Monday, March 31, 2008

Welcome to my new ride!!! Vrooom, vroom...



No, it's not electric, but it sure packs a charge. I couldn't resist. Maybe I am going through some kind of mid-life crisis. It's my dream car, but I had to trade in the ZAP for part of the cost. 327 ci. 4 speed. Only 40,108 miles. Cool runnings just got HOT! It was a great deal and I couldn't resist. My carbon footprint just grew to Bigfoot size. The bad side: 12 mpg. I parked it on a area of the lawn that needed the water to wash it.

Summer time road trip (short) here we come!
Jim

25 comments:

Peter said...

Can't quite make out the brand - isn't that an Algor? I think we should all chip in and buy Jim a gold medallion and a tummy tuck.

Anonymous said...

HEY LETS RACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
o.k., so it would be two tickets in 55 years, still not bad lol

Anonymous said...

So Cooooool!!!!! Wow, never thought you would turn in your little Zap. Yeah, I would say your are hitting your mid-life crisis. Could be worse tho. Enjoy!!!! Illa

other said...

well, now your on your way to becoming a man. I guess I dont have to far to go now. I cant believe that you just increased your carbon-footprint either by about 327000 times You know your just encouraging global warming and egging on that Gore guy.
It is very cool Jim albeit a chevy,
Dick

Anonymous said...

DICK !!! BACK off lad !! Aint a thing wrong with a chevy, just look at Nascar winners! lol I know, your a Plymouth person

other said...

why do you thin i dont watch nascar. and my understanding is that toyota is doing a pretty good job. and id take a hemi any day
Dick

Anonymous said...

that's what my spyder is, a Toy ota !!

Sandi Hooper said...

Peter, I think it's an Al Gore model.

hey BUN--you told me this was my birthday present, now you post that this is YOUR car! I see how it is: gotta keep the image up for the brothers!

Well,, you can forget those homebaked cinnamon rolls I promised! *sniff*

Bonnie said...

CAMARO????

other said...

sandi
Ill call it your car, if you make me home baked cinnamon rolls. after all it is a womans color.
Dick

Anonymous said...

DON"T CAVE IN JIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

But the cinnamon roll!!!! Ah Jim, you're going to have to cave.

other said...

oh wait, I just realized my bronco is Red. :}
Dick

Anonymous said...

See Dick, like I said before, I am quite worried about you ?!!

Peter said...

Hey Jim; First, congrats on pulling one over on Sandi. Man, you are the king of smooth talkers to get a rig like that. I'm in the minor leagues compared to you; I'm currently trying to talk Karen into buying a hand gun. Do you give lessons?

Secondly (Sandi, since it's yours), I'll tell you what. For $500.00 I'll talk Karen into driving her '97 Toyota corolla for another year. This way you can drive your car with a clean conscience. How about it? (then I can afford my handgun)

Anonymous said...

I'm thinken Peter has a plan goen on !!
I got to admit though, I just can't picture Peter witha hand gun ? lol

Jim said...

I guess I've been around students too long, or maybe, I'm not as old as I thought I am. Peter, those lessons in BS, I'm your guy, but you'll have to find out another way to buy a hand gun. It's either that or save up and buy me a gold medallion so I can melt it down and sell it.
I'm not a boy scout, but I cannot tell a lie unless it's April Fools Day. No, it's not my car, no, it's not Sandi's car. Yes, I still drive the ZAP. It's our neighbors car and he had it parked in his back yard, which was too close to our yard for me to resist.
So, Ben, quit revving your engine, there will be no race. Dick, 'ya gotta admit, 'vettes look good in red!
Illa, see, I'm not having a mid-life crisis yet...that's next week. Hmmmm..., I wonder if it's too late to score some of those cinnamon rolls?

Still saving the world, one ZAP at a time,
Jim
P.S. Did you notice the mileage on the 'vette? 40,108, 4-01-08 April Fools Day.

Peter said...

Wellll, I feel better than the guy rolling on the floor blindfold, trying to pick up scattered money with sticky tape wrapped around him! You and Sandi really got me!

Anonymous said...

Give her a break. She's only partially complicit, not totally guilty (Kind of like being a little bit pregnant). I didn't tell her what I was going to do, she's just joined in. Great wife!

I'll take my punishment like a man. You can flog me with a wet antenna for the next ten minutes.

Hmmm...how many days until next April Fools Day?

Jim

Anonymous said...

367 days.Good one you two. Jim, it figures, SHAME ON YOU SANDI !!! LOL

Anonymous said...

SHOOT !!! Sandi's and Jim's birthday are BOTH in July... , I should have looked. and here I was going to check today and see just what day her birthday was!!

Anonymous said...

Dog Gone It!!!! i really should have known that you would not sell out your principles. It made me wonder. It does look too good to resist tho. Bet you did at least think of it and like the thought that it could have been yours. Brat and a few other words. Illa

Dick said...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU ARE THE KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





of bs.

Jim said...

I have a B.A. in BS.
Jim

Sandi Hooper said...

HEY, I'm INNOCENT I tell you!!! I really thought that Jim was surprising me and the surprise went suddenly sour!