New Summer Ride - Honda S2000
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Thanks for the condolences for my late wife. For those who haven't been around for a while, I'd like to share a bit about this special person. Connie and I were married on this day in 1995 - we were both in our late 30s. Shortly after we both accepted Jesus Christ as our personal savior in the late summer of '96, she had a horseback riding accident that left her in a coma for 6 weeks. With a severe traumatic brain injury, the doctors predicted she'd never progress beyond a persistent vegetative state, if she survived at all.
But the Lord had different plans for us and after 6 months in various hospitals and rehab centers, Connie came home and we started rebuilding our life. She couldn't remember much of anything from the 90s, including who I was and that we were married, but she did remember that she was born again. Needing help with most of her activities of daily living, I hired caregivers to be with her on weekdays while I worked and took care of her on nights & weekends. The team of her parents, her caregivers, and I slowly rebuilt her memories and helped calm her confusion. Connie was never bitter or angry and had only compliments for every person she met - including total strangers who always left with a smile upon meeting her. She never lived a day when she didn't want to go out to eat and never had a meal that didn't merit dessert. She looked forward to summer weekend afternoons when we'd get into whatever summer car I had for a nice drive that always ended up at Dairy Queen. The Lord gifted us all with an extra 15 years with my wife, and for that we will be forever thankful.
But the Lord had different plans for us and after 6 months in various hospitals and rehab centers, Connie came home and we started rebuilding our life. She couldn't remember much of anything from the 90s, including who I was and that we were married, but she did remember that she was born again. Needing help with most of her activities of daily living, I hired caregivers to be with her on weekdays while I worked and took care of her on nights & weekends. The team of her parents, her caregivers, and I slowly rebuilt her memories and helped calm her confusion. Connie was never bitter or angry and had only compliments for every person she met - including total strangers who always left with a smile upon meeting her. She never lived a day when she didn't want to go out to eat and never had a meal that didn't merit dessert. She looked forward to summer weekend afternoons when we'd get into whatever summer car I had for a nice drive that always ended up at Dairy Queen. The Lord gifted us all with an extra 15 years with my wife, and for that we will be forever thankful.
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Congrats on the new ride, it definitely looks brand new! Best of luck with it and our condolences for your late wife, always sad to hear things like that. Looking forward to hearing about you and your fiance enjoying the new droptop, though! 
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Congrats man! I had an S2000 back in 2000. Have been looking to pick one up again to have as a fun little roadster. Not sure if I'm willing to pick up one quite as nice as yours, but would definitely consider it!
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I have the s2k home and tucked into the back of the garage (can still get the tractor out). The line was too long last night, so I'll try to get the title transferred today. Of course I put the top down for the drive home.
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Prius is a super comfy cruiser to commute in.
S2000 is fun but I wouldn't wanna commute daily in one.
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Congratulations. The S2000 is a little too hard-edged (and too hard to get in/out of) for my tastes, but its handling is phenominal. You can just breeze around dry curves that would have a number of other cars in the ditch. 
My condolences on the wife....may she RIP.
The S2000 is a little too hard-edged (and too hard to get in/out of) for my tastes, but its handling is phenominal. You can just breeze around dry curves that would have a number of other cars in the ditch. My condolences on the wife....may she RIP.
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Thanks for the condolences for my late wife. For those who haven't been around for a while, I'd like to share a bit about this special person. Connie and I were married on this day in 1995 - we were both in our late 30s. Shortly after we both accepted Jesus Christ as our personal savior in the late summer of '96, she had a horseback riding accident that left her in a coma for 6 weeks. With a severe traumatic brain injury, the doctors predicted she'd never progress beyond a persistent vegetative state, if she survived at all.
But the Lord had different plans for us and after 6 months in various hospitals and rehab centers, Connie came home and we started rebuilding our life. She couldn't remember much of anything from the 90s, including who I was and that we were married, but she did remember that she was born again. Needing help with most of her activities of daily living, I hired caregivers to be with her on weekdays while I worked and took care of her on nights & weekends. The team of her parents, her caregivers, and I slowly rebuilt her memories and helped calm her confusion. Connie was never bitter or angry and had only compliments for every person she met - including total strangers who always left with a smile upon meeting her. She never lived a day when she didn't want to go out to eat and never had a meal that didn't merit dessert. She looked forward to summer weekend afternoons when we'd get into whatever summer car I had for a nice drive that always ended up at Dairy Queen. The Lord gifted us all with an extra 15 years with my wife, and for that we will be forever thankful.
But the Lord had different plans for us and after 6 months in various hospitals and rehab centers, Connie came home and we started rebuilding our life. She couldn't remember much of anything from the 90s, including who I was and that we were married, but she did remember that she was born again. Needing help with most of her activities of daily living, I hired caregivers to be with her on weekdays while I worked and took care of her on nights & weekends. The team of her parents, her caregivers, and I slowly rebuilt her memories and helped calm her confusion. Connie was never bitter or angry and had only compliments for every person she met - including total strangers who always left with a smile upon meeting her. She never lived a day when she didn't want to go out to eat and never had a meal that didn't merit dessert. She looked forward to summer weekend afternoons when we'd get into whatever summer car I had for a nice drive that always ended up at Dairy Queen. The Lord gifted us all with an extra 15 years with my wife, and for that we will be forever thankful.
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