Millions of exhausts pumping out pollution has done a lot of damage to the environment, for sure, and made the air quality in many cities very poor. You really notice the difference when you get out in the country, and all the traffic's gone... 🏯😎🏯
It *felt* like something out of a Bond movie, everything was in slow motion. I ended up upside down, hanging on my seatbelt. The poor car was totalled, but I walked away with only a few bruises. Lesson: ALWAYS wear your seatbelt, the EMTs said that that's how I escaped serious injury.
Interestingly, I just looked Subaru up, and it turns out they've been awarded Best Manufacturer for Safety Features two years running recently. And clearly, they were very worthy of the award! That sounds like a terrifying experience, though. Thank goodness you were okay, and are here to tell the tale. You're absolutely right about seatbelts, too. They're so important, and can make a huge difference to the outcome in these situations... 🏯😎🏯
Yep. My first car was a Subaru, almost 20 years ago (I was a late bloomer, I was 46 years old when I got my driving license). That one went to my son's ex-girlfriend, before she became an ex. The one that died came from a used car dealer. My husband suspects that there might have been something wrong with it that may have had something to do with the accident, but I guess it serves us right for patronizing a car dealer with the word "Crazy" in the business name. 🙄 I got the current one new in 2014, and it's still going strong, though it's gone through a couple mufflers and sets of brake pads (par for the course in snow country). My hopes are that this one will run another ten or fifteen years, at which point I'll give up driving before my reaction time slows to the point that I become a dangerous driver. Subaru rocks! (plus the all-wheel drive is awesome on icy roads!)
The price of fuel is shocking these days. If it carries on like this, I may have to consider powering things with my feet soon, like Fred Flintstone! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
That's very true! Cars can be a big part of our indentity, for sure, particularly in terms of our independence and so on, at various points in our lives. And they can be a great way to express your personality, too, through the colour and accessories... 🏯😎🏯
You're very welcome! I always enjoy reading the contributions, as well. That sounds like a very scary experience, for sure, which you've captured perfectly. The image at the end is particularly powerful... 🏯😎🏯
Replaced the old horse
new cloud of freedom to soar
-Ozone layer gone
Thank you , Chris !
Millions of exhausts pumping out pollution has done a lot of damage to the environment, for sure, and made the air quality in many cities very poor. You really notice the difference when you get out in the country, and all the traffic's gone... 🏯😎🏯
Thank you , Jeannine!
Thank you , David !
Thank you, Carole !
Thank you, Carl!
Thank you , Bill !
Thank you, Clownworld!
Thank you , Kaci!
I remember those car games well.... good times!
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My car rolled over
Sacrificed so I may live
Long live Subaru!
That sounds like a very lucky escape! It's like something out of a Bond movie... 🏯😎🏯
It *felt* like something out of a Bond movie, everything was in slow motion. I ended up upside down, hanging on my seatbelt. The poor car was totalled, but I walked away with only a few bruises. Lesson: ALWAYS wear your seatbelt, the EMTs said that that's how I escaped serious injury.
Interestingly, I just looked Subaru up, and it turns out they've been awarded Best Manufacturer for Safety Features two years running recently. And clearly, they were very worthy of the award! That sounds like a terrifying experience, though. Thank goodness you were okay, and are here to tell the tale. You're absolutely right about seatbelts, too. They're so important, and can make a huge difference to the outcome in these situations... 🏯😎🏯
Yep. My first car was a Subaru, almost 20 years ago (I was a late bloomer, I was 46 years old when I got my driving license). That one went to my son's ex-girlfriend, before she became an ex. The one that died came from a used car dealer. My husband suspects that there might have been something wrong with it that may have had something to do with the accident, but I guess it serves us right for patronizing a car dealer with the word "Crazy" in the business name. 🙄 I got the current one new in 2014, and it's still going strong, though it's gone through a couple mufflers and sets of brake pads (par for the course in snow country). My hopes are that this one will run another ten or fifteen years, at which point I'll give up driving before my reaction time slows to the point that I become a dangerous driver. Subaru rocks! (plus the all-wheel drive is awesome on icy roads!)
I always wanted a Brat. 😢 They looked so cool.
I had to look that up, but omg that is the cutest thing! Now I wish I had one!
That big SUV
Often considered a car
Is a box on wheels
Oh wow, yes! It's unbelievable the size of some of them these days. Quite often, they can't even fit in the available parking spaces! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
And the drivers can’t see over the hood—but they feel safe!
And people like is in normal sized cars can't see around them to pull out of parking spaces!
Or see the traffic light change, or see oncoming cars until the SUV (or giant pickup) is gone.
filling the car's tank
hitting the road in Cali
fueled, we are flat broke
The price of fuel is shocking these days. If it carries on like this, I may have to consider powering things with my feet soon, like Fred Flintstone! Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Some stations here, $5 a gallon.
😲 It yo-yo's around $2.90 a dime or so here.
Lucky!
Right?!
🤣
My car's just a car -
maybe my identity?
Drive'll clear my head
That's very true! Cars can be a big part of our indentity, for sure, particularly in terms of our independence and so on, at various points in our lives. And they can be a great way to express your personality, too, through the colour and accessories... 🏯😎🏯
Nice
Out of the blue smack!
Red slug bug surprise attack,
Surprise road trip games.
Haha! Another classic car game there, for sure... 🏯😎🏯
One more!
Roar goes the engine
Muscle cars have great power
Races test your skill
Ahh yes, a bit of drag racing! That really is the ultimate test of a car's power... 🏯😎🏯
Good dates and first kiss
Are easier to achieve
When you own your wheels
Absolutely! 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light', as Meat Loaf so eloquently put it. Haha... 🏯😎🏯
Dad made the turn left
I watch the car T-bone ours
We fly like loose change
True story. 1966. Thanks, Chris. I find these exercises helpful and the work of contributors delightful.
You're very welcome! I always enjoy reading the contributions, as well. That sounds like a very scary experience, for sure, which you've captured perfectly. The image at the end is particularly powerful... 🏯😎🏯
Oh my goodness, I hope you were all okay! Great haiku, btw, I especially love that last line.
No more begging rides
Finally got my own wheels
Adventures start now
Where did colors go?
Cars have gotten so boring
Silver, black and white.
a car from afar
was actually a large cow
our eyes deceive us
My car has a gill
For underwater driving
Horn doesn't honk, though
"My car has a gill." Haha! That's brilliant... 🏯😎🏯
It uses no gas
But where’s the charging station
Out in the boonies?
You need a good friend in the boonies and a long extension cord. 😅
And AAA if there is such a thing.
I get plenty of advertising from them in the mail, but I've never seen an AAA in real life.
Smell of high octane
permeates the car's cabin -
green flag waves - burnout!
Ever get the urge
to floor it through a school zone?
Well, please fucking don’t.