Learn Adapt Grow
My words for the day remind that if I do those three things, then we will come through this okay.
Right now I am doing a 3 beat happy dance. One beat because Larry continues to improve. One beat for this blessed little shower of rain we are getting. And last but oh so not least, one beat for becoming the proud and happy owner of a 2005 Subaru Forrester XS L. L. Bean Edition, white with beige interior, leather seats, fully loaded, with a power moonroof. She is in excellent condition, with only 70, 543 miles on her. Hip, hip hooray! I am going to be driving something I can see over the hood of without a freaking booster pillow, and park a lot more easily.
I will post photos of my new wheels tomorrow. Right now she is still at the dealers getting washed, waxed and fully detailed out. They had just gotten her in on the lot, and had only had time to put new tires on her and do an oil change when I arrived to take her for a test drive. I didn't actually do the test drive. I let our good friend Brian do that because I knew he would put her through her paces and expose any shakes, rattles or rolls if she had them. I think the salesman that came with us clutched the door handle a time or two as Brian did that. I know I grabbed it once or twice But, by the end of the ride we all knew she held the road well, had great brakes, and didn't have any shakes, rattles or rolls she shouldn't have. When we got back he continued to go over her with a fine tooth comb. Finally, she was pronounced in great shape.
I tried to dicker the price down, but they were hardcore about not dropping it. Which I could understand because I knew from the moment they told me the price, she was already below what she was really worth. I had been doing my Subaru Forrester research before I ever walked in the salesroom, I knew what the 2005 LL Bean Edition models are going for. I had put them completely out of our price range. What I gave was a little more than I would have liked, but I wound up getting a very nice set of wheels for a very good price.
