My car is considered “the ultimate driving machine”. It is superbly engineered. Nice lines! Great performance. Lasting quality. Oh, yeah did I mention it doesn’t have a spare tire. I’m not sure why the spare has been omitted. Something about taking up too much space. Maybe it relates to weighing 20-25 pounds and that means using too much gas over the life of the car. Really? Why would I want another car without a spare? A Buick is looking better.
Your Mom and I have had a “safe deposit box” for 40 years. The box holds things that we just wouldn’t want to lose in a fire or natural disaster. You know. Things like personal records, baptisms, marriage certificates and insurance information. We had the box at our local bank and it felt secure. The boxes were in a locked area and you could examine the contents of your box in one of several private rooms. When our local bank (M&I) was sold, the new bank (BMO of Canada) decided to double the rates for a safe deposit box. So we switched the box to a small bank (formally) a Savings and Loan company. We examined our box in a small “closet” but it was secure and it cost about the same as we had paid M&I. In an effort to get closer to our home, we transfered again to our local Credit Union. The price of the box is about the same but you stand in a corner of a fenced in area with little privacy. Again the price is around the original M&I. The next step is to keep our safe deposit box in a locker at the park and examine it during occasional picnics.
Did I forget to mention that BMO keeps contacting me to figure out how to serve me better. Don’t double my safe deposit rates!
The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow. Two minutes of racing between horses that nobody knows or cares about. My excitement is tough to contain.
Love,
Dad