Having a car that'll get me from point A to point B in relative safety, and which I'll have for the longest amount of time and the lowest amount of money,

See, that's such a benefit. I had Sherman for almost 5 years *after* he was paid off. That's 5 years without a car payment, which, let me tell you, helps a lot. And I plan to have the still-unnamed-Echo for a long damn time as well, since I have 4 more years on the loan.

the still-unnamed-Echo

You didn't like my suggestion of Bob (-ob -ob -ob)?

the still-unnamed-Echo

You didn't like my suggestion of Bob (-ob -ob -ob)?

It's not *me* -- nothing is sticking as The Name. "Sherman" was just one of those things where it happened and I realized "Well, OF COURSE his name is Sherman!" That hasn't happened with the Echo yet.

We only got a few inches of snow, but I took [link] this picture of the Episcopal Cathedral from near my home.

This [link] is a pic of my home from the same spot, if I swing the camera 90 degrees to the left.

I took more, but the cathedral one was the first I've played with of the batch. Photoshop is a time sucker.

Oooooo...pretty snow pictures, Daniel.

Mmmmmmm...chili!

Sail, backflung.

(psst, Teppy, call your car Batman. Fandom, you know, and echolocation)

Got it, Sparky.

My car is mostly dug out.

I had to chip my paper out of the ice. It's hard to get much sympathy for winter storms in the South. I walked on the ivy in my front yard, the driveway pretty much being a skating rink, and each step broke off ivy-leaf-shaped ice. I'd take pictures, except that it's 29 degrees and raining.

re: vw's pictures

That is one snowed-in car.

Well, was. And I'm sure the worst part was the frozen berm of stuff the snowplows left. Such is why I ride the bus.