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i felt sadder than i imagined i might, to see her disappear on the back of the tow truck, sitting up like a queen, proud and brave. and realized i had her longer than any other car i have owned. and what a big part of my life with the girls she was. when we bought her, in the fall of 2000 for $2000, we were all so delighted. to have such independence - flexibility - POWER! the girls loved the extra seats in back. they were so tired of begging rides everywhere, now *we* could be the drivers! and we were. saffire has been full of giggly girls more times than i can count. both girls learned to drive her and i’m sure she has been involved in a few situations i don’t even want to think about. i am in debt still, up to my ears over saffire - trying to keep her running so the girls could have transportation for all the things they needed to do. when they left, i decided she would now be on DNR status, receiving only vital fluids. i would no longer sink money into her. for over two years, she has been happily poking about town on the weekend errands, despite having been vandalized and having lost some important parts. but this weekend, she just stopped. on the next block over. last night i retrieved some belongings, but leaving her decorated with plastic stars and paper lei’s for her exit from this world. today i called the truck. he came. i signed the title. she is gone. she was a pretty good car, really.
bye girl. thank you.