Some time ago, I did a stint at a company then known as Minacs in Chatham.

It was a call centre that dealt strictly with Chrysler products.

On the list of all the many and varied interests I have, cars do not make an appearance.

The only interest I have in any vehicle is whether or not it can take me where I’m trying to go.

I don’t recognize friends’ cars, and I have to have a bumper sticker on the back of it so I can recognize my own.

This situation was made even worse back in 2015 when we purchased the current Robinet family roadster as it’s a smallish SUV and it’s grey, like so many of its neighbours in any parking lot.

By contrast, the 2008 Honda Fit that had been our primary vehicle is a bright blue colour, which is relatively easy (even for me) to pick out in a crowd.

Now, I say “is a bright blue colour” as it is still our secondary vehicle. Despite a few bumps along the way, that little Fit just keeps on giving.

If only the same could be said of its younger sibling.

That had barely been in our possession for two weeks when the rear window was smashed in by hooligans whilst in a downtown Chatham parking lot – $500 deductible.

Its first cracked windscreen followed shortly afterwards, although to be fair, the chip in it only cracked when the repair place tried to fill it to avoid putting in a new one – $500 deductible.

Fast forward a few years, and a random projectile on my way to work meant yet another new........

© Sarnia Observer