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On the freeway
driving through what I now call is the “Valley of the Slumbering Giants”*, my
eyes wandered to gleaming silver BMW, pale green Prius, white Honda--all passing us.
Thundering diesels roared as they pulled their loads up the hills.
Thundering diesels roared as they pulled their loads up the hills.
John was driving,
listening to Rush; he switched back to Roger Hedgecock, and then to music of
the 60s. So my eyes and thoughts were my
own.
A big hulking diesel
pulled up to my side and I noted that its load was open for all to see. Its flatbed carried stacks and stacks of
crushed cars, strapped to a ‘fare-thee-well’ with red straps. How
many high? I wondered.
I attempted to count
the stacks but failed.
From top to bottom, I
got lost at six. The first six were
predictable rusty clunkers, more than ready to head to the car cemeteries.
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The next few were horribly twisted results of
accidents. Did the people live? Those
made me shiver.
Then, at the very
bottom of the first stack, was a white mustang with straight red
stripe along the side. Not a scratch on
the sides, not a dent in the fenders—perfect, recently off the showroom floor
or new car lot. But it was now flattened.
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White mustang convertible, wow. How you must have reached speeds, passed
mundane cars, and laid down mile after mile…until this happened.
What had
happened? I didn't want to know.
*I used to call it “the Valley of the Burial Mounds”.
It possibly came from the mid west or east and was a victim of the snow and ice. I feel its pain.
ReplyDeleteSo do I. Such an unfortunate end to a delightful looking vehicle. At least it is being recycled. I hope.
DeleteSad to see old cars, faithful companions, reduced to a twisted pile of metal and plastic, forgotten. I'm afraid I get rather attached to my cars and it's hard to let them go.
ReplyDeleteEvery thing has a story. Those cars have history with people unknown.
DeleteOh, now I want to know what happened to the Mustang. What a terrible end for an awesome car.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad to see a NEW car that was unredeemable.
DeleteThat is odd for a new car like that to come to its end. Not sure I'd want to know the reason for the outcome either.
ReplyDeleteconvertibles can have such horrible endings, as do their drivers.
DeleteCould have been a defect or something of the like
ReplyDeleteI hope it would something simple like that, but somehow I doubt it.
DeleteThe previous lives of all our detritus. The ignominy of going to a ship container.
ReplyDeleteHow the mighty have fallen. In this case, how the pride and joy once used by people now end up in a cube on a floating barge.
DeleteWhen the cars are already crushed and on trucks, how is it possible to tell if they have been in accidents?
ReplyDeleteI get sad when I see accident crushed cars still on the side of the road, with police and ambulance vehicles in attendance.
From what I could see, the cars showed dents and scrapes that could only happen in an accident. But the mustang?
DeleteEverything is fragile.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and Bear hugs!
Even the powerful and expensive have a limit.
DeleteThat's the first thought going through my head when I see an accident: Did the people live? God, I sure hope so. Life is but a flash.
ReplyDeleteSo quickly.
DeleteI think we all share this question. I love it when the news shares a huge story about a fire or an accident and then no follow up. It would be nice to know the outcome if the people are alright.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Susan.
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