{"id":21669,"date":"2015-07-03T11:16:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T18:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/ClaireWolfe\/?p=21669"},"modified":"2015-07-03T11:16:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T18:16:14","slug":"the-something-borrowed-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/03\/the-something-borrowed-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"The “something borrowed” blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I gave back the borrowed Geo Prizm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I came this<\/i> close to buying it. In fact, I told the seller yesterday, “If nothing weird happens between now and tomorrow morning, I’ll take it.”<\/p>\n

That, of course, was a trigger for all manner of weird. Forgive me if I don’t get into the details. I’m tired of this.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, it was a nifty little car. Great fun to drive. Smooth. But despite all the assurances, I don’t think I’d have ever felt completely at ease with a vehicle that old and that high-mileage. Questions about the seller’s mechanical competence tilted the deal in the direction of no. <\/p>\n

—–<\/p>\n

Now it’s back to going on foot (and sometimes in the cars of friends and neighbors) while I gradually try another thing or two to fix the Xterra. Next thought: siphon out the gas and replace it with non-ethanol fuel.<\/p>\n

But once the ankle is working really reliably again, fact is that I don’t need a vehicle as much as most people do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, I gave back the borrowed Geo Prizm. I came this close to buying it. In fact, I told the seller yesterday, “If nothing weird happens between now and tomorrow morning, I’ll take it.” That, of course, was a trigger for all manner of weird. Forgive me if I don’t get into the details. I’m tired of this. Anyhow, it was a nifty little car. Great fun to drive. Smooth. But despite all the assurances, I don’t think I’d have ever felt completely at ease with a vehicle that old and that high-mileage. Questions about the seller’s mechanical competence tilted…<\/p>\n

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