Hoppo Bumpo (n): A children's game. Played by folding one's arms and hopping on one leg. Aim is to bump opponents, so that they lose their balance. Last person standing wins.


May 21, 2010

Goodbye old friend



I'm sad. Today I farewelled my rusty trusty steed.

This was my first-ever car. With two decades and 248,969 km behind it, my little white hatchback had long exceeded its life expectancy.

I've been told that it is being "sent to auction". I think the car dealer might have meant auction in the sense of having its guts ripped out and being squashed like an ant.

11 comments:

  1. Oh sad, sad day. i empathise.

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  2. Oh! It's just like my car, only manual. Well, and the badging. I will have a little cry when he goes to the great auction house in the sky too.

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  3. Oh my... What will Mr Hoppo Bumpo say when he finds, not only a 'new' quilted throw, but also a space where the car should be.???

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  4. Oh How sad! Your trusty friend. I'm sure it knew it was well loved

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  5. Thinking of you on this sad day :(

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  6. You never forget your first love - hope the parting wasnt too painful

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  7. Lets hope the 'auction' is quick & painless. I'm so sorry for you loss xo

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  8. Oh no! I tend to get attached to our cars too so it's hard when we get new ones.

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  9. Aw, RIP...I mean, happy auction. Hope that there is no squashing involved :(

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  10. Unfortunately I think mine (same model, as we discussed) is going out in sympathy. Even more unfortunate is that it's our "good" car.

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  11. Oh - there's just nothing like your first car!

    Here's a strange thing: I would have sworn I had followed your blog, but then I began to notice you missing from my blog reader! Yikes! Fixed now.

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