As a young girl, I spent many rides in the passenger seat of the ol’ Ford truck observing my mom or dad shift smoothly through the gears of the manual transmission. They’d occasionally offer an opportunity to shift to the next gear – warning that going over too far or waiting too long could mess …
Tag: car
The pain of being towed
Have you ever walked to a parking lot and noticed something is missing? Not seeing your car where you parked it is terrifying. Thoughts race through your head: I thought this was where I parked it – did someone steal it? Was it towed? How do I find it? What do I have to do …
Travel
Travel lately? Growing up, my family drove everywhere we went. My dad hated airports, airplanes, and the delays that came with it. We tried it twice. The first time, we ended up stranded in the Detroit airport while inch after inch of snow got dumped on the area, until finally, 30 hours later, we were …
New Tires
I try not to be a typical girl. However, there are a few things I just can’t get past. I am not okay with getting dirty or sweaty when I’m wearing decent clothes, football positions are impossible to differentiate, and embarrassingly, I know a very minimal amount about the mechanics of my car. Last week, …