Saying goodbye to an old friend

Well, today I made one of the first major property elimination as we prepare to move to Peru. I got rid of my 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham, AKA "The Hoop" - as in hoopdee. A relatively large automobile with rear wheel drive and a V8 engine. My grandmother bought the car new at Hall Chevrolet in Welch, WV. She drove it until about 1990 when my parents bought it from her and gave it to her. She drove it until Fall of 92 when the engine blew while she was at her first semester in college. My dad then drove the car until February of 1995 - then it became mine.

Over the course of the next 11 years the car has been with me through alot of ups and downs.