Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Today's lesson in irony (5/13/08)

I have never driven my husband's car and don't even have an emergency key for it. Turned my nose up at it for being American and an automatic. When we go out, we always take Judy Jetta.

Steve is in England. His Mustang is parked in front of our house. Next to it is my hideous (seriously, my cleaner made fun of it, too) Dodge Caliber automatic rental, which I picked up this morning after I dropped Judy Jetta off to have her hit-and-run damage repaired. I'm paying $48 dollars a day (turned down rental insurance as I figured my new car wouldn't end up in the shop) for it to pretty much sit out there for a few days, as I'm out of work and too sick to go anywhere.

Karma's a bitch, kids.

(I love you -- and your Mustang -- Mr. Sweetypants!)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, no. A Dodge. Steve rented one when he came to Raleigh the other week and the rental agent really tried hard to talk him into upgrading. Steve didn't realize that it was REALLY the base model - no power locks, no power windows, no outside mirror adjusters and barely a radio. "I didn't even know they manufactured cars with window cranks any more," he proclaimed.

Hope you and Judy Jetta are feeling better and that all is right as rain soon!

That girl from Shallotte said...

Ha! Poor Steve Hagen!

I had a choice between this abomination and a minivan...

Thanks for your comment and hope to see you soon!

Love, love, love

Alice said...

I feel so bad for you. I've never had a brand spankin' new car and I'm pushing 38.

I get that rental car stuff on my insurance now. My old Isuzu Rodeo took it head-on and was in the shop for almost a month. If the other guy's insurance hadn't covered my rental, I don't know what I would have done.

FYI - A minivan IS an abomination.