Goodbye 2005, Hello 2006
- Wow. Another year. I’d been told each one seems to go a bit faster than the one before, and for the most part I’ve found that to be correct. It’s been an eventful year Mopar-wise..a dual coolant leak issue on both of our older vehicles coupled with the need for more storage room for my Wife’s business led to getting Plummer, our ‘05 Touring Edition PT in June. A few months later he was joined by Little Devil, our ‘04 Ltd. Combined, the Neon & 5th Ave were in the ‘family’ for about 15 years, so that was a big change.
On a larger scale, it was a year of natural disasters, of no NHL, and of the ECHL’s Trenton Titans bringing a championship to Trenton for the first time in decades.
Overall, it was a good year, I think. We’ve certainly had much worse.
Not long ago, we worked a craft show at my old high school; which I had visited only once since escaping in 1986. It’s a ’70s school; inspired by the then-trendy idea of no windows and few traditional, enclosed classrooms. Lots of 70s decor is still present, and it’s strange to see that mesh with the modern 30″ TVs with DVD players, as well as computers, in every classroom/area. Yesterday and today living uncomfortably together. Which is kinda where we always are I suppose, as those of us in older houses with older wiring occasionally discover when systems not designed for modern electrical draws cry uncle and trip circuit breakers (no microwave and hair dryer at the same time for us!)
As we wrap up 2005 and prepare to usher in 2006, I’d like to wish the whole Allpar community a Happy New Year and a prosperous 2006.
Stay well and stay Mopar!
