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I have always been one to be able to, at least to some extent, focus on something else when encountering ugliness, disappointment, death, etc.. At some point after the fact it usually hits me like a ton of bricks but not initially.
When I sold my Thunderbird I was comfortable because a great person bought it and the car was going to a good home. I blocked out emotion but a few days later it was a little hard when I assisted the transport driver get the car loaded. I simply approached the activity almost like I was just driving someone else’s car (I guess in reality I was) and I was fine.
So, where am I going with this? Well, in the D/FW area today, Dec. 21, it was in the high 70s and beautiful. On the way to work this AM I thought what a day for some top down driving and then I saw a TR and EB with their tops down. On my way home I had a couple of errands and came across a PCR, a IY, and a WW. Except for the WW all the cars were topless.
Well like I said, at some point after situations it hits me and today was the day that it hit me that I no longer had a Thunderbird. I hope many of the TBN’ers the D/FW area got to enjoy a beautiful very late Indian summer day with a little top down drive.
When I sold my Thunderbird I was comfortable because a great person bought it and the car was going to a good home. I blocked out emotion but a few days later it was a little hard when I assisted the transport driver get the car loaded. I simply approached the activity almost like I was just driving someone else’s car (I guess in reality I was) and I was fine.
So, where am I going with this? Well, in the D/FW area today, Dec. 21, it was in the high 70s and beautiful. On the way to work this AM I thought what a day for some top down driving and then I saw a TR and EB with their tops down. On my way home I had a couple of errands and came across a PCR, a IY, and a WW. Except for the WW all the cars were topless.
Well like I said, at some point after situations it hits me and today was the day that it hit me that I no longer had a Thunderbird. I hope many of the TBN’ers the D/FW area got to enjoy a beautiful very late Indian summer day with a little top down drive.
Sunday was a topless day in DC - 40 degrees and sunny (that's my minimum requirement for pushing the down button). As to regrets - I was looking for an address on Google maps yesterday and decided to look to see if my neighborhood had been updated. They still have my Rambler ('64 American, rampart red, convertible) parked out front. Seeing it brought back the old AMC yen. Thunderbird is a great car, but it ain't no Rambler. 
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