First drive to work

[Jim Barnett]

Well, today was the first time I drove my CR to work!! I left the house at around 03:30 and drove cautiously the 20 odd miles to Coronado, keeping the speed in the 60-65 MPH range so as to not attract any unwanted attention from certain folks who wear uniforms and badges. Car ran like a top!! Certainly drew a LOT of attention from the military security guards at the Main Gate of the DEPOT in Coronado where I work. Only fear I had was being stopped by the Coronado police who'll ticket drivers for ANYTHING they can think of. However, the drive went smooth and I had NO problems along the way. This was also the first time I had driven the car in the dark. I did notice that the windshield does weird things to reflected light. Numerous times I had what seemed like yellow paper flying across the road or hood of the car and finally realized that it was only reflected light (my glasses also contributed to this, I think). I have to stop by my Insurance Agent's office on the way home for pictures and evaluation of the car. It's insured as a 1965 Ford "Other", but my agent told me he just has to see that the car isn't damaged or anything like that. Hopefully the sun will be out when I leave and I can enjoy the drive home. My CR is a JOY to drive and I can't EVER recall having so much FUN in any car (well, possibly the '60 T-Bird Convertable that my buddy owned in High School which we frequently ditched classes in and cruised around town all day long!!). Now I just gotta get the add-ons that I need to make my CR look like I want it too. "What a RUSH!!!"