Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for May 12, 2021

Philosophy…..by Uncle Cosmo.

In 1964 my 8 year old brother and me, at 7, were riding in the front seat of 1958 Ford. My mom, who was driving, took a left turn over a small dip and then up a small hill when the passenger door flew open and my brother tumbled out. She didn’t notice until I yelled and she saw the door open and my brother gone. She slams on the brakes and retrieves my brother, who was fine, and we go on our way. I think my mother was more frazzled than she let on, but my brother and I told that story for years to come ar family get togethers.

Love that ’58 DeSoto….

That car didn’t come with seat belts!

The Doors Of Misperception.

I’d love to have a Desoto with a Firedome.

Rented a “rent-a-wreck” in Alaska. Called after landing at the airport. Was told where it was parked and that the keys were under the floor mat. It was old, beat up but it ran……. Drove it all over Juneau for a week.

Just be sure that whatever the seat-belts are bolted to, hasn’t rust through.

Almost all old(er) things have their (little) “quirks”.

With the way, ‘Cosmo’ drives and the age of his car, they are a necessity ! ! ! !

This week in Oklahoma, two separate wrecks with four fatalities and none of them wore seat belts.

They didn’t make seat belts then did they???

We installed seatbelts in our 1962 van. Got run off the road by a semi the next summer, rolled a couple times, totaled the van. No injuries.

Today’s words of wisdom from Uncle Cosmo.

Hits too close to home, once had an old car that had a door that sometimes didn’t close fully. Turned a corner (slowly) and my daughter fell out. She hit the ground running and wasn’t hurt at all. She checked it twice from then on.

Looks like an old dodge

But you could install them aftermarket &, surprisingly, we did!

In the immortal words of Margo Channing: “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!”

Is that car supposed to be a De Sota or Edsel?

In cosmo’s case when he goes on a blind date one door opens then it gets shut in his face