Broken toe tire kicking… 6-9

It’s so easy for you but not for us, shopping that is.. for many shopping is a big deal. But here in the quite side of the northwoods, shopping is a very big chore. Sure we have a clothing stores and a market or two. But that’s it.
“ Our special today is ice berg lettus.” It was the same last week and the week before. There must be an over supply of Brazilian lettus. Not so with the real things that people need. Like a 45 mile per gallon car.

Shopping for a new hat…no problem. But for new wheels we have a huge problem. Now that mileage is a big thing all our car dealers have are monster giantic gas hogs. So we are looking to replace Rosebuds’ 32 mpg Mazda and it’s tire kicking time. Her car has been around the world twice, it needs to enjoy retirement.

So in we go to smiling Dave’s, our friendly Ford dealer, trying to buy locally. I tell the guy what we are looking for. “ Something in a light green with reasonable milage, please.”
'Here let’s let you test drive this black one.' was the saleman’s come back.

The sticker showed the right kind of milage but you’d need a shoe horn getting in and out of their small black mini car. There are some things not worth 42 mpg, I just haven’t found one. Sure the Mazada's loud muffler makes us sound like the Fonzs are right out of the 1959. Yes, we need new wheels. No Rosebud doesn’t like black and our locals guys didn’t have a clue after we told them what we were looking for… so we are shopping else where, down the road.


We are doing some serious tire kicking. The question is which country do you want our new car made in, Japan or Nippon? I know there are car plants on Mexico, South Carolina and even in little Maryvill, Ohio. BUT they all carry the same name plate “over priced”? The friendly folks that brought you World War Two own the car market and there is nothing you can do about it. The question is where do you want your new Japanese made? Detriot?