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I’ve always been a glass half full guy….
Instead of complaining….let’s be Americans and lead the world in change.
My great grandfather started a business in the early 20’s, that maintained the growing number of automobiles. He fixed convertible tops and tires. With bad roads, he was busy. My grandpa took over, and during the depression, he offered 24 hour service, and made more than most in the 30’s.
He started a Rambler American dealership, which led to him and a partner, getting a Ford dealership in the early summer of 1941. Fortunately, he lost the dealership 6 months later, when we went to war on December 8 1941, (when they quit making cars) or I would likely have to be driving Mustangs….speaking of which, when I was 12 I watched grandpa make a mustang convertible top from scratch.
My point is, in 1910 when Ford was cranking out Model T’s, there was not nearly enough infrastructure to support gas guzzling cars….but rather than bemoan the unemployment of the farrier, we embraced change….
Now, we need to embrace change by replacing the idiots running our country right now.
We need to build more power plants, not more genders. Create patents, not pronouns.
Instead of wondering what to do if my car takes 30 minutes to two hours to charge….how bout putting a ‘destination’ at the interstate exit…. With plastic dinosaurs and putt putt….mini museums…maybe the worlds largest something…or the best blueberry pancakes this side of the Mississippi….or see world famous cigars, and the blue dress unzipped by bill clinton…stains and all!
Yesterday I went past a quick oil change and wondered what those guys would be doing in ten years….
The new Challenger sounds like the Jetsons car……but I’m looking past that gimmic, and wondering when I can fly my car in 20 years.
In the meantime, I hope I can hold on to my horses for the next generation…hopefully my son can show his grand kids the last of the great V8 muscle cars…..
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