You can't handle it!

Tonight  I am going to rewind time back to 2009, toward the end of the cruising season in Western NY.

About my Pink Saleen: Originally Mineral Grey, this Saleen S281 4.6L Supercharged does approximately 385 HP.  My son bought this car back in 2007.  He and my husband (god rest his soul) flew out to Kansas City Mo to pick it up and drive it home.  It arrived in May.  I was the holder of the lien.  I warned my kid if he missed the payments, I would paint it pink.  I'm sure you've guessed what happened there. The pink pony made its debut in April of 2009.  I didn't know how much it was about to change my life. 


Date: Sometime in October 2009
Place: Rick's Prime Rib in Rochester NY.

I decided to meet a few friends at Rick's Prime Rib's Tuesday night cruise night.  I hopped in my car and drove from Tonawanda NY.   I was there only about a half an hour when I noticed a mustang pull in with the big SALEEN decal going across the top of the windshield.  After the driver parked the car, I decided it was time to take a closer look at it.  The guy that owned it looked right at me and stated in a very cocky tone "You can't handle it!" Oh boy, not the right thing to say to me.

So I walked around the car taking a good look at it.  His hood was not opened so I didn't get to see the engine. Noticing that his "Saleen" was unnumbered, (All Saleens are numbered.  Mine is 01-0503)   I looked him in the eye and said, "Wow, what a really nice looking Saleen you have there. what number is it?"   He replied, "Oh it's not a real one, it's just a kit".  My response to him was "I know.  I could tell because #1, its not a standard, #2 your placards are in the wrong spot and #3 there's no number showing anywhere."  He then said back "My placards are in the right spot, you don't know anything about Saleens!" (Does open mouth, insert foot mean anything?)  His attitude was even cockier at this point.  Time to give him the attitude back. I told him "If you want to see how they are suppose to look, go over to that Pink Saleen over there. Yes it's real, it's mine and YES I CAN HANDLE IT.

I felt a wave of satisfaction come over me as I walked away and started laughing.