{"id":13051,"date":"2024-03-12T22:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T22:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13051"},"modified":"2024-11-28T18:13:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T18:13:47","slug":"days-in-out-new-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=13051","title":{"rendered":"DAYS iN & OUT: New Car!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thanks, Tim, for giving me a lift to check out the above car. You\u2019re a gentleman!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought the car. I trusted both my intuition – I just had a good feeling about it – and my senses (and Tim\u2019s!) when we took it out for a short local test drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It looks terrific. It\u2019s got FSH, from both previous owners. And it\u2019s clearly been well looked after. It even has cruise control!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raising a (non alcoholic) glass of bubbly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Happy to be mobile again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I drove it home like a little ol\u2019 Granny! Very gently and conservatively. Observing speed limits religiously. And with oodles of due care and attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent accident has changed me as a driver. I don\u2019t want to risk death or injury. Mine or anybody else\u2019s. Not that I ever did, obviously. But experience teaches that I need to do more<\/em> to make those things less<\/em> likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Damn\u2026 crap pic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Being an Amazon delivery driver – which I\u2019m now going back to doing – has the potential risk of making one more accident prone. Even if only by dint of being on the roads so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If one then zips around, well\u2026 it\u2019s obvious what might happen. I guess the irony in my case was that I wasn\u2019t<\/em> delivering. I was just on a short local run, picking up the mrs from the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parked up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For now, what with getting home in the dark, the pics of the new wheels aren\u2019t great. I\u2019ll take some in the daylight, tomorrow\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks, Tim, for giving me a lift to check out the above car. You\u2019re a gentleman! I bought the car. I trusted both my intuition – I just had a good feeling about it – and my senses (and Tim\u2019s!) when we took it out for a short local test drive. It looks terrific. It\u2019s … <\/p>\n

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