Have you heard the news?
The 2014 Honda Odyssey is going to include a vacuum cleaner.
This means you will always have a vacuum cleaner on hand when you realize your van has transformed itself from an automobile to the largest waste receptacle on the globe.
This exciting news proves I am "of a certain age."
The 16 year old me would have asked, "What's a minivan?"
The 21 year old me would have said, "I'm never owning a minivan; pass the beer nuts."
The 30 year old me would have said, "I'm never going to let my kids trash my automobile."
The me today knows nothing sounds sexier than schlepping around town in a minivan with a built in vacuum cleaner.
Sure, what I really need in a minivan is a self-cleaning option like some ovens have. I want to flip a switch, walk away from my van o'crap, and come back to a spotless vehicle without having to break a sweat.
Short of that, an industrial sized vacuum cleaner, a built-in garbage disposal, and the ability to refrain all occupants from dropping trash on the floor of the van would work, too. I congratulate Honda for adding a vacuum cleaner to their minivan. It's certainly a step in the right direction.
I love to fantasize aboutbeing able to afford a 2014 Honda Odyssey what it might feel like to travel around town without being surrounded by crumbs, toys, and trash. Sometimes at stoplights I fantasize about being in a clean vehicle. That new car smell coupled with the absence of debris just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Again, proof I'm "of a certain age."
Instead, my vehicle looks like a good place to loose something. Like maybe my mind. Seriously, you would be amazed and disgusted by thecrap bizarro items I can produce from my current minivan.
Believe me when I say, it is possible for a family of four to livecomfortably out of my van for at least three days. The van contains a countless number of water bottles, three clementines, one apple, two half eaten granola bars, an overripe banana, a completely crushed but unopened package of peanut butter crackers, stale french fry bits, and an assortment of chewing gum. And that's just the edible stuff.
If you are ever in need of a napkin or Kleenex, my minivan is your go to place. Now I can't promise they're clean, but they are plentiful. I also have a small library of children's books, an equal number of DVDs, sidewalk chalk, one earring, a random assortment of crayons, a compass, seven glow sticks, a bicycle tire pump, a hairbrush which appears to have last been used on a cat, two neck pillows, six empty plastic grocery bags, one straw, a frisbee, three AAA guides from 2007, two different maps of South Carolina, and enough dried leaves and sticks to keep a bonfire going through the end of May.
The only item I can't seem to find in my minivan is a vacuum cleaner!
The 2014 Honda Odyssey is going to include a vacuum cleaner.
This means you will always have a vacuum cleaner on hand when you realize your van has transformed itself from an automobile to the largest waste receptacle on the globe.
This exciting news proves I am "of a certain age."
The 16 year old me would have asked, "What's a minivan?"
The 21 year old me would have said, "I'm never owning a minivan; pass the beer nuts."
The 30 year old me would have said, "I'm never going to let my kids trash my automobile."
The me today knows nothing sounds sexier than schlepping around town in a minivan with a built in vacuum cleaner.
Sure, what I really need in a minivan is a self-cleaning option like some ovens have. I want to flip a switch, walk away from my van o'crap, and come back to a spotless vehicle without having to break a sweat.
Short of that, an industrial sized vacuum cleaner, a built-in garbage disposal, and the ability to refrain all occupants from dropping trash on the floor of the van would work, too. I congratulate Honda for adding a vacuum cleaner to their minivan. It's certainly a step in the right direction.
I love to fantasize about
Instead, my vehicle looks like a good place to loose something. Like maybe my mind. Seriously, you would be amazed and disgusted by the
Believe me when I say, it is possible for a family of four to live
If you are ever in need of a napkin or Kleenex, my minivan is your go to place. Now I can't promise they're clean, but they are plentiful. I also have a small library of children's books, an equal number of DVDs, sidewalk chalk, one earring, a random assortment of crayons, a compass, seven glow sticks, a bicycle tire pump, a hairbrush which appears to have last been used on a cat, two neck pillows, six empty plastic grocery bags, one straw, a frisbee, three AAA guides from 2007, two different maps of South Carolina, and enough dried leaves and sticks to keep a bonfire going through the end of May.
The only item I can't seem to find in my minivan is a vacuum cleaner!
Ha, I read granola bars and thought I saw bras and figured that was in the long list of things that are in your van that shouldn't be there! A vacuum cleaner is a marvelous idea. But, of course, that means it has to be emptied on a regular basis. And not on the floor. So I think we know that that means.
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