ODE TO THE ODOMETER!

    SUNDAY, MAY 12TH., 2019
      ODE TO THE ODOMETER

    While most everyone is observing
Mother's Day today I thought I'd remind
you about another "holiday" that happens
to fall on May the 12th.
     This is "Odometer Day."

    The odometer is that little

device, usually located just below

your speedometer, that tells you

how many miles your vehicle has

traveled since it rolled off the

assembly line.

     Odometers have come a long

way themselves over the years.

There are actually records of an

odometer-like device that dates

from the Roman era! You've got

to wonder if the used chariot

dealers tried rolling the wheels

backwards to knock off a few

miles!

      Back around the time I

started driving (not in a chariot

by the way) most odometers

only displayed 5 digits. We

all longed for the day we'd hit

99,999 miles, knowing our

odometer would then go back

to all zeros as though we had

a brand new car! Of course I

don't remember any of my cars

lasting that long back then!

      These days odometers

can log all the miles you're

able to drive. A major set back

to those used car salesmen!

       So if you haven't glanced

at your odometer lately today

is the perfect day to do so!

       Hope you haven't gone

too far, in your car that is, and

that all NEWS is good!