Good timing for me but in a different way… just told my sister I’m thinking of giving my nephew my car. He’s a good kid, gets straight As, works hard, makes good decisions, and I’m feeling very wasteful having a car in my garage when I can’t even leave my house to go look at it let alone drive it.
Selling it makes me feel like I’m giving up hope that I will drive again some day. Then I realized giving it away instead of selling it would make it joyful instead of sad and if I ever find a medication that works, then I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.
In other words, I may be joining the “No Car Club”
Gitz: Set a little money aside in case you ever feel up to driving again. That’ll keep hope alive while blessing someone else with your resources at the same time!
Becca: I actually looked outside to see if it was snowing for real here. I forgot that wordpress did snowflakes around Christmas time. Rock on!
It might really snow here tonight as well!
I was going to join this group until the transmission went out and several other things went wrong and then I was looking at putting more money into the car than it was worth so now I have a new car!
I’ve only seen snowflakes on your site. I remember it from last year too!
I want snowflakes!
I wish we could join this club and still have a reliable vehicle for all 5 of us in this kind of weather. We bought our truck earlier this year. I keep asking Jake if we could see it….he keeps saying no. *sigh*
Can being a part of the “we think Wendy’s is a fancy night out club” be just as cool?
My car is 10 years old but is in good shape, still less than 100,000 miles on it. I got it because I drove two hand me downs for years.
Car #1 – drove it til it had 212,000 on it then I let our student pastor drive it and it CAUGHT ON FIRE while he was driving down the road. End of car #1. The junkyard doesn’t even want it.
Car #2 – drove it til it had 206,000 on it, someone bashed in one door and it had no heat. We donated it and I truly saw someone driving it on the other end of town. My big ole dented in door and a “Live Aloha” sticker – on a Park Avenue no less.
So I got sort of fed up and bought a used Mustang and have loved it. Not junky, but no car payment either!
Hmmm….The environmentalists here are badgering us to get rid of old clunkers because they emit more pollution than a new car.
Can’t seem to please the greenies no matter what. (
Wow. Yay you.
I think I’m already an unofficial member.
i love your heart.
This is Awesome Mandy!!!…. really..
This is kind of like that “moving sidewalk” thing you invented.
I gave up my “ride-and-joy” years ago.
Um…. it’s snowing on your site.
I think that’s incredible.
More incredible is de-cluttering, living like less isn’t a bad thing. I love that.
Me: Hey honey, we should join this Junky Car Club!
Landry: Um…I think we’re already in that club…
Ha! I think it’s a great idea. And right in line with what the hubster and I have been wanting to do.
Good timing for me but in a different way… just told my sister I’m thinking of giving my nephew my car. He’s a good kid, gets straight As, works hard, makes good decisions, and I’m feeling very wasteful having a car in my garage when I can’t even leave my house to go look at it let alone drive it.
Selling it makes me feel like I’m giving up hope that I will drive again some day. Then I realized giving it away instead of selling it would make it joyful instead of sad and if I ever find a medication that works, then I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.
In other words, I may be joining the “No Car Club”
Gitz: Set a little money aside in case you ever feel up to driving again. That’ll keep hope alive while blessing someone else with your resources at the same time!
Becca: I actually looked outside to see if it was snowing for real here. I forgot that wordpress did snowflakes around Christmas time. Rock on!
It might really snow here tonight as well!
I was going to join this group until the transmission went out and several other things went wrong and then I was looking at putting more money into the car than it was worth so now I have a new car!
We love Junky Car Club!
A great idea – want to borrow Amos ?? He is in Michigan, I am in Florida – he does burn hay though.
Hey! I am seeing snow flakes!! and i am in florida !!
wait til you see brents car! hes an actual member.
I’ve only seen snowflakes on your site. I remember it from last year too!
I want snowflakes!
I wish we could join this club and still have a reliable vehicle for all 5 of us in this kind of weather. We bought our truck earlier this year. I keep asking Jake if we could see it….he keeps saying no. *sigh*
Can being a part of the “we think Wendy’s is a fancy night out club” be just as cool?
I keep asking Jake if we could SELL it.
I am a proud, card carrying, sticker owning member
My car is 10 years old but is in good shape, still less than 100,000 miles on it. I got it because I drove two hand me downs for years.
Car #1 – drove it til it had 212,000 on it then I let our student pastor drive it and it CAUGHT ON FIRE while he was driving down the road. End of car #1. The junkyard doesn’t even want it.
Car #2 – drove it til it had 206,000 on it, someone bashed in one door and it had no heat. We donated it and I truly saw someone driving it on the other end of town. My big ole dented in door and a “Live Aloha” sticker – on a Park Avenue no less.
So I got sort of fed up and bought a used Mustang and have loved it. Not junky, but no car payment either!
Hmmm….The environmentalists here are badgering us to get rid of old clunkers because they emit more pollution than a new car.
(
Can’t seem to please the greenies no matter what.
@ russ, landy and brent – also proud.
But… as a 30 min commuter to work both ways, we’re starting to think that owning skadonk is no longer the wisest and best stewardship.
It’s a fine line.