Yesterday I did a bad thing…I dissed on Betsy, Lisa’s car. We were meeting up at Leslie’s to head to the book signing and Lisa got there before me in her 1993 Saturn SL2. I needed room to park Midge, my 2005 Ford F150. My husband drives the Chevy Malibu because it’s more economical for his job and my brother has always called that my Malibu Barbie car….so the truck has to be Midge, Barbie’s best friend. I’m not sure why Lisa calls her car Betsy…I’ll have to ask. Anyway, I headed in the house and asked Lisa to come and move her midget car….please…..I said please, really I did. Well driving home that night it was placed on my heart that that was a mean thing to do. 
Here she is tucked all nice and warm in her garage.
Lisa bought Betsy perfect and brand new while she still lived in Vermont. When my brother proposed and she accepted, he flew back to Vermont where they were married. They made their first (and so far, last) cross country trip in good ol’ Betsy. Lisa pampers her and maintains her the best she can. Parts are getting either slim or expensive for Betsy nowadays. I can still remember Lisa first describing Betsy to me…the color is blue, but not really blue…it’s midnight blue and looks black until the light hits it just right….she had to wipe a tear from her eye as she said it.
As I mentioned, Lisa comes from the New England area and some of you may have heard of their ability to pinch a penny till it screams….I mean their frugalness. Lisa’s things are important to her and she takes pride in caring for them and that’s a good thing. It was a sad day not so long ago when she had to replace her microwave that she had had since her First Communion…okay, maybe that is an exaggeration, but you get the idea.
Lisa zips around in her little five- on-the-floor and dreads the day she may have to get another car. Even though today we didn’t open the sun roof just in case it rained and we wouldn’t be able to close it again.
Ain’t she a beaut!!!
Also, in case anyone is interested, Lisa has a neato, keen television that she’s only had since she was 18 or so. I’m sure for the right price, it could be yours!!!!
5 comments:
Good Ol' Betsy indeed.... (who names their car Betsy??) My little VW Volkswagon Bug is gunna be a pretty bright yellow, and I'm going to name her Kitty, after me! Heehee! Well, maybe I should name her Kirby and paint it pink, after my best friend Brittany? What do you think mom?
Lisa is a gem, for sure. xxoo
Hey Nikki, I think by the time you get your bug you may be rethinking the name Kitty! Although...it sounds like a name the more I think of it. And as for Betsy...she started out as Bessy (like the reliable old milking cow!) but since I never owned a cow or lived on a farm for that matter (just visited my grandparent's and uncle's farms)...it somehow over the years it got misconstrued and ended up as Betsy!!! She has been a wonderful car and I am shedding a tear because Saturn won't be in business much longer..sniff, sniff. How many people can say they have had a car for 16+ years and it's still running? She should be put in a museum is what I'm thinkin!!! And yes, it is a running joke about how old my stuff is!!! It may be old but it's mine!!!
I have a 2000 Ford Focus named Myrtle for the obvious reason...she's green and resembles a turtle, or did, when I named her. She only has about 65,000 miles on her and has been babied, too. I hope to be driving her in another 10 years.
Right on Kathy :) You go girl! I'm thinking my next car will either be a Focus or a Fusion :) Since Saturn will be gone, I will only support Ford since they didn't take the bailout.....Built Ford Tough!
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