Well, this actually happened two months ago, but let's pretend its more recent. After four years, I have said goodbye to one of my best friends, most favored traveling companion, and one of the things I have personally loved a great deal in my life - My truck. To me he was Thomas, after all the great Thomas' of history and Christian faith (primarily St. Thomas 'A Becket of Canterbury, my patron). To many others, he was known as "The Lady's Truck." All the same, he was great and will never be forgotten.
I came to the conclusion upon returning to the East Coast that a pickup was not practical, both for its size and financial burden on gas. My mother offered to give me her car, paid for in full. A Toyota Camery, 2001, with less millage, and containing more of the color beige than the most boring persons wardrobe.
Thomas was with me for 80,000 miles from Maine to Florida, Massachusetts to Wisconsin, and went with me as far west as Kansas. With all the things I have left behind in the last few months, he will be among the most missed. He was loved by many, passengered many, and driven by many. No matter what Chad Nusbaum says, Thomas was a great truck!
Thanks for all the adventures! Good bye old friend.
