Title : The End Of A Very Brief Era
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The End Of A Very Brief Era
Well, I did it. I terminated my “affair.” No, not a sexual affair; you should know me better than that by now, Gentle Reader. This was a far more serious involvement, centered on fibreglass, a retractable roof, and big horsepower. The fulfillment of a yearning I’d felt since I first got my driver’s license.
Joy the 2009 Corvette Convertible has been sold to another owner.
I couldn’t justify keeping her, for three reasons:
- Beth (a.k.a. the C.S.O.) refused to drive her, so we couldn’t go on long trips in her.
- I have another beautiful car – Milla the Mercedes S550 – that’s more versatile;
- We’re beginning to “pare down” for a planned relocation to North Idaho.
Yes, it’s a sad moment. I’d wanted a Corvette for many years, and my purchase thereof in 2017 brought me much satisfaction. But as Chad and Jeremy have said, all good things must end someday, and this is merely one instance among many.
So commiserate with me briefly, Gentle Readers. My dream machine has gone into other hands, hopefully to be driven more, and with more pleasure, than I was able to drive her. But every old man must eventually acknowledge that he is old, that his time has come to “put away childish things,” and that there are too many pleasures still available to him to obsess over one he can no longer enjoy.
But for this evening, the flags are at half-staff and the Fortress is swathed in somber black bunting. I shall remember her fondly.
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