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My Sweet New Ride

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fast car photo

Here’s a picture of my new car. I love this thing. It goes as fast as I need to go, most of the time. The color is a cool, light color, and I’ve been pretty pleased with the tire performance for the most part.

Did you know that the Dodge Viper goes 0-100 mph in 8.9 seconds? The seats  are really comfortable, and the Koni adjustable shocks deliver an amazingly smooth ride.

Now back to my car. I’m going to maybe work on the rust, and take it to a car carwash sometime in September.

The racket that the muffler makes tells me that the tailpipe is about to fall off.

My car is the one in front. The Toyota Camry with 250,000 miles on it.

My Indy Pit Crew

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If you’ve never changed a tire on a car, keep on reading…DSCN0531

Recently, my 4 year old son, Josiah, and my 7 year old son, Elijah didn’t just change the tire on my Toyota Camry, they ROTATED  the tires. All four of them. In the same day. With the standard car jack. By hand. (I have air tools, but how ya gonna learn if it’s too easy.)

Those boys are good, too. With both of them standing on the lug wrench, they tightened the wheels almost as tight as dad does by hand.

Alternating lug nut tightening, proper rotation, and car jacking safety. Not “car jacking” like the punks in Florida do, but jacking up the car to change the tires. Those were just a few of the things the boys learned at Dad’s Pit Crew School.

Maybe the best thing they learned was that Dad likes spending time with them.