I went out today to the grocery store
as I have many times before
but before I got into my truck
I started the engine and with any luck
the A/C would cool the inside down
comfortable for me to drive downtown.
When I jumped in it was nice and cool
and my Audiobook is my favorite tool
to listen to stories as I drive along
much better to me than to hear a song
which is so much more noise so I prefer
the narrator telling stories that I hear.
Getting out of the truck to go in the store
the temperature was not like before
no portable A/C to keep me cool
hot air blasting from the sun is cruel
to walk as fast as I can to the store
and feel the cool air as I close the door.
I stay in the store as long as I can
walk around buying stuff as the prices I scan
then to the check out I wheel my cart
and chat with the lady as she does her part
as she loads my bags and on my way
I head for the door not pausing to stray.
I walk back out into the heat
a blast from a furnace as I hit the street
and pushed the button to start my truck
so it would cool down and with any luck
would not be as hot inside
instead of feeling like a hundred and five.
I loaded my stuff into the cab
and stashed the cart and quickly grabbed
the handle to the drivers door
to get in the A/C just like before
stop for a latte before driving home
in for the evening no more to roam.
Written 7/21/2018
No offense, but if it’s a Ford, you are lucky to have gotten anywhere. 🙂
I have owned a lot of Fords. One, a travel van had more than 225000 miles on the clock and was still running well when I traded it in. If you want to talk about a piece of junk, the Dodge that rented for a few days was just that. Each to our own I guess…What are you driving?
Don’t ask!
A Kia 🙂 I had a Ford Thunderbird once, and everything about that car went wrong! Even the push-down-door-locking mechanisms went south!
You should try a Ford for your next vehicle when the Kia passes out. You might be very pleasantly surprised…
Being able to start the AC while you’re still in the car is A WONDERFUL THING!!
Bj
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Even better when you can start the car which turns on the A/C and you are still 50 yards away…Love technology