While looking through the newspaper, we noticed an announcement about a house auction, near Boerne Texas, We had not been to an auction for several years, so off we went. I was really looking for something of a nick knack to put on a hall table. These auction are always interesting, cause everything in the house is auctioned off. Each guest is given a sheet of red stickers to place in any item you might want to bid on. And then the auction begins. Items are brought out to where bidder are sitting and sold to the highest bidder. After rugs and bedroom beds, table, mirrors,
pillows, etc. A scooter was presented. While the auctioneer was going through all the details of the scooter, I asked How, how much he thought it would go for. "About
$1,500.00. The bidding started at $500. And was slowing climbing up. When you are at these events you can get really into it. At $800.00 Howard calls out $900.00. Then the funniest thing, everyone stopped bidding. After the hammer fell, there was no one more surprised than the new owners. Stunned we turned to each other and asked "How are we going to get it home?" How stopped at the local Wal Mart and bought a helmet and rode it home the 40 miles. It will go up to 80 mph but How only had it up to 45 mpn. Of course we could not go on the interstate. We hit the back roads, It only took an hour and 20 min. Keep posted it may be auctioned off, starting at $900.00 including tax and lic.

Howard and I had just been to his skin doctor and was driving home when, How said, " Lets look at these smart cars." We talked to a sale man and test drove a car. They look really small but have a lot of room inside. It is differently only a two person car.We said thanks, and started home again. About 4:00pm that afternoon the sale man call and said come on back let make a deal. So we did and are now are part of the Smart car family. It really are a fun car. How, get around 40 mile a gal. which is good cause he's only a mile from work. It's pretty peppy and is really easy to park, and find, just look for the crowd of people hovering.