The Blue Devil

Seth bought this old tin can of a car. It's so old that when I tried to research the last year the car was made, not even Google could find any relevant information. And it's so small that it can fit in our recycling bin.

This car is so ugly that I'm afraid if I'm even unfortunate enough to have to hitch a ride, I'd have to sit in the back seat, all hunched over, embarrassed teenager style, lest someone I know see me.

Originally, Seth had talked about buying this car for "rainy days"...so he didn't have to walk to work in the rain. Originally I said "I don't want that P.O.S. car in my driveway." Originally, he said "Honey, it will stay on the street". Originally, that was the plan.

And then we went on a week long vacation. And Seth decided that this car, dubbed "The Blue Devil", would make a magnificent anti theft device if parked in the driveway while we were gone. Perhaps because anyone that owned a car that ugly couldn't possibly have anything worth stealing? I certainly don't think the car gave off the impression that someone was home. Looking at it, it was far more likely that the car was sitting there because it couldn't' quite chug it's old self into the garage.

And that is where The Blue Devil lived. For three weeks. Because it died. Right there in the driveway. The very first day of ownership.

No worries though; Seth figured out the cause of death, revived the car, and now it sits once again, in my driveway, as a deterrent to thieves while we are away.