed into Uncle Clifford?
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hi Mary,
I’m glad you enjoyed the post. And now that you mention it, Mr. Ken has morphed into Uncle Clifford! I have a feeling that Uncle Clifford washed his car a lot too. π
Nancy
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the retrospective entrepreneur
May 1, 2013
Go easy on Ken, it is a man thing after all….;)
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Nancy Loderick
May 1, 2013
Hi Tony,
Yes, I will. π
I even forewarned him about this post and he was cool with that. After all, he’s now famous or infamous, as the case may be.
Nancy
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waynemali
May 3, 2013
Thanks Nancy
That made me laugh, I needed that after teaching forty mad kids on my own!
Wayne
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Nancy Loderick
May 3, 2013
Hey Wayne,
I am so glad that I made you laugh today. We all need to laugh, especially on those days when we have lots of stress.
I hope you have a relaxing and fun weekend!
Nancy
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brucethomasw
May 4, 2013
I was grinning throughout this, from beginning to end – and I’m not a car guy! I especially liked the photo of him touching his old subaru the day he let it go – I definitely get his affection for that old car. 17 years is a lot of good service! Great post! Thanks Nancy.
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Nancy Loderick
May 4, 2013
Hi Bruce,
I’m glad you enjoyed this post. I enjoyed writing it. I also forewarned my dear husband that he was going to be the object of this post. He has a great sense of humor, so all is well.
Nancy
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Russel Ray Photos
May 5, 2013
You remind me of all the women in my family. Cars go from point A to point B and as long as they don’t make weird noises, they are working fine. All the men in my family, excepting me, a car was to be worked on. I remember my granddad buying a new 1973 Chevrolet Caprice for my grandma for Christmas. As soon as the bown was off the door, Granddad was working on it. I knew then that I didn’t want to work on cars……..lol
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Nancy Loderick
May 5, 2013
Hi Russel,
Glad you enjoyed the post. My husband Ken, aka Car Guy, has always loved cars. I think he gets this from his Dad, who also loved cars.
Nancy
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