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Dad hated a station wagon, XKE roadster when he could afford it. Silver series 2, they made a run from California to Sun Valley ID. Mom apparently saw Downhill Racer, thought skiing looked fun.
We knew when they left and they called on arrival. My sister, the smart child, gets out the old Rand Macnally road atlas, puts pencil to paper and says, They went 110 mph the whole way. Older brother looks at her work, mentions they stopped for gas and got something to eat, had to be more than 110, how long does it take to eat? They argued about it, to a draw. I asked when they came back. Dad acted like he did not hear me. Mom said she slept most of the way. At the time, Nevada did not have a speed limit at all on the highways, and an XKE has pretty long legs
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She was the kindest person I ever met
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