Wednesday, January 03, 2007

How to Wake Your Dead Car

Whether you've got Irish blood coursing through your veins or not, I recommend a traditional (or non-traditional) wake to help ease one's passing into car-lessness.

What you need:

An Irish bar
An open tab
Indulgent friends
Money for the jukebox
A photo of your recently-deceased car (optional)

What you do:

Gather in said Irish bar. Order drinks of choice (beer and whiskey recommended). Play music that you used to listen to in your car.

Toast your car again and again. Reminisce on all the good times had in your car. Tell the story about the great sex had in your car. About the punk cop who busted you having sex in your car. Tell the one about getting stuck in the mountains. Or the mud. Or the one about getting locked out of your house and having to sleep in your car. Whatever your stories are, tell them. Toast them.

Make your friends tell stories. Talk about how much you will miss your car. It's okay. No political correctness here. Just let it out. You loved your car. You will miss your car. You will be reducing your carbon footprint, sure. But for now, its okay to just get piss drunk and feel shitty about your dead car.

Go home. Wake up, hungover, but happier to be car-free.

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