its a camry thing

On my way to work the other day my truck came to a slow unsteady stop, apparently due to a defunct radiator.  This time I'm thanking my lucky stars for having the right coverage that everything is taken care of.  And while I wait for them to build my new radiator in Detroit (motor city) I get to cruise around in a 2014 Camry.  I laughed as soon as I saw it because it is the same car Heather's company gave her, so I couldn't wait to get home and freak her out with her car twin.

The only difference that we've figured out is that mine has a back up camera and hers doesn't.  It is really nice, I have to admit.  But actually, the car itself is pretty nice.  There is something very comfortable about it.  I never knew.

I'd have to get a different color though, the matchy matchiness is too weird.

pretty badass ride Chase

The Ranger had to stay in the shop overnight for some maintenance so they gave me a Focus as a rental car.  I have no idea what the artists palate button does.  I pressed it several times but nothing seemed to change.  And it was up there with the sunroof controls, I can't imagine what it would have been for.

It was kind of fun though, I don't know that I've ever been in a Focus before.  Maybe I've been overlooking something great that's been right in front of my face all along.  Could I be the type of person that drives a Focus?

I'm still trying to be as cool as Andrew

Of course, a little over a month in and the check engine light came on in the benz.  No amount of placating stories from my father about how "sometimes it's just cause you didn't screw the gas cap on till you heard 3 clicks" were enough to drown out the Andrew's clucking tongue in my head.

I know, you warned me this was going to happen.  You are right, I am wrong, as usual.

So while I was at the rental car counter looking over my options I couldn't resist asking for a Volvo T5.  Unfortunately they didn't have one to loan me but the clerk suggested a Pathfinder.  The universe is being pretty clear with the signs today.

Congratulations Andrew, I hope you're happy, I just can't get you out of my head.

i'm too stupid

The first day I got this rental car I didn't know how to turn it off.  I had to get Scott to help me, I couldn't understand the concept of a "start/stop" button.

I feel like the me of 10 years ago would beat myself up for being so out of touch with car technology that I've become one of those bumbling blonds in my BMW that I don't even know how to use.  Most of my experiences with this car have been similar to this:



Except ironically if I had just hit the gas cover I would have realized that that is how you open it.  Instead I spent 15 minutes scanning the drivers area for the gas cover release button.  It's like when the last thing in the world I'm looking for is a button, that's when I should be looking for a button, and when I think there should be a button there is no button to be found.

I miss my car where things make sense.

how i feel in this rental car

I still haven't gotten an estimate on how long these repairs are going to take but if it's going to be several weeks then I might have to request a different rental car.

This clip is hardly an exaggeration.

finally, a way to keep them organized

this was part of the radio controls on the rental car that craig got to go to new jersey. I honestly can't figure out what it's supposed to mean. I pressed the button but nothing happened, any suggestions?