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We really got Rosie to be our protection from the scary, horrible traffic outside of camp, and because she is big enough to hold our entire family. While a beloved vehicle, poor Clyde can only hold two adults and two car seats at a time. So we had to get something bigger before next week.
Rosie is a comfortable, inviting vehicle. She is an '07 and was recently shipped in from Houston, so she came with all the familiar bells and whistles, like a speedometer with mph instead of km/hr. (However, this turns out to be terribly inconvenient, since all the speed limits are in km/h!) Other advantages include the fact that she doesn't care if you go over 120 km/h; Clyde and all other Saudi vehicles ding at you when you go over 120 km/h - ding, ding, ding, like you've left the headlights on - which is really annoying. I'm glad Rosie won't be doing that. But the radio only registers odd numbered stations, i.e. 92.3, 92.5, 92.7, etc, and all the stations here are even, i.e. 92.2, 92.4, 92.6. Argh! Well, it will be CDs for us then. Not that we were listening to the radio that much anyway. Aramco does have a good radio station that we like, but we are usually stuck with Wee Sing or Raffi or Disney. She's got a sunroof and dual climate control and seats eight people with room to spare. Sorry, Clyde, you're a camp car now. Rosie is our go-to-girl from now on.
Ironically, we are now the proud owners of FOUR, count 'em, FOUR cars, but we only have ONE AND A HALF drivers! (Mike says I only count as half a driver since I can't drive off-camp.) Hah! Time to pare down. Anyone want to buy a gray 2005 Toyota Matrix? We'll give you a good deal!
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