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Mobile girl power – in more ways than one!
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Isn’t there a leash law in this town?
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Not seeing any actual canines in the pickup truck in front of me, I can only surmise that the driver is referring to him (her?) self. September 2009, Fort Myers, Florida.
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My car turns 50 before I do – hah!
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One night after work last week, I was driving to the gas station to fill up the car and I noticed that my odometer said 49,993 miles. I bought this car used; it was one year old, and it had 20,000 miles on it. It’s a 2002 Toyota RAV4, and I love it. Anyway, when I lived in New York, I would take the train to work, so the car only went back and forth to the station, maybe a couple of miles each way. Then I started working from home full time, so the car got even less of a workout.
Now that I live here in Southwest Florida, the car gets a little more mileage on it than it used to. First, I had to drive it from Long Island to the auto train in Lorton, Virginia to get it down here. I was not about to make that looooooooong drive from NY to Florida all by myself! Once I got here, a pattern established itself. I get up to Tampa about once a month for business, and over to Walt Disney World in Orlando maybe once every 4-5 months. I get out to Sanibel Island or even Captiva once or twice a month, too. So the miles have racked up, and after 7 years of existence, 6 of which have been with me, the car was finally ready to flip over to 50,000 miles.
But last Wednesday night, when I noticed this, I also realized that if I didn’t do more than just take it to the gas station that night, the flip-over would probably occur while I was driving 70 miles per hour on Interstate 75 the next morning. This would mean I would not have an opportunity to take a photo of the odometer.
Well, what would you do? Probably the same as me. I drove around and around and around the perimeter of the local shopping center’s parking lot until it flipped over. By this time, it was dark outside, so I parked it under a street lamp, turned on the interior light in the car, and took the photo!
I hope to drive this car into the ground, at least another 50,000 miles and then some. I like not having a car payment, and I just plain like the car. The back cargo area is a convenient height for getting things in and out, and the vehicle sits high (technically, it’s an SUV), so I can drive it onto the beach without any issues.
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On the road with Airstream
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I think the classic Airstream camper sort of looks like a toaster on wheels. I wonder, does it pop you out of bed in the morning automatically, three shades tanner? Also, if you are traveling on the same road with one, be prepared to be periodically blinded by the sun glinting off its aluminum exterior – very distracting. I’m surprised these things are allowed on the road this shiny! Photo taken through the windshield while traveling eastbound on Interstate-4 in Florida – somewhere between Tampa and Orlando.
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Approaching the Sunshine Skyway, St. Petersburg, Florida
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Looks like the sails of
a tall ship in the distance;
when will it set sail?
My obsession with the Sunshine Skyway continues. If I can find a place to pull over and shoot, I do. Otherwise I just keep my eyes on the road, point the lens in the general direction and pray Not bad, huh? Have a happy and productive Friday, everyone!
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Gateway to Walt Disney World
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The very first time I drove from my house in Southwest Florida to Walt Disney World, I was on the phone with Lisa, a good friend from Long Island. As I got closer to Disney property, I saw this structure – Lisa calls it “the pearly gates” – and I let out a scream for joy. “OW!” Lisa exclaimed. “That was my EAR!”.
Ever since that incident, I still call Lisa to pass the time during the 3-hour drive to Disney – but she always asks, “Are we getting close to the pearly gates? Cause if we are, I have to hang up now!”
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Sanibel sad lane sideview
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BLUE sky? checkYELLOW line down the center of the road? check
SunSHINE on the water? check!
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