Me and my neighbor Renee took another trip to Idaho
Saturday in her nice Ford Ranger truck, which is
almost 12 years old now but nonetheless runs great
and which is in beautiful condition.
Over in Idaho we can get cigarettes for less than
1/2 of what we can here in Spokane, simply because
of state taxes. Neither of us being that flush on
money the savings make a big difference. But our
pursuit of cheap cigarettes has in fact reinforced
a history together that has lasted 13 years.
Our trips together are basically sessions in which
we talk about the various issues in our lives. I
tell her the crap and the good things in my life and
she tells me the crap and good things in her own.
We always take the old highway over to Idaho, the
slow one, the one north of the fast interstate. We
pass by what is essentially a sequence of industrial
areas. Not too great to look at. But with the scenery
as it was Saturday, of distant mountains that kept
snow at the higher elevations, it was nonetheless
a nice drive.
We talked. We bought our cigarettes. We came back
to Spokane.
Once back in Spokane I did a number of drinks at
Sunset Junction and waited for a band that seemed
to never show up; or, once they did show up, never
seemed to start playing.
I went home and cooked up a roast beef and cheese and
onion sandwich. Not long afterward, I went to bed.
Still with some snow in the mountains.
Renee.
We got back to Spokane in time for this
absolutely awesome sunset.
The Sparrows did finally start playing.
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I can tell Eddie,it is written all over her face :)as long as she is smart and compassionate that is all that matters. I can never, ever be with a man that is not any of the above, humor and a good heart is all that matters to me right now,it all is mental after all…
finally!!! I was waiting like for ever to see Renee!!!OK the post is enjoyable but thanks for sharing her picture ! it was about time 🙂 she looks like "a no crap accepted here" lady to me!! she sure is a keeper :)*hugs*
She is pretty tough. Saturday I told her that she was "the most even-keeled person I have ever known" — she just hasn't changed much over the years and it takes a lot to phase her.:heart:
Add that to my nickel's worth and we've got 7 cents!Would love to have you, in the form of a fly or not.
Love the pictures and the story of your day. Renee looks like a very interesting person. You wouldn't have to me squeeze me in….just let me be the fly on the wall listening. Of course, I'd butt in every once in a while with my 2 cents.
@ Angeliki.I hope you meet the Man of Your Dreams, Angeliki!@ Star.I imagine we could squeeze you in between us the next time, Star. I mean in the truck, of course.And you are welcome.
😮 thanksone day will happen ,I have faith that loosing the perfect man is not the end …. I have faith.
What a great trip, friend, sunset!I really enjoy sharing your day, Edward. Thank you.:happy:
Average age of a cars in Serbia used to be 20 years during `90s. Now it is a bit better, 5-10. Like a prison sentence 😆
You know what? I am almost sure I would have liked these industrial areas with the mountains as backdrop. I have a thing with old-hat industry.
@ Angeliki.There are currently 142 perfect men in the U.S. You just have to find one of them! :heart:@ Darko.Maybe you could ship some of those old cars over here and sell them as "classics"? :D@ Allan.I would have taken more photos even of the industrial parts. But unfortunately I had that old telephone pole and wires problem again, same thing as Spokane except further out — there seems no escaping them. Maybe one of these days I can go out with someone and get further out off the main roads and really take pictures of this beautiful area.Yes, maybe someday…but it never seems to happen.
I know the problem. Best thing is to try using stuff like that in your favor. There might be great lines in wires. Sometimes.http://ricewood.zenfolio.com/p415897086/h23defcd4#h23defcd4
Nice photo. And I see what you mean. :up:
Smokers… Never miss a chance to save some money. I so enjoy sitting in a car, and the driver pulls out the ash-tray and picks op his pack from the dashboard. It's such a relief. Especially if the folks in the back are smokers as well (I always get the seat next to the driver because of my knee-injury). Nothing like coughing and snorting along together while going South (in Denmark we cross the border to Germany to get tax-free) and at last opening the door, releasing a dense cloud of blue into the cool winds of Sleswick.
Well, you may have this one for less than 100 eur…. maybe someone would pay you to move it away :lol:But this one will cost you probably more than 1000 eurThe youngest member of this family of cars was made in 1985.
@ Martin."a dense cloud of blue into the cool winds of Sleswick"A beautiful phrase. @ Darko.I'll take the 100 EU one. A real fixer-upper!