I am thankful for cars. Since we live in a very rural area (think lots of trees and few humans), it isn’t easy (almost impossible, in fact) to get to a place with a store without a car. The closest Walmart is seventeen miles away. Most of my medical appointments are further than that, from forty to fifty miles away. How do we get to all of these places? In a car, of course! My car, a 2013 Toyota RAV4 is in the shop, having the transmission repaired under a manufacturer’s warranty. So, my husband and I are left to use the old Kia that I used in the early 2000’s to get to work. It went into the shop for repairs, stayed there almost three years (the shade tree mechanic was in no hurry to do the work). Once my husband got it back, it made a horrible noise. Think motorcycle, but it’s a car! When we came back from the Toyota dealer on Wednesday where I left my much loved Rav, I had to wear my noise cancelling headphones inside the car in order not to get an awful headache. Thank goodness my husband thought about bringing those along. Now, we wait. We wait for the Toyota dealership to call and tell us my car is ready. They said maybe by late afternoon today. Thus, I am thankful for cars. They are our route out of the wilderness into what I term civilization. I thank God that He watches over us and takes care of us when we travel and that He has given us the means to do so!
What are you thankful for today? Do you have reliable transportation? I hope so! Blessings for a great day filled with safe travels in the car or truck or whatever God has provided for you!
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I am thankful for transportation! Although it seems I have outgrown my little car with having grand-babies now, it fits me. It’s small and easy to get into the smallest of parking spaces. Mine is a 2013 Chevy Cruze.
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17 miles to Walmart!? What? I’ve lived seriously right behind a Walmart before and now I’m 3 minutes from one. But I can’t count how many Walmarts are around me within 17 miles!!!
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It’s a lot better than when we lived in northern Maine. We were 177 miles away from the closest mall. Crazy!
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Whoa!!!!! Totally craziness!
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Yes, I am thankful for a reliable means of transportation. I can drive anywhere I need to go without looking up a bus schedule. Thank God!
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We don’t have buses out in the country where we live, so you need a car.
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I had to use public transportation when I was living in Germany. It wasn’t always fun to miss a bus and wait in the cold.
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I can imagine! I haven’t ever lived where I had to take a bus, but in Maine, I rode with a friend on base because she was much more comfortable driving in snow and ice than this southern lady was.
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Haahaa. Yea, driving on ice and snow can be scary. I don’t like it either.
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