My husband and I do our best to be “green”. We recycle, buy organic when we can, compost, take reusable bags to the store, you know the drill. We are mindful of our impact on the planet not in a hippie granola kind of way (although there is nothing wrong with that- it’s just not my aesthetic), but more in an urban hip “we do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children” kind of way. Certainly we are not perfect, but we do what we can and honestly it’s not that hard.
So why (hangs her head in shame) am I giddy over this gas guzzling SUV?
You see, this is the car I currently drive a 2 door Toyota Echo.
It’s a great car. It gets about 34 miles to the gallon and it has served me well, but ever since this one came into my life
getting her in and out of a 2 door subcompact car without hitting her on the head or hurting my back is an exercise in contortionism. I would love to get a 4 door hybrid, but unfortunately that would require money.
Well as luck would have it, my step dad and mother are selling their 2000 Chevy Blazer and they are selling it to me for $50! That’s right FIFTY BUCKS! Are you kidding me, how could I not buy it?
Someday I’ll get a hybrid or wait until they make cars that don’t run on fossil fuel, but in the meantime I am absolutely GIDDY that I will be driving a gas guzzling SUV that cost me $50.
This post was inspired by prompt #3 of this week’s Writers Workshop.
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