I drove all over North Atlanta in the Missing Linc, a combination of errands and scavenging, a little real estate work. Weather here is that misty not raining but not dry crappy weather, can’t get anything done.
From craigslist, I spent $10 for an authentic Chinese tea box. Roughly 2ft x 20“ x 20“. Before everything on earth was shipped by plastic, these boxes were used for the high end teas that went to the high end tea houses in the early 1900s, the Starbucks of their day. It looks like a homemade thin plank box with a lid, but it’s actually a galvanized steel shipping container water tight with solder joints, clad with the boards. The removable lid is also lined with galvanized steel, and I forget, but they used wax or something to seal the lid to the bottom when it was loaded with tea. Very thin steel, the whole thing weighs 2 or 3 pounds. I had one just like it in my apartment in , every piece of furniture had to double for storage or something, but it wasn’t worth shipping over here.
My master bedroom has windows on three sides, and that’s where Lincoln stays when I’m not with him, but one window is blocked by my printer. I have a desk in an alcove. I’m going to move the printer and put the tea box there, so Lincoln can see out that window too. Should be an incredible barking opportunity since that faces the street.
Anywho, I drive the Missing Linc more than anything else these days. It’s a lot of fun to drive, it’s easy on the gas, and it’s Lincoln’s favorite. He doesn’t slide off the cloth seats, he puts his front paws on the center armrest, and stands erect like an emperor viewing his empire. It’s a hoot.
Anywho, the reason I mention it is because it gets attention anywhere I go. I’ve driven some pretty expensive and exotic cars in my lifetime, and I don’t think any of them got as much attention as this silly little 87 four-wheel-drive with the Lincoln grill.
When I went to pick up mail from my PÓ box, a very attractive young lady (30?) in tight jeans with a suede coat with the fuzzy furry arms and collar walked across the parking lot to tell me she thought it was a cool truck and asked me about it. Pitter pat…
Then, later, on one of the errands, I parked in front of a fitness place. When I was coming out, two very attractive ladies, in some very appealing spandex came over the same way and asked about the truck. These girls were a lot closer to my vintage.
So I’m feeling pretty empowered. I think I’m just going to let sweet pea know all of this, I’ve got options, let her know she’s got some competition
Well, no, scratch that.
I think I’ll just share it with you guys.
EDIT: I corrected Hangzhou to Shanghai above. My apartment, and base of operations, was in Shanghai, but our biggest client was in Hangzhou, and that’s arguably also where the best tea in the world comes from.
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