Sunday, January 15, 2023

Friday, January 13, 2023

Sunshine Chevy Google Review








 11/10/23 I haven’t purchased my Bolt let alone test driven one because they are pre sold before hitting the lot. Nonetheless Seth treated me like an established customer taking time to show me the car and answer all my questions so, based on that positive experience, I may soon trade in my Honda and become a proud Chevy owner.

1/11/23 I was notified by Seth that My New Bolt EUV Premier arrived so I drove my Honda Fit to Sunshine to trade in and close the deal. Wow!!! What a difference a trade makes! The Bolt is quite simply, Smooth as Silk as was the business transaction. I’ve only had it a few days but already I have driven on rural roads and highways and in torrential rain. The Bolt feels very solid and secure on the road and has instant torque and zip on the the Highway. I am so happy to switch to Chevy after 40 years of Honda and so glad  I went to went to Seth Parker at Sunshine.

We have been getting new cars every three years for 44 years. We’ve had many salespeople. Some were ok, one or two were intolerable. I set out this year to test drive several EVs; Kia ev6, Hyundai Ionic 5 and Nissan Leaf among them. I also went to Boyd Chevy in Hendersonville. I filled out your website inquiry to test drive a Bolt. When I arrived Seth explained that it was already sold and he did not have a model to drive But he proceeded to show me the car and all its great features. He did so with great honesty and genuine enthusiasm. He Sold me on the Boot and on Sunshine because of his honesty and enthusiasm. Never once did I feel rushed or pressured. I brought my wife back to just sit in the car and see how she liked it. She loved it and Seth. I really can’t say too much about what a difference a salesperson can make. I walked out of 4 dealerships and away from that brand simply because of the salesman’s poor approach. Sunshine seems to have a great team as reflected in the name. It’s a happy place to shop so I’m hoping that the car proves to be great and that we can keep doing business.

Monday, January 9, 2023

My New 2023 Chevy Bolt Premier

I bought and brought my brand new 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV Premier today. Seth Parker has been a total professional and pleasure to work with and the finance guy, Dylan, was the same. I over prepared doing spread sheets and trying to determine if I should buy vs lease. Tess really wanted to lease so as not to Tie up a lot of money and I agree with her on that well much to my surprise after all that calculation Seth walked in with the paperwork and when I looked it over I said how much does a monthly payment he looked at me with kind of grin his face and said zero! $3000 down and Zero per month for three years!!!! I could not have calculated it any better than that. I finish the paperwork and went straight to Longhorn where I ordered Tess her very well done chop steak and I got the Flow’s fillet Rare thanks to  Linda’s gift certificate and then headed home in my brand new Bolt. It was dark when I left and I didn’t wanna go on the highway so I follow my little shortcut behind Longhorn where I can come up to the street light and turn left on 280 and then went on down to 25. I turned on one pedal driving and off I went in to stop and go traffic after about 5 or 10 miles the traffic really tied up so I cut over to 191 and continued my trip home. It was dark and I was the car is new to me but it felt extremely comfortable I got home safe and sound and then I took Tess out for a little test ride and she loves it too. 









I decided to buy a Chevy Bolt EUV Premier. I’ve watched a hundred positive reviews and think it’s a good thing to do. I might Lease if I get a good deal because in three year’s technologies will improve and I might want to trade in. I have to create space in the garage for 240 charging station and the car. I’m coming to grips with my new physical reality. I will never hike or bike on the same level as last year before surgery. I need to donate my Scott and bike rack. Keep mountain and trike to ride on Ecusta Trail.

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Wednesday

 


This series is great entertainment on so many levels… I grew up with three channels, now I’ve got 5 streaming services, a million shows and There’s Nothing to Watch. Yet here I am watching Wednesday about the Adams Family, never watched the original… and this is outstanding. Jenna is just captivating. Her mesmerizing stare and understated treachery is riveting. But her ability to interact with this Thing reframes the whole mystery in a different yet totally believable realm. Thing is literally her best friend and confidant. It’s ability to communicate such a complex array of feelings is incredible to watch. Thing is a true character, a real, sensitive, protective, loyal friend. The casting is perfect to highlight Jenna as the heroine and provide her with a supporting role that enhances without stealing the spotlight.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Merry Christmas 2022

 

It’s been another Christmas… poignant and merry. It was a Amy Grant who answered when asked if this Christmas would be bittersweet, she responded, anyone who has lived long enough experiences some sadness.  

I have the most beautiful and wonderful family life as captured in this video put together by Apple AI before I was ever able to review the photos. And yet there were moments when I felt like a stranger, not because of them so much as because of me and my own self recriminations. I feel as though I see the passing of time in the eyes of my grandchildren who are now 8 and 10 years old. My baby girl, who is now in her 40’s and my darling wife, who is now …. As we both are now fully senior citizens. The car drive to Charlotte, one of many over the years, is so much more challenging. We debate, on the way, if this might be our last. We suspect that our daughter may be growing more distant than the mikes between us but then Lauren gave us the incredibly thoughtful gift of tickets to go to River Dance together. So now, rather than in another year, we will drive back in just a few weeks. 

This year has brought me closer to facing death in the shear pain of my sciatic nerve but surgery saved me and gave me a new lease. Now I have even more understanding and more empathy for others dealing with the frailties of age and circumstances that are not really in theirs or my control. The war against Ukraine and the inhumanity of man to men and women and children keeps me up at night. Just like now, just like this. I am so incredibly lucky. So blessed. To be here, to be healthy gain, to have the love of family and the comforts of economic wealth. I went to the Salvation Shelter to donate my old hybrid bike yesterday. I brought it to the shelter but before finding staff I met a man who was seeking services. I said I was donating a bike and he said how he really needed a bike. It was the way he said it with such sincerity and such appreciation when I said it was his to have. He was so kind, so grateful, so humble. I was so happy and so honored to be able to give it too him and it brought a tear and the feelings I had when I worked for DSS at Christmas time. I felt so good and so filled with purpose. We barely had more money than the clients we were serving but we were serving and in those few days of helping families and delivering donated food and gifts I got to feel the feelings of purpose and reasons that I wanted to be a social worker. I had those feelings again for just a moment today. I reached out and shook his hand. He walked the bike into the fenced area of the shelter. He said God bless you to me and wished me good things. He said he could not take the bike because is did not belong to him but he hoped they would give it too him and I hope they do as well. We, nodded, acknowledging each other again with gratitude as we parted ways. He, into the shelter yard, me into my car. The stark contrast bringing tears to my eyes I quickly brushed aside.

I got back into my nice nearly new, clean, comfortable and warm car to go home. I’m looking forward to buying a new electric car in the next few weeks. I drove across town to my home that is bought and paid for. Everything that I have ever wanted, a woman to love, a car, a home, a beautiful daughter and a loving family and trusted friends all of this is now mine. Every wish I’ve ever made, every hope and every dream, has now come true. I am so incredibly fortunate, lucky, blessed. I know it, I take stock in it, I thank God for it and still I do not rest. I cannot close my eyes and sleep. It’s a kind of little personal curse I can’t shake so I spend at least a little of all this time writing all this stuff down in this little note pad. Thank you god and thank you life for giving me all that I have. Bless the man with the bike and give him shelter. Bless Ukraine and all the people who suffer. Bless my friends an my friend John for being as close as a brother and bless my sister who is my friend as well as my sister. Tess for loving me in her own and interesting ways. She has giving me a whole life of substance, identity and purpose and she has given me my daughter Lauren who redefined what love truly is.