it happened on my way to work this morning. i was on the phone with charo, discussing magnetic fields tickets, when i started shrieking in her ear.
from the looks of that photo, i've really gotta do a little cleaning before the party tonight! (7pm, btw. i've made a giant party hat for the car. you should come just to see that.)
Posted by xta at October 15, 2004 11:12 AM | TrackBackI want to see a photo of the party hat ON the birthday girl/ boy.
Posted by: lainey at October 15, 2004 11:25 AMThanks for the great party, the fire, and (especially) the bacon-wrapped hot dogs... It was great to finally meet you!
Posted by: bwventril at October 16, 2004 02:16 PMRemember when cars didn't have a space for the 100,000 mile marker? It just reset to all zeros when you hit 100k. One of the cars I grew up with was like that, and it was weird for me to see mileage in the tens and hundreds on a car that was so obviously old.
Of course, now that you've got the new cars with the longer lives, they get the extra digit dial. Do you think they include the 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9? If so, do you think yours will make it to the next digit?
Posted by: Phil at October 18, 2004 12:26 PMyeah, i think that "2" is just like any other number on that odometer in that it goes as high as "9".
i was speculating at the party whether i'd be having a 300,000 mile party for the same car, and parker thought it was probably possible, given i keep up my maintenance. i'm relgious about it right now... scheduled tune-ups, preventative repairs, etc.
Posted by: christa at October 18, 2004 01:23 PM