The next question you've all been waiting for!
Where was this picture taken??
Well, of course, I've altered the green one, it's Saint Patrick's Day, donchaNO.
ToToyota.
But for the grace of the spirits that surround us, my nephew would have died, February 15th, 2006 at 2am. Just happens to be my Mom's birthday. Mom reached down from heaven, and said, "Uh, UH. Not MY Grandson". Other people could have died too. My nephew took his dad's brand new business truck, without permission, drunk, late at night. A Toyota Tundra. Nice big truck, for a Toyota.
Nephew insisted that the truck had suddenly taken off, and he'd had no choice but to embed the vehicle into the side of a house, coming around a sharp turn.
Nephew blew over, and was so lucky in so many thousands of ways. That morning was a blur to me. I saw my nephew on the early morning news, being carted off in an ambulance. My anger pretty much overwhelmed me, for a lot of years.
Now, with Toyota apologizing all over itself, I truly must wonder, how wrong was I to leap to the instant conclusion that nephew was lying?
I um, "borrowed" my parent's cars a few times, without permission. (Okay, many times.) My Mom's Toyota Tercel, poor little thing, I drove that thing into the ground in my teenage years.
I was always super-duper cautious, and never got caught. I was lucky.
My nephew is not, and was not THAT stupid. I wish I'd not jumped so quickly to his prosecution. He's been in trouble, yes, he has ADD, yes. He is a great kid.
"Toyota Canada apologizes for anxiety and inconvenience caused by it's massive recall". That's being repeated, over and over and over, on CP24 right now.
Maybe it's a little too late, Toyota.
To The Irish Eyes that smiled on my nephew that morning.
Thanks, Mom.
14 comments:
Maybe it is lucky in that he did "get caught" Hopefully it was a lesson learned.
To Irish eyes , smiling down on you and yours, and to all of us who are blessed with the Luck o' the Irish
Yippeee! First
May the road rise up to meet you...
although I am pretty damn sure it was not intended in that particular way.
I know we have all done our fair share of things, that we look back on now and shake our heads about. I for one, sure have.
I think you can forgive yourself in this case at least, there girl. Know that there are others smiling down upon, watching over and protecting you, in what may often seem your darkest hours.
Might I have me pint o' Guinness now lass? Or at least a shot of Jameson's in my coffee?
Thank Dog that Nephew was okay, GL. Does make you wonder, now doesn't it?
Oh my...that does make one wonder how many of these kinds of things have happened... Where it WAS the vehicle and not the person behind the wheel
Mom's know best, no matter where it is that they are :D
Yikes! It really does make you wonder, doesn't it?
Wondrous link, thanks Paddy!
of course they do!
Horses remember
Wonderful link there GL. I know they recognize us not only by treats, but from other things.
AA Firm Resolve was a horse that I worked with back in the day. When I started with him he was rank as could be. In no time he was back in the schedule for work and run through the sale.
His new owners brought him to a show about 6 months later. He looked miserable. He had seriously slipped back into his old ways and had developed some new habits as well.
I went back to the barn to see him. I was standing there petting him, called his name the way I always had and then he took a huge sigh of relief and put his head in my chest.
His handler made a remark to him 'don't try to bite her' and attempted to pull him away. My hands were on the halter- not happening jerk... They do remember.
Great link, GL. Reinforced my thoughts on that subject.
Hopefully, he will not repeat the same mistake.
I'm going to take a shot at identifying the photo. A drop of water on the bottom of the sink or on the countertop. Am I even remotely close?
LMAO!
Hey, CNJ?
It iS a drop of water, and if you look at the title of the photo...
I kinda gave it away, and I didn't even notice until...
welll.
yesterday:)
With as long as these vehicles have been "running off" on people, doesn't it make you wonder that we're just now hearing about it? I know it does me.
Glad that your nephew was not killed or badly injured. A young man living down the road from me is the one whose parents have the black box that was spoken about at the Toyota hearings here in this country. They've been trying to get that box read since their son was killed. Toyota is now saying they will take care of it. Only time will tell. Hopefully Toyota will finally be responsible for this whole mess.
Yikes!!! Someone fell asleep at the wheel!!!
14th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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