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Foggy this morning but it will clear out later on a be a remarkably nice spring day. Day one of hard negotiations with dealers went as you would expect, too much time left in the month and honestly I don’t love any of the trucks. Maybe I’m just too undecided, and I keep revising what I want after digging through Fords website yesterday.

Pine Bush Meeting tonight, so that’s where I will be this evening then heading home. Didn’t sleep well last night, I got so jacked up on coffee yesterday and every other crisis that was breaking out in the office mostly because of my fat fingers. So much of buying a truck is a giant game of chicken. Nobody wants to be serious at this point as floor plan interest payments, quarterly  sales targets, and step up is just somewhere in the future. And I don’t love the idea of buying a computer on wheels with $5,000 LED headlights. Maybe if this doesn’t go down this month, I’ll get more serious about fixing the frame on Big Red. Truth is I don’t even know why I am wasting time negotiating over the overpriced truck I hate, beyond the fact it was convenient and I test drove it. The other truck I am negotiating over is fine, but also I don’t love it. Maybe it’s good, it’s super easy to walk from those deals.

Rode both ways to work yesterday, 🚴 the weather has moderated and wasn’t too bad. Riding was good for the stress in my mind, but I shouldn’t be stressed beyond knowing every word will be used against me working with dealers. And I feel so scummy about the whole process, especially buying a ginormous truck while the earth is melting from greenhouse gasses. 🌍 But I choose to live in the city for that reason, so I can bus and bike everywhere. Maybe it would be good to continue the auto-free lifestyle with gas prices surging. ⛽ People keep saying gas prices will come down in a few weeks, or maybe next year, but I am not convinced that we aren’t on the edge of a pandemic-style fuel crisis. People go back to work-for-home because of gas rationing or at least  an insane surge of prices. Parking lots become full of bicycles, because nobody can afford a automobile fuel and $5,000 a month winter heating bills. Buses become absolutely packed, while service cut 🚍 because even the authorities can’t get affordable fuel. Maybe I’m paranoid, or fighting over scraps on an auto deal, 🤝 but right now it just poop 💩 where the dealerships are. I’ll walk before I pay what they’re asking. No way in hell will buy a 25-year old Honda over just walking, biking, or busing. 🚶 Hell, people how wonderful old used Hondas are, but I have this colleague who took the advice, and bought a complete lemon 🍋 that they ended fire selling after a year. Or maybe they built a fire under it, and filed an insurance claim. 🚒

On that note, I should head off to the office after showering and catching the yokel-bus to work. If I didn’t have the meeting this evening about the Pine Bush, it would have been a great day to ride in. More meetings tomorrow night, but maybe Friday I can ride in. Who knows, maybe I’ll have a car deal by Friday, and I’ll have to bring a big check to dealership, but I think we might have to wait until Monday before at least one wants to come down to a reasonable level. Or maybe I don’t have a new truck before April Fools Day. God only knows. Actually, after buying the new truck, I will miss all the games and strategy. I’ll have to find a better way to occupy my time.