I Sold My SUV; What Now?

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Bye-Bye Xterra

I finally got my gas-guzzling SUV all gussied up and listed it on Craig's List. "Surely someone out there NEEDS an SUV", I thought. Bam! Five minutes later I got a call. The guy made an appointment to see it in 1 hour. No time to go get the title from the safe deposit box or locate the extra keys and "stuff" that should go to the new owner.


We met and made a deal, right there on the spot. He left to go round up the cash, and I took off for the bank deposit box. His delays and mine added up to us arriving at the bank just barely in time to verify the check. Whew!


This is not the scenario I expected. I completely anticipated it taking a couple of weeks or so to sell my car, despite its excellent condition. After all, its an SUV, the bane of our society, with a gallon of gas hovering above the cost of lunch at McDonalds. Who would have thought I would sell it in little more than an hour?


I also expected to experience the world of mass transportation; well, at least as much as one can from the suburbs. I thought I would get to use the bus, learn the routes and bum a few rides to the dog park with my dog loving friends. This, I reasoned, would make for good research and reports on my blog. It is, indeed, an area I have not yet wandered into, given that I live off the track of a bus line, in the 'burbs.


Sure, I was willing to walk to the nearest bus stop. But, surprise, I found myself without a car at all in an afternoon. Life without a vehicle took on a whole new set of complications, when I looked at my calendar of appointments, interviews, and "Uh Oh! Don't let me forget that I'm picking up my mom for a visit next week."


Better go to Plan B. Check in soon for my next post for the surprising results!



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