The End Of The Road
The Deathcab, finally passed away, on 12/31/2006; two days after my 28th birthday, and just a few hours before the arrival of the new year. We were on our way to a New Year's Eve celebration at a friend's house, in Boone, NC. Sadly, I was to arrive to the party alone...
The Deathcab stalled out, one last and final time, at a gas station (Hess/Wilco Station #285, E. King St, Boone NC), just two blocks away from our intended destination. Though I tried my best to revive her, I knew the Deathcab's time had finally come.
Final mileage - 226,185
Total miles traveled since 9/15/05, the start of this trip - 29,015 miles
I was, and still am, rather sad by the loss of my longtime friend, car, and sometimes home; but also extremely relieved - relieved the Deathcab passed away rather quietly, and not in a more disastrous "blaze of glory". She gave me numerous scares throughout our journey together, and again, on the day prior to her death - stalling out as i was turning thru the middle of an intersection (US221/US421). We managed to crawl through the intersection, rather slowly, and fortunately, without incident. I then got out and pushed her to the side of the road, where i was somehow able to revive her, at least temporarily, for one more final day.
And now that day has passed...
Sliced and Diced at the Hess/Wilco Station #285, East King St., Boone NC
(Thanks for letting me borrow the saw, Uijin!)
I came back later on that night, with the intention of leaving some flowers, to honor the recently deceased Deathcab. Unfortunately, there were no flowers to be found anywhere in the vicinity. So, i used the next best thing...
{Sibylle Baier - The End (mp3)}