tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post1241441430171450301..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: In which we have an adventure--Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-47108259342545033192013-07-13T13:58:57.778-04:002013-07-13T13:58:57.778-04:00Yes, my little blue Opel Kadett did not like winte...Yes, my little blue Opel Kadett did not like winter at all! I took it off to Providence, R. I. when I went to grad school, and I met hordes of nice people whenever the little blue bug needed a jump, which was most of the time from October through April.marlyhttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-57002256268217524772013-07-13T04:08:04.832-04:002013-07-13T04:08:04.832-04:00This reminds me of the RED Opel Kadett I drove as ...This reminds me of the RED Opel Kadett I drove as a teenager. My father thought my mother would like driving it around town as a "zippy" alternative to the yacht-sized Plymouth. She did not, and we were stuck driving it to school, which displeased the Opel so much that it would stall on winter mornings in the middle of intersections. I suspect when my father took it to the used car Ms. B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05452959341750332175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-59530322053602597492013-07-06T16:26:23.077-04:002013-07-06T16:26:23.077-04:00I suppose that I could have gotten annoyed, but so...I suppose that I could have gotten annoyed, but somehow I thought it was a riot! Which was better than getting peeved...marlyhttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-31690475127494639892013-07-06T16:22:51.264-04:002013-07-06T16:22:51.264-04:00I'm impressed that you all had a good laugh ov...I'm impressed that you all had a good laugh over that steaming car and getting lost adventure - and it made for a great story!marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.com