Saturday, July 26, 2014

New van

So I finally have a picture. I'm driving my new (to me) 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Van. Looks more like an SUV though. It's black, kind of hard to tell with all the reflections. Not my first choice of color but I figured we'd be leaving FL before it gets real hot so it shouldn't be too bad. 
We had it set up with two transfer seats. The original seats are mounted on a platform that slides back and then twists around so I can slide into & out of my wheelchair. So I can transfer into either seat.
Everything is operated by remote. Can't get over all the bells & whistles. Will take me awhile to learn everything it will do.
When the door opens the whole van lowers to the ground and the ramp automatically unfolds. Will make travel in bad weather a lot easier. No more Doug holding the umbrella over my head while he gets soaked.

Monday, July 14, 2014

So last month I got a van and we have yet to get a picture of it but in the meantime, Doug has been reliving his teen years when his son in law found him this 1972 340 'cuda. It's been sitting in a garage for 23 years in CT and we will need to tow it home. So if he wasn't busy enough he will be now. He says I just don't understand that it's "matching numbers" and a "classic" but I'm sure everyone else will appreciate it's value, right?