Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow!

After nearly 10 years we said good-bye to a very good friend today. We sold our 2000 Mazda Protege'. It's not like we'll never see the guy again, since we sold it to our bartender and friend Chris, but it just isn't the same without that silver dude waiting patiently for us out in the garage. The time had come though, as is there really a need for two licensed drivers to have three cars? It made sense when Beth was still here, but actually we never had three cars until after she went off to college. The nice thing about it, other than the cash that we pocketed in the sale, is the fact that our car insurance is going down...WAY DOWN! That is not just because we have subtracted a vehicle, but we also subtracted a driver. As of today our "Sweet Babboo" Beth is no longer covered under our insurance policy. It seems as if it is not a big deal to add her back on for the few months that she is here, that according to our agent, and if she drives someone's car in Minnesota and Wisconsin...with their permission of course...she will be covered under the insurance of the owner of that car. I check the insurance regulations of both states and that is indeed the case. So, WHOOPEE! We not only sold a car, but we are saving a lot on out car insurance, and we didn't even switch to Geico.