My First Car—A Sad Tale (Writer’s Workshop)

I was thrilled to get my own car when I graduated high school. It was a gift from my aunts and was used but I didn’t care. It was not at all sporty, but it worked and got me around where I wanted to go, mostly to church, Dairy Queen, bowling and softball. It was a Rambler which isn’t even made anymore, boy do I feel old!

I felt really bad when I woke up one day after a storm during the night to see this:

It was completely covered!  The second picture is of the flattened roof!

A tree in our neighbor’s yard got struck by lightening and crashed down right on top of my little Rambler, caving in the roof! Although I had comprehensive insurance on it, the insurance didn’t cover the damage because it was consider “an act of God” which was listed as an exclusion on my policy. I don’t really remember how long I had that car, but it didn’t take me very long to go find another used car.

This post is in response to Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop to write about your first car.