Lil Red is Done

So I found success in using reverse on the car. The good news I was able to slip the Lil Red Jetta into Drive one last time. Slowly creeping away from the stop sign I made a quick decision to hang a right onto a nice level street where I made the executive decision not to stop again! Luckily it was downhill most of the way to the office and that route just happened to go by an auto shop. After a couple slow and go's I pulled into a parking place at the shop where the mechanic could back out and roll down the hill into the garage if necessary. I then hoofed it up the hill to work. The next day I got the call..... "It will probably cost more to fix your car than it's worth, so if you could move it, soon, that would be great."
So how and where do you move a car that only works in reverse? You could have someone haul it for you, but strikes me as a little pricey, and no fun!! My answer... mom was in town and parked at the top of the hill next to the station. It was a short distance so I just backed the Jetta up the hill to the station parking lot. The following Monday I drafted Debbie from the office to escort me to the shop on the south side of town. As we were leaving the studio for the backwards adventure, there was a last minute joke to play. Ray needed to pick up his car from the place we were going so I volunteered to give him a lift. He climbed in the car and started chatting. As we backed out of the parking lot and he had an inquisitive look on his face, I informed him we would drive backwards to get his car. He had a fun reaction, but let's just say he said "what!!" So we proceeded to follow Debbie, backwards, through town. After a couple miles and a few odd looks from people, we arrived in one piece.
The Lil Red Jetta is done, but a new-to-me pretty Trailblazer has taken its place.