Ten Buh-Bye's To You!

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Today, I chose the prompt 10 Reasons why you’re better off without him….or her….or it. Let's begin!

When David and I met, he was driving a super fabulous 1991 Ford Tempo. It was 2001. The car had no AC. To roll down and roll up the driver's side window, you had to push it down and pull it up, the windshield wipers had a mind of their own, you had to have the brights on for the headlights to work...It was super. The best part about this car? One of the doors wasn't fond of closing. We had a rope tied onto the door handle and then wrapped around the center console. On the outside, we had duct tape. Jealous? When Ethan turned one, David's dad bought us a new car. It wasn't BRAND new, but it was new to us. Guess who got the tempo? Me. I drove that bad boy for 4 years. In those 4 years I drove it, it was broken into 3 times. Nothing was stolen. Seriously, does it sound like you would want to steal anything from it? It wasn't worth anything. In fact, if I ever wanted to get rid of it, I probably would have had to pay the person taking it! So, here's my 10 reason's for why I'm better of without it.

1) On rainy nights when it rained and I would be driving to work, my windshield wipers would stop working. I would actually have to get out of my car and wipe the windshield down in the rain. I would be soaked when I got to work. It's a good thing I worked nights and didn't have to talk to guests leaving Target.

2) When I would take corners sometimes, I would catch the turn just right that the taped door would lean a little bit and the light would turn on.

3) The trunk had to be held open with a broom. You had to make sure the broom was in there really well, otherwise the trunk would SLAM on you. We always made sure Ethan was NEVER around when we were taking stuff out of the trunk. He was always in the car when we put stuff in.

4) There was no AC, so it was so hot in the summer, and every other month. It was Arizona.

5) If you had to put oil in the car, you could easily open the hood of the car, but if you needed to close it, good luck. You really had to SLAM the hood down. It would literally set of car alarms because you had to slam it so hard.

6) When it rained, the steering wheel would ooze this weird, black tarry crap. It got EVERYWHERE. We got steering wheel covers, but the black hole known as Metrocenter Mall swallowed them up with their shoplifters and car thieves.

7) My friends made fun of it. Enough said.

8) The starter liked to go out. A lot. I got stranded at Wendy's one night. It's a good thing my MIL was babysitting that night. It was actually cold. I stood outside Wendy's freezing my ass off and staring at my car. Good times.

9) The radiator was also not a fan of being in working condition. If Pep Boy's had those punch cards where if you buy 9 radiators you get the 10th one free, we would have gotten a bunch of them free.

10) The straw that finally killed the camel, the engine cracked. It could have been fixed, but we decided to let it go. We called one of the tow companies that pays you for your junk. You know what we got for it? $75...HAHAHA..