June 20, 2007, 7:20pm, Old Bar, NSW

June 20, 2007
7:20pm
Old Bar, NSW

Today was so busy…. I was on my way to visit a school when I saw this sweet 91 “Toyota Lexcen” station wagon for sale… looked really good for camping. So I called the number and went to the school. I met the principal and then remembered I had an appointment to see him the next day. Arg. My brain is still in Indonesia… and I need to buy a day planner and not rely on post it notes. Anyhow, I’m scheduled to work on Friday! Praise God! I’m excited, but this is supposed to be a rough school…. And I’m afraid Indonesia has softened me up. I was pretty tough as a sub in Canada, so we’ll see if I can regain that image.

After that meeting I got a call to see the wagon… it was in pretty rough shape. It started with a bit of a rattle and I tried to roll the drivers’ side window down and it fell off the track. Went for a drive… it lumbered like a tank. It was pretty dirty too, and was obviously smoked in (the ashtray overflowing with cigarettes was only my second clue). One rear door wouldn’t open from the outside, the antenna was broken, and there was a crack in the windshield. So I passed on that one.

My second car was a 96 Ford Falcon. It is a bit of a grandpa car and drinks gas like it’s free. It was nice to drive (as grandpa cars are) and had enough room for all the grandkids. It had a great price and even though it was an enemy of God’s creation, I liked it.

The last car I looked at was a 91 Nissan Pulsar “Vectra”. Pulsar was in small words, and Vectra in big words. I don’t know what that means. I The Pulsar here is more like our Nissan Sentra… very similar to Old Rita….*tears* and it was bright red! Just like old times. This car had a standard transmission and really wasn’t the easiest thing to drive. It was definitely clean, however, and the body was in good shape. Only 191,000 km too (which was relatively low). It had an alarm and a subwoofer in the boot. The only drawback was it was more than I was wanting to pay. The lady selling it did come down in price to something more in my budget.

So, I hmmmed and hawed and talked to my host at the Christian School… he reckoned the Pulsar would use half as much gas as the Falcon. So, I decided to go with the Pulsar… The extra gas savings will make it worth it, so I would continue to be a friend of the earth. I may remove the subwoofer, as I’m not really into a lot of noise and I want the trunk space for my stuff. I think I may christen her “Rita” Jr.

That was Wednesday, my friends. I have accomplished much in these 3 days. Tomorrow I will try to get said car arranged, arrange some tax stuff, and heck, maybe I’ll try to publish these blog entries to my blog! I’m exhausted and need a vacation… In just over a week is a two week holiday… I may splurge and actually go somewhere, car pending. I just need some friends now, who might want to go. Maybe, with a cool car, friends will flock to me.

It’s been a bit lonely without you folks. I miss you and wish you were all here.