Planet 9

it is reasonable to use my temporary disability pass to park the Cayman in HP spaces, as well as at a meter all day for free. i have had the knee surgery and have earned it. i also work to put up my share of the payments on the Porsche.

seems like a meter-maid had a bad day and as they could not give me a ticket for my expired meter, decided to pick on the no front plate instead.

*sigh*

and just before a long road trip too.
nothing better to make...

spent a bit of time with the car today - before breakfast we were out there with the tools piecing back together the center console. frustrating moment of the day: dropping the kill/pain screw down into the gearshift mechanism. sure do not condone drink/driving, but having a beer handy when one has a "mechanic malfunction moment" is quite handy... that and a magnet tied to a piece of string, some tweezers and a bit of patience. and a patient spouse. and this thermos...

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just went out for a little drive - i do so like picking up people in the car, especially the husband. woot! a little flare on the pull in, and then the torque up the ramp to 280. i think that is my favorite part, yes, the acceleration from full stop to somewherez around 80.

the next project is finishing the short shift project. *grin* need to put her back together, and manage to do it without scratching the console. we have a few little tiny scratches near one of the snap joints...

i missed Gator Bite’s Cayman pick-up/tour the first time he posted it, so now i read. so odd to get such a flush from a memory… in the words i can feel speed. and there is a twist in my chest as i remember instead that i am at work, and in an office chair - not leather, and it is the lumbar pressing in to the small of my back, no torque.

i am wistful today for our car.

silly of me, perhaps, but i am emotional about her - not love? not sure.
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Amazing how fast two weeks can go by. We started day 12 in Strasbourg France, home of the European parliament. I might have liked to look around a bit, but honestly, we didn't have any time. So we did a quick drive by of the EU parliament for a couple of pictures, then we were off on our journey back to Stuttgart.

First, a gratuitous car shot:



Sorry, I couldn't help it....