So after scratching my van for the Umpteenth time last week I was Ready beyond a shadow of a doubt to sell it… I was tired. For those of you who don’t know here are the chronicles of the van thus far:
1. I ended up buying a van that i can barely afford (barely afford is relative… clearly)
2. Nearly ran over a man who insisted on crossing the road while i was driving… ended up having my side mirror hitting him
3. Three weeks after getting the van the clutch gives out. Had to wait almost 2 months to get it back
4. Three weeks after getting it back I had an accident with a trailer on Mt. Rosser
5. scratch the van repeatedly on ppls gates (it was much bigger than i was used to)
6. had near accident on barbican road
7. Span out on one of the corners while going up on Mt. Rosser
8. Had the van Broken into 3 Times (I suspect by the same person… and i have a suspssion he/she checks any night i am there)
9. Nearly ran off a cliff, ended up scratching the van in the process
10. Last week (thanks to “Pan in A minor”) drove off without thinking and created a great scratch on the side of my van.
I can tell you that there is a part of me that just wants to stop driving all together. <sigh>
But i got up this afternoon and Hopped in MY van and left for work… and it felt good.
After all that has occured… the fact that the van is almost a hazard and a HUGE finincial burden and I know that if I could go bak in time i would not have baught it…. I am glad i have it. She is a sweet vehicle and has never let me down. I had to give a little prayer of thanks, inspite of me.
So… while i am not overjoyed with the past… I am happy that I am where i am… and i guess in the end that’s what counts.
BTW I now rate my driving at 4 out of 10. Part of the reason i dont get upset at ppl bad driving me, is the fact that i know on any given day i can be absent minded enough to do worse… in fact it has happened. “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” 
