Toyota is taking a beating. They were leading the pack in car sales. Now they are yelping at the rear, trying to regain the people's confidence. It has to do with stuck accelerators. Seems a tiny piece of metal added will solve the problem. Wonder if baling wire and some tin from a can would repair it? If so, my dad, if living,could fix the problem. We were making a short trip one day in Arkansas when I was a boy. The car suddenly would not turn. Daddy was going so slow he could drag his foot out the door and stop the car. You see we had an attachment that did not allow the car to go faster than thirty. It was my mother! Daddy stopped the car and took a look. The front suspension had come loose. We were stranded on this lonesome Arkansas road. Daddy had to take the matter into his own hands. Road service back then would have consisted of a team of mules. He went over to a barb wire fence and chose one of the strands to clip. I know, he shouldn't have done it, but this was an emergency. There were seven of us in the car and the air conditioning wasn't working. We didn't have one. With the wire and a jack he went to work and in an hour or so we were back on the road to Cavanaugh. Recall? That was something mother did at the back door to get us to supper when we were playing. Back to stuck accelerators. The problem is not in Toyotas alone. They are bad about sticking on the causeway, in a lot of brands, between Portland and the High Bridge. I have had cars with stuck accelerators pass me going eighty or more. I could see the drivers frantically calling or texting on their phones for help. How about a recall of ALL vehicles under ten years old? The older ones have this problem solved, or they are in the junk yards. That would leave the roads safe for Ann and I in our 97' Dodge Ram. It doesn't have a Hemi.
Long ago the Bible cautioned us about putting total confidence in any instrument of travel. "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God" Psalm 20:7. Now there is reliable Transportation! No recalls.
Get our your raincoats and umbrellas if you live near Rockport. You will need them.
