Today I put my little car into Drive and drive with its sadly peeling bumper for a beautiful drive in the mountains. Let's hope the drive shaft does not break. I'm thankful that the drive train is still under warranty.
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I have always wanted to drive one of these, especially as a young Lieutenant's wife when I got to ride one with my head and it's CVC helmet sticking out the top hatch, manufactured smoke billowing out the back.
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Ah, to drive one of these...
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Kids get to drive the coolest things...
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Imagine the freedom to drive like this!
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Driving both of these would take some serious leg strength.
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Always be prepared for the line drive.
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Here's the proof that I am a great driver. No additional injuries occurred ... besides the falling tree.
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For this holiday (it is Cricket's birthday after all), please drive responsibly...
4 comments:
Happy Birthday, Cricket! You have so many excellent photos...thanks for sharing them. I hope you have had a wonderful day.
Wow, photopalooza! Those are perfect photos for the word!
Happy Birthday! I hope it was awesome!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday....
You seemed to have a lot of drive when composing this post. I give your effort another gold star as far as theme related content goes. Well, well done.
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