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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsTomorrow is going to be a very good day!
We are giving our old car to a family in need.
My Dad bought this Volvo 240 Station Wagon in 1990. He loved that car. Mom loved it too because it had air conditioning. Both of them died in 2008 and we inherited the Volvo. My older daughter started driving him (now named Charlie) to school. Her friends made fun of the mom-mobile, but she didn't care. She had wheels and they didn't. Then younger sister took it over when she started driving. Now they're both grown and gone and the Volvo hasn't had much love lately. We are retired and don't need two cars.
Last September, there was a horrible wild fire in our area that burned homes, vehicles, and businesses through four towns. Terrible. A local group rented a store front for donations for the fire victims - they needed absolutely everything. Anyway, we decided that Charlie needed to go to a new home. So we cleaned him up, got him a tune-up, and renewed the two year DMV registration.
Tomorrow morning, we will drive him to the family and turn over the keys. With all of the ugliness around us, sometimes it just feels good to do something kind.
underpants
(182,788 posts)Gold medal for quality humaning
blm
(113,047 posts)brush
(53,771 posts)leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)And Charlie only has 168,000 miles on him.
TlalocW
(15,381 posts)I get better and better looking every day.
TlalocW
littlemissmartypants
(22,632 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,980 posts)We all know that there are good people like you in the world. We just need reminders every now and then. Thanks for the lovely reminder.
rurallib
(62,407 posts)and what a wonderful thing to do
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)I think the family will be very happy. We even have a separate set of winter tires (studded are legal here) on wheels. Les Schwab will swap them out for free.
Marcus Pullarius
(32 posts)It's good to have some Karma in the bank.
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)And welcome to DU. This place is full of good people.
Wounded Bear
(58,648 posts)malaise
(268,954 posts)3catwoman3
(23,975 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)I clicked the title because I just like the sentiment.
"Tomorrow is going to be a very good day."
I'm going to say that to myself at night before bedtime.
leftieNanner
(15,084 posts)Is why I love DU.
We all need to be lifted up from time to time.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)😎😊😁