Monday, December 18, 2006

Holiday Spirit

Maybe it's that on the west coast, there's no snow, and so people just don't get into the holidays so much. Maybe the anticipation of long winters make east coasters do funny things. Either way, I have to say that I saw more holiday cheer being spread by cars in an hour this afternoon as I stood in the window of the tire store than I did in my entire four years in San Francisco. The two most notable I have shared below:

The first car actually drove into the parking lot and stopped, so I could get a good look at it.

Though this photo does make the idea of a Reindeer Car look kind of cute, imagine it on an old, beat up Chevy... Less cute, more rediculous, but I did appreciate the effort.

Entertaining though that was, it was the Car Menorah that got me to do a double-take. Yes, it is for real, and yes, the lights can be lit just as the real Menorah lights are lit - adding one each day until they are all aglow.


All in all, it was a good day. I got to take J & M to get ice cream (always a fun adventure), I got new tires, AND I got lots and lots of drive-by holiday cheer. Here's hoping my drive up to Maine on Friday will bring me many more such moments of entertainment.

5 comments:

Legal Blondie said...

I want to know what made you think to look on the web for pictures of a car menorah and a reindeer car. It's just silly that there are actual sites devoted to such things (and that we have found them!).

Legal Blondie said...

Look: my blog is already in your links. Thanks!

fibby said...

Yeah, that's right - gotta share you with the world! Welcome to Bloggerville.

Cameron said...

I wish a Jetta Wagon looked as cute with antlers and a shiny nose.... oh, and the first four letters of the word-verification are WXTC, which sounds to me like an adult content radio broadcast...

Legal Blondie said...

I'd never seen a reindeer car when you posted this. So apparently Mainers are slightly behind the fashion-forward Boston-ites, but only a few days behind: this morning I saw no fewer than 6 reindeer cars on the way to Gav's preschool. Maybe they're all just reading your blog and got the idea there! Yeah, yeah, that's probably it!