Wherein I take grevious advantage of a Senior Citizen:
(OK, I'm kidding, sort of.)
Ben is approaching 90 and not doing so well.
He's pretty frail.
Needs a walker to get about.
And his family just grounded him.
Took his car keys away.
That's not a bad thing.
Ben really shouldn't drive anymore.
I feel sorry for Ben, but if I live long enough I'll probably be right there some day.
Ben's wife told me about it.
"We're going to sell his car."
"How much are you asking?"
"$7000."
"I'll buy it."
($7000 is ballpark Bluebook and this is a cream puff. I looked at it and drove it. It's cherry.)
It's a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country SXT minivan. The top of the line for that year.
All the bells and whistles available.
27,000 miles!
It looks brand new.
I'll be selling my 2003 Chrysler 'Sport' minivan with 100,000 miles.
Bluebook says it's worth about $5000.
(t's on craigslist, Mobile, AL if you're interested 
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So I'll be getting a practically 'new' car for about $2000.
She's happy.
We're happy.
Win - Win.
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He needs to sell the car, and you want a new one. Win-win indeed!
Our mechanic says it's good for 200,000 miles with no major problems.
You should probably sneak him a bottle of good bourbon when you pick up the van (or whatever his pleasure is) - if for no other reason than karmic penance for your 'taking advantage' joke...
Congrats on the new ride!
Back in the day they were party people.
Not so much now.
Getting old sucks.
Well, we closed the deal, but it was a bit of a struggle.
Ben's wife had no idea where the car's title was.
Gotta have that.
Ben DID know, at some point in time, where he kept it, but...he forgot.
Eventually it was found and title transfer was made this morning.
YEA!
I learned that the car hasn't been driven for three years.
Just been sitting there in the garage.
Good and bad.
And they could only find ONE key.
The key controls door locks, 'panic' switch alarm, AND power side doors and lift-gate.
They're still looking for the other one.
Ben can't remember where he put it.
A replacement will cost $225.
Oh well, it's a very nice car and I know we'll enjoy it on our annual 3000 mile round trip Christmas road trip to Boston to be with our daughter and family.
I'm sure you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it.....
It'll be happy to be getting out of the garage too!
Those are words that I live by or I'd never find anything.
Miz t?
Not so much.
We have a kitchy fish shaped board by the kitchen door with hooks on it.
THAT'S where our keys go.
Mostly.
We have a lot of keys.
That's where they all go.
When you're in for the day, the keys are hung there.
Unhappily, Miz t. has a more lackadaisical approach.
Many time the keys go...wherever she happens to drop them.
Once she lost her car and house keys.
We looked EVERYWHERE.
No luck.
A couple of hours later I opened the fridge for something and...you guessed it...there were her keys.
"Hon? I found your keys."
"Where were they?"
"IN THE FRIDGE!"
See...she came in and was putting up groceries and still had the keys in her hand and she had the fridge open and then the phone rang so she put the keys down and answered the phone.
And the key board is right next to the fridge.
