I can see!

Anyone who has ridden in the Dirty White Escort(tm) has sat in the passenger seat and wondered what is coming at them at 80 miles an hour. I've had comments and even people leaning over into MY space to see out the windshield. I've always profusely apologised and even go so far as to blame Ford for their windshield wiper arm manufacturing problems (they sieze on Escorts, Focus and Taurus)....until today.

I got sprayed with a concoction of snow, rain and mud on the way to driving the girls to the point where *I* couldn't see which resulted in a trip to Auto Value.

I am now the proud owner of $40 wiper blades that are guarenteed to remove all of the crap that Mother Nature (and trucks without mudguards) throws at you.

And for at least today - they have done just that and I can see.

As for the rest of the electrical and mechanical issues with my car... thats all down to time now.. when the damn thing causes an electrical short that will take out Calgary, I'll consider donating it to the Kidney Foundation for a tax receipt. Until then, I will keep up the wild hairdos that I get every time I open the door, I will yell "fuck off" at the stereo each time the cd player starts randomly and without justification cutting off the song I was just singing to on the radio, I will replace the headlights every 3 months without fail and I will take random guesses in the dark at how fast I'm going and how much gas I have left.
And when the transmission falls out of it, I'll call Ford and tell them for the upteenth time that there is a problem with it and tell them that this time they can come take the car back and give me something that works. It is not as though I've not mentioned this to you at least 3 times a year since I bought it. It is not as though you haven't inspected it 3 times a year since I bought it and told me nothing is wrong with. The KATHUNK that it makes when shifting at higher excelerations is all in my imagination. OF COURSE IT DOESN'T DO IT FOR YOU WHEN YOU ONLY DRIVE IT AROUND GLENDEER CIRCLE AT 40 KMS /HR DUMBASS.

Moving on shall we?

I've been to two toyparties in the past month or so... I've been shopping. However.. if I owned a business and was as slow with delivery as these have been, I'd NOT be owning a business for very long. Should these deliveries take place in the next few days and I don't post for awhile, don't be concerned - I've locked the bedroom door and have marked it with Do Not Disturb.