Ride Mooch
Everywhere I go in LA there are these large, shiny, metallic mechanical objects flying past me, in front of me, cutting me off….it’s a relentless and horrible hindrance to quiet and a sense of peace, and, yet, I am loathe to admit that I own one of these things and use it in ways I despise.
However, my car broke down last Saturday. Just after the gas leak drama, a flu shot (that $%# gives you the flu!), day 1 sugar withdrawal, and a general The World Is Coming To An End emotional spiral. The alternator was just the symbolic representation of my alternator, and the added dent getting a new one would make in my Freelance! bank account. (I say “Freelance!” because that’s how it sounds more optimistic than unemployed). So my car broke down in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant whose theme is slightly wax museum-ish rendition of Casa Blanca. It’s dark and some of the pictures look like they need to be dusted, but they have fantastic flour tortillas (if you eat flour…which I don’t). All I could think to do was go inside and order some shrimp ceviche. It was the least I could do for breaking down in their parking lot.
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As it turns out, I was right. Who thought being carless would be so much fun? A friend drove me to a party, another to a salsa club, another home, and my neighbor gave me a ride on her brand new Harley-Davidson to get my car (it’s not just middle aged men who ride them). By the time I got my car, I was kind of bummed. What’s so fun about driving around by yourself?
I have to say, Single Car Owner Syndrome is a very “white” thing. I love how Latino immigrants are natural car poolers. How many times do you see small compact cars with six white heads sticking out?
My carless weekend was yet another chink in my anti-car movement.
Just for today, I yearn to go carless.