Yesterday's schedule actually went better than expected. It was relatively smooth and easy, despite the fact that I did have a few small bumps in the road. Still, I did have some fun too. To start with, while driving to the eye doctor shortly before 7:00 am, an amazing car pulled ahead of me on the freeeway and caught my eye. To anyone who loves cars, this one would have caught them too. I didn't know what it was, but it was fast, sleek, unique and I totally loved it.
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I happen to dearly love cars - unique and amazing sports cars are always on my radar. DH, on the other hand, could give a darn about cars - they exist to get us from Point A to Point B and back again. Nothing much more than that. This particular car took my breath away. |
When I took the off-ramp, I realized the car was ahead of me, and when I turned into the parking lot for the clinic, it was still ahead of me. I wanted to find out where it parked, so I watched as it pulled into a parking spot at the UrGency Clinic - the building just to the west of my eye clinic's building. I gave myself a bit more eye candy, but had an appointment I had to get to, so I headed in to get my eyes checked.
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I had no idea what type of car it was - had to look at the hood and rear to find out it was a McLaren. I'll have to do a bit more research on this car. I'm totally in love. The doctor driving it was middle aged and a bit overweight, so this was definitely his dream car. |
This appointment went SO much better than my last one. I now have a prescription that I can use to send off a couple of my favorite sets of eyeglasses and get them re-lensed. I'm also going to get my Craft-Optics relensed to the correct prescription. They are what I wear when I'm beading, and right now, I'm beading when I can for this year's holiday card "gift". But ... to return to my tale.
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Left side detail - the doors are gull wing doors, one of the things I really loved about this model of car. I haven't seen a McLaren car on the road in decades, so this was a real treat. |
After completing my eye doctor appointment, and passing with flying colors, I returned to the parking lot. As it turned out, the doctor didn't dilate my eyes at all, so I wasn't bothered by the sunlight. I made my way to my car, dropped off my paperwork, and continued on to take a closer look at this amazing sports car.
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You might remember the gull wing doors from the old DeLorean cars of the 1980's and 90's. Same idea, different manufacturer, and totally different styling. This was totally "sex on a stick" - automobile style - LOL. |
Now, I live in the Frozen Northlands of Minnesota. Sports cars like this - very expensive and rare - simply aren't seen on our streets because they can only be driven a maximum of six months a year. So whoever was driving this one had enough money to keep the car stored for the winter months. As I got closer, I realized it was parked in the "Physician Only" slots for the clinic, so that explained the income - LOL. I took a bit of time to admire it, and took a number of photos that I'm sharing here. If you also get Facebook with me, you might already have seen them, but that's OK. How often do you get a chance to see a McLaren car?
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I probably should have blurred the license plate, but what the heck. I'm rather amazed it didn't have a vanity plate to go along with the full package. Current price for one of these? $309,000!!! More than a LOT of houses. |
I satisfied my curiosity, posted the photos onto Facebook, and headed onward to my day, which turned out to be a rather productive one. I conquered some computer problems/issues, cooked my chicken, had my weekly chat with my dear friend Aearwen, and generally, had a very good Wednesday. Today I'm swimming, then heading to the shop, and hopefully I'll get some productive work done there. Maybe. LOL In any case, it's Thursday, so have a fabulous day, enjoy the car photos, and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.
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