Vehicles of Osbourne

 I am going to give you a brief overview of the vehicles my husband John and I own. (in no specific order)

2002 Pontiac Trans Am Firehawk - less than 10,000 miles, 100% original. Manual transmission.  Obviously, we don't drive this car often, as we had it built to our specifications, and to be honest? I don't want to drive it and be responsible for it should I smack it up or something. Awesome car though.  Build # 885.

1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 DRM 450 - (what does all that mean?)  The car is FAST. 450 hp at the rear wheel. We named this car Christine. Yes. After the movie. (car is red! car is fast! car has an attitude!). Honestly, I don't drive this car often for a variety of reasons. #1 - the tires. Massive racing tires. They're like $1000 for a pair. They are the tires that came with the car when we bought it in around 2003.  Christine has around 53,000 orig miles, and I know at some point the car was modified a second time by Doug Rippie Motorsports.  Guy who was the original owner is the owner of the sex shop "Fantasy House" - the interior isn't exactly pristine - the headliner is coming down a little - however the stereo? Whew. Awesome doesn't even begin to cover it. Anyway - the last time I drove it (last summer), I visited my BFF Kim, and when I got home, radiator fluid poured out of the bottom of the car. Great. Diagnosis from my mechanically minded husband, John - needs a new water pump. Of course it does. 

2000 Chevrolet Camaro v6. My car. Car’s name is Clarke. John had a fantastic Harley Davidson. He also couldn't help but notice how scared I got anytime he went out for a ride because no one pays attention and no one sees cyclists. So he sold his Harley and bought me this car.  2000 White Camaro V6 - T-tops, 750 watt stereo featuring 2 amps and 2 subwoofers. Interior is perfect, and for whatever reason, this car drives like a dream. Smooth, quiet ride. Feels more like a Lincoln Towncar than a Camaro. 188,000 miles on this baby. Took it for a drive the other day. Uh-oh. I can smell radiator fluid. If you know anything about these delightful sports cars you know overheating is a constant issue. DAMMIT.  John is going to see if he can determine where the leak is - upon closer inspection he noticed a TON of stop leak in the radiator.  Okay, so I am 2 for 2 on breaking cars. Nice work April. 

2005 (I think?) Pontiac 40th Anniversary Grand Prix - PURPLE.  Before I got my previous work from home job, and I was job searching, we didn't know if I was going to find a work from home job or not, so we needed a second winter car (front wheel drive). John picked up the Purple Slurp (my name for it) for $3000 and completely rebuilt the entire front end - breaks, sway bars, shocks/struts, new winter tires and new summer tires to swap out, new headlights and taillights. Of course a fantastic stereo. Currently, it has about 88,000 miles on it and runs great. Break line has a leak somewhere thought and John isn't confident on the repair of that part so we need to take it in for a once over. Honestly, I can't wait to drive this car. I haven't driven it more than like once or twice when we bought it in 2020.

2013 Ford Focus SE - we bought this when it had 26,000 miles on it. Gets nearly 40 mpg, has a defectively built/designed transmission that we've already had to deal with. Now, the power steering unit failed. Yes, John can fix it - but he said the entire engine is build around the unit, so this is his currently daily driver - which he is driving w/out the power steering. Car has nearly 200,000 miles. This car I named Frank. 

2006 (I think?) Ford Explorer 4x4. John's Mom gave us this truck when her husband bought her a new Bronco. She gave it to us stating she'd rather not sell or trade it in, and give it to us. Said it would give her peace of mind knowing we had a good strong winter vehicle. Okay. This truck's name is Floyd. His front drivers side tire sensor is all screwed up so we can't drive that either. 

So. 

We have 6 cars. 

ONE of the 6 is running as it should, and that car, of course is the Firehawk.   Given my recent history of vehicular failure, I have ABSOLUTLEY no desire to drive it. I don't wanna break it. 

We have kicked around the idea of taking the Firehawk to Barret Jackson. 

This isn’t about the snake

 

Why a Doberman?

 I am guessing that there are a few people who are curious about whose idea it was to adopt a Doberman, especially given our past dogs were of the Boston Terrier variety. 

Did you know that the Doberman breed was specifically created/bred to protect YOU?  Not to go get the animal you shot, not to protect your livestock, or your property, and they were not made to hunt. No. Their primary purpose is to keep their person safe. 

They are also the 5th ranking dog in intelligence and speed. 

They can live up to 13 years. 

When I started working from home, I wanted a dog more suited to protecting me while I worked at home. Yes, I have a gun or two that I know how to use, however, my ability to physically RUN is no longer possible due to Ehlers Danlos (hyper mobility) my connective tissue is all stretched out in my knees. My knees can and do partially dislocate from time to time, high impact type things are a guaranteed way to make my knees fail. 

So, that is why I wanted the breed I did.

He is very smart, understands way more than we give him credit for and is even accepted by Marshall and Maverick.  He LOVES it when he learns something new, he gets so excited! Hunter also LOVES his Grandma Jeanette. He cries when she leaves 🥹.

He was 11 months old when we adopted him in 2021, so he just turned 3. He was a bit of a velociraptor for a while when we first brought him home, but he’s mellowed out a lot now that he knows that this is his forever home and he won’t be gotten rid of ever again. 

Now, getting him to walk on a leash in a manner where he’s the sled dog has proven to be challenging 😅

I was never broken

 I let go of people 

I wanted to keep around forever 

To me

That’s become my biggest strength 

If you know me 

You know my heart is big 

And my love is unconditional 

If I let you go 

It was for reasons 

That do not need explanation 

Other than it was not me 

It was you 

This will NEVER be me.

 

Check this guy out!

 Happy Mothers Day Mom.