Alice

 

My new car is a convertible I have named "Alice."  It's a 2007 Toyota Solara... jet black with a tan top and tan interior.  Alice is fun to drive with the top up or down.

It was apparently owned by Florida "snow birds" who kept it garaged in the Sunshine State even when they went north for the summer.  Alice is 5 years old, but she only has 30,000 miles on her.  She is also pristine inside and out.  When my mechanic lifted the hood to check her out, he remarked that the engine looked like it was brand-new!

I have developed the "five-minute rule" for Alice.  If I am planning to drive LESS than five minutes, the top stays up.  BUT if I will be driving MORE than 5 minutes, the top must be down.  And that's as it should be.

I admit, though, that the severe summer temperatures keep the top up… and the A.C. on a lot more than they have over the past few months.

So why do I call my car "Alice"?  If you are old enough to remember Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant", then you know that "you can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant... excepting Alice."  And now, I have her.  Thanks, Arlo.