Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Short Friend suggested "Obi Wan," because the Forza's with us... Forza means "force" in Italian. It struck me funny, but I'm not sure it's the right name.
As I drove her home yesterday, I suddenly burst into song: They call the Winnebago Maria. She literally snorted, so I guess that name's not happening.
The only Italian I speak is music symbols, but I'm not liking Sforzando or any other Forza-based musical instruction.
Getting used to air brakes and air suspension is gonna take a while. The transmission is buttons on the left side of what would be driver's door, if there was a door there. That's certainly different.
Giving up L'Andante was very emotional. They parked her two pads over from the Forza. WLToo went back over to check for one last item, and left the door open while he looked. As the door moved in the wind, he said it sounded like she was crying. Wish he hadn't told me that; it set me off again, but at least the tears kept my eyes from drying out in the wind.
But on the up side, when the dealer rep walked inside, he was blown away by how nice she looks, how well-appointed she was in 2004 to today, and how well everything works. They were certain a couple of repairs and some detailing on the outside and a new owner would have her before summer's in full fling.
There were so many things in L'Andante that were just beautifully designed, that the lack of them in the Forza is very noticeable. Just annoys me royally when engineers and designers "improve" something that wasn't broke and wind up with a lesser something in its place. This one is loaded with so much stuff -- no GPS, though, which was a big surprise. Not that we lack one: the Rand McNally GPS for RVs is updated and ready to go.
Speaking of go, I need to clean up and head for the library. Will finish this in a later post. Later, y'all.
As I drove her home yesterday, I suddenly burst into song: They call the Winnebago Maria. She literally snorted, so I guess that name's not happening.
The only Italian I speak is music symbols, but I'm not liking Sforzando or any other Forza-based musical instruction.
Getting used to air brakes and air suspension is gonna take a while. The transmission is buttons on the left side of what would be driver's door, if there was a door there. That's certainly different.
Giving up L'Andante was very emotional. They parked her two pads over from the Forza. WLToo went back over to check for one last item, and left the door open while he looked. As the door moved in the wind, he said it sounded like she was crying. Wish he hadn't told me that; it set me off again, but at least the tears kept my eyes from drying out in the wind.
But on the up side, when the dealer rep walked inside, he was blown away by how nice she looks, how well-appointed she was in 2004 to today, and how well everything works. They were certain a couple of repairs and some detailing on the outside and a new owner would have her before summer's in full fling.
There were so many things in L'Andante that were just beautifully designed, that the lack of them in the Forza is very noticeable. Just annoys me royally when engineers and designers "improve" something that wasn't broke and wind up with a lesser something in its place. This one is loaded with so much stuff -- no GPS, though, which was a big surprise. Not that we lack one: the Rand McNally GPS for RVs is updated and ready to go.
Speaking of go, I need to clean up and head for the library. Will finish this in a later post. Later, y'all.
