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.....................able to see the floor boards!
I shoveled out the Forester this morning to take it in for some maintenance. Hate to say it, but has been about 5 years since the floor board shuffle. Sure, the car got cleaned out to a little depth here and there as I shifted between missions, but not that far down.
No, I didn't find Jimmy Hoffa.
But I was reminded, cheerfully so, of what it was to have my own car back. It's not squeeling anymore and running nicely. Even got to mount up my mountain bike on the rack, bolt and tie it down, to be able to go to and fro the mechanic's place.
So now, it's turning to other matters, like getting some real sheepskin seat covers (the ones I used before wore out years ago and were replaced with cheap, thin kinds), detailing, getting my baby repainted, and replacing a hood deflector.
I'm in love, again.......but then again, the honeymoon never ends with a Subaru.
It means the OP hadn't cleaned out their car in 5 years and was full of clutter and crap all over the floorboards (and probably seats).
Yes....but not quite.
As a station wagon, the back seats were folded down for this cargo or that, such as CB aerial, kitty litter, shopping bags, spare clothes to include boots, scuba tank webbing, leather jacket, field jacket. Plus there were a lot of loose "tools" that weren't in their gear bag such as work gloves, steel cable, rope, collaspable shovel, bow saw, and such.
But yes, in the shotgun seat foot well, a lot of paper, a 2014 calendar given that was never used, cassette tapes, printed out maps, half a box of .45, light on the traveling trash but still some there, an expired fire extinguisher (but its replacement was in the car as well). The former was there because recycling those things is not easy. Pulled the old hanging parking tags from that side's door pocket, mounted my 4 D cell Mag light there.
Put the back seats back up (though mine is really with them down), the curtain back in its notches, put my shopping and freezer bags back there with the paper towels, camp saw, packed gear bag, spare clothes, kitty litter, and CB aerial. Now have my jackets hanging on the backs of the front seats, the first aid kit under the one on the shotgun side.
This is precisely why I tend to avoid buying used cars that say in the ad "female owned and driven."
I know they think that's a plus, that some kid wasn't ragging on the car, but to me, it means the interior is probably in sad shape and maintenance wasn't kept up.
I try to keep my car neat. It's not as neat as my husband's but pretty close. I have a small trash can hanging off the passenger seat and the moment it gets full I take my car to the car wash to wash the outside and vacuum the entire inside (and empty the trash, of course). The trashcan is my signal to clean the inside of the car.
I once had a roommate many, many years ago who "lived" out of her car - trash all over the inside and a trunk full of clothes, shoes, hats, etc. After the THIRD time her car got broken into and all her stuff stolen, I vowed to NEVER let my car get into that state.
Right now my trunk has two umbrellas (one large, one compact) and a roll of paper towels (which I put in there after having to change a flat tire and having nothing with which to wipe my oily, dirty hands once I was done).
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