Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 24, 2020

It’s not exactly “Duel”.

Leonard tries to put a sense of adventure into everything while Wanda can’t see beyond the obvious.

Wanda takes the fun out of driving.

Speed kills, Mac.

Some people would say that a car with four kids in it is more dangerous than a giant truck.

I feel the need. The need for speed!

Get a Porsche and you’ll come up with endless reasons to speed. I bought a used one. 4 of my clients who had previously owned Porsches all asked, “Have you gotten a ticket yet?” I said, no. The said, “You will.” They all told me they got rid of theirs because they started driving way to fast and crazy. After wrecking one (and getting a ticket), I bought another. Realizing I was becoming crazy with that one, I have joined the ranks of my 4 clients. I’ll have to be content with my Camry.

The wife is a front seat driver…a good safety measure.

I drive a jacked up Tundra. Watch out.

Wanda is a bit of a spoil-sport.. until she has had a few martinis. Leonard forgets that besides gassing the car he needs to juice up Wanda as well.

My second car was a used MG Mark IV Roadster Convertible(don’t remember the year). That baby really hugged the road. It could corner like nobody’s business! I remember taking it through the curved, hilly roads of a local park as if I was in a Le Mans race. Luckily I wasn’t nailed by the Po-Po. I didn’t have it long because its 2 one-barrel carbs had to be perfectly in sync, or the car would just stop, but when it was running, it was a dream to drive…

I look so boring that the saleman who sold me a Ford Titanium enjoyed the shocked look on the head mechanic’s face when he said I bought the sports package. If I’d bought a Mustang, that would have been heart-attack inducing. Yes, I considered the Mustang, but I needed to be practical with the trunk and the insurance. I miss that car, it was fun to drive on the country roads around here, but someone t-boned me and destroyed the car. My next two cars had/have standard boring suspension and transmission.

The way that mirror is tilted he’s probably looking at his lap.

Leonard forgot the first rule of Italian race care driving.

Leonard needs to go on more trips without Wanda. She’s such a killjoy!

Don’t listen to her, Leonard. Step on it.