DEAD CAR
Sarge, the chief mechanic at Nona's, pronounced our Acura dead today. The engine is locked up and it would cost more to rebuild it than what the old beater is worth. So we'll make due without it. I want to save our pennies to buy a GEM -- electric around town vehicle. But my family has threatened to disown me if I do. The GEM doesn't rate very high on the coolness scale -- or at least that's what my teenage children think. If the GEM folks would only market this thing as a teen car! The roads would be a lot safer if kids drove electric carts that max out at 25 mph. And then no one would give me a hard time.