OFF ROADING in Postcards 4

*1957 Cadillac Eldorado…one of only fourteen made. *

The suicide doors on the Eldorado.

We left the house exactly at five. We both wanted to run a fresh loaf of bread by the Captain’s on the way to the Auto Museum’s “Off Road” show. It took us fifty minutes to get there in rush hour traffic. Heading back out to the museum, and staying off the freeway, we got to Balboa Park in under twenty minutes.

California is a vee-hickle state. Most folks here in San Diego make no effort to drive off the freeways. They make little effort to get to know the roads near the freeways or alternate routes to their destinations. The original roads are still there running next to the freeways in many cases. Since I am old, I know many alternative routes.

We took Friar’s Road which runs along one side of the valley where HWY 8 is. There were few people there. Yes, next we cut through a major mall to the far side and the circle road around 8. Then up we went on the once chained road to the top of the valley. Five other people followed us up the hill while I noticed that all the freeways were at a standstill.

Dinner wasn’t bad, the speeches were really short, lots of folks showed up, and a good time was had by all. Under fifteen minutes to get home too.
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• Himself: Work, work, work.


• Herself: Work…and I am the Friday sorter. I hope the new boss notes that most of us back room folks will be gone this month. G and I met on a Friday the 13th.


• Reading: Nothing at this moment.


• Captain Poolie: Glad she made the decision not to go to Cancer Camp.


• Gratitude’s: That I can give back.