Bears hibernate in the winter...We all know that. But did you know cars do it too?
A couple of my brother's cars do anyway. You can see them here, on rollers to keep the tyres off the concrete. Here they wait out the winter, snuggled in their warm and cosy warehouse, waiting for the Spring and return of driving weather.
The closest one is a 1967 Dodge Coronet and the other, only partially imaged, is a 1957 Plymouth Fury. The coronet is usually a driver but the Plymouth doesn't go out too much - it's an extremely unique vehicle, heavily modified and built from scratch from the ground up. It's an award winning custom car built as a showcase of my brother's custom car business.
When I was in Finland last year I took a ride in the Coronet which sounds the business and goes hard...athletes nothing like the sound of a big V8 right? The Fury? Well, I wasn't ride-worthy so I only got to admire it.
They're hibernating now though, for the Finnish winter, and won't emerge until the snow is gone and conditions are suitable for cruisin.
Seeing this image today made me glad I don't live in an area in which the weather inhibits what people do so severely. Yes, there's things we do or don't do depending on the season here in Australia but to not be able to drive a much-loved car for months? It must suck and I know my brother is a bit sad; the photos came through with the message, "saddest day of the year." I get it too, I'd be sad as well.
I guess we all get used to, or deal with, the varying factors that influence our lives - We adapt and amend our behaviour accordingly, seek other interests and outcomes and adjust expectations in turn; Just like my brother has to do each year with his cars. I'm glad I don't need to hibernate my hobbies though.
Do you have hobbies or interests that have to cease due to weather or some other factor out of control?
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