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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Lizmar on July 23, 2009, 01:35:55 pm

Title: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: Lizmar on July 23, 2009, 01:35:55 pm: Please don't let me get like this - don't think I'm there yet :-[

IF MY BODY WERE A CAR...

If my body were a car, this is the time I would be thinking about trading it in for a newer model. I've got bumps and dents and scratches in my finish and my paint job is getting a little dull ... But that's not the worst of it..

My headlights are out of focus and it's especially hard to see things up close

My traction is not as graceful as it once was. I slip and slide and skid and bump into things even in the best of weather.

My whitewalls are stained with varicose veins.

It takes me hours to reach my maximum speed. My fuel rate burns inefficiently.

But here's the worst of it --
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Almost every time I sneeze, cough or sputter - either my radiator leaks or my exhaust backfires!
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: Tullywood Farm on July 23, 2009, 02:02:36 pm: Failed the MOT then!

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: Rosemary on July 23, 2009, 03:28:07 pm: ;D ;D
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: sheila on July 23, 2009, 06:46:45 pm: You have no idea how hard I try not to sneeze !
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: JulieS on July 23, 2009, 07:02:22 pm: I think I'm almost there Lizmar!

I laughed so much reading your post that my radiator nearly leaked!! ;D
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: Tullywood Farm on July 23, 2009, 07:45:15 pm: My spark plugs are rusty ::) it takes ages to get me going in the mornings ;D

and I am always over heating ;D

or is that over eating? or both ;D

Julie
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: Farmer on July 24, 2009, 11:11:31 am: Not to worry Lizmar...if we don't end up on the scrap heap of life, we can always hope that we will be cherished and cared for in our vintage years...like an old MG, there might be a lot of miles on the clock and the old paintwork and chassis may have seen better days...but she'll always be a classic!

Farmer ;)
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Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: sausagesandcash on July 24, 2009, 12:29:38 pm: Indeed, and as the French say 'You make the best soup in old pots' ;D
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: Lizmar on July 24, 2009, 01:04:05 pm: I'd prefer to be described as a 'classic' rather than an 'old pot', could be a a Mini if I had my fan belt tightened and my rear view mirror adjusted as it currently seems to magnify what it sees!!! Well may be not a mini, perhaps a well oiled and worn run about :-\
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: sabrina on July 24, 2009, 06:01:13 pm: If I went for an M.O.T. I would fail but I still start in the morning, cost little to run and bring joy to my family. ;D
Title: Re: MY LIFE AS A CAR
Post by: sausagesandcash on July 24, 2009, 07:14:48 pm: Hope the OH doesn't like the ferrari next door ;)