Here's How Our Readers Are Doing

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Welcome backmost group! I'm truthful gladsome you've joined america coming for nan struggle session. Does everyone person their monstrously beardown and basking java successful nan cheapest styrofoam cups disposable connected nan market? How astir your off-brand cookies that are some old and someway soggy? Good, good. Welcome to nan Jalopnik Therapy Group, Surviving 2026. 

Earlier this week I asked you all, ya know, really are you doing? With each nan mess going connected successful nan world, I thought a cheque successful pinch a fewer cardinal of my favourite readers would beryllium wise. Almost everyone was crippled to show maine their triumphs and struggles and what keeps them going successful nan look of each this uncertainty. One reader, however, wasn't chaotic astir nan thought (despite clicking connected and commenting connected nan communicative he intelligibly didn't request to click connected but did). 

You're invited to subordinate nan struggle convention too, Robert K. We listen, and we don't judge. Well, nan group who gave your remark a thumbs down are judging a small bit. 

The remainder of you came to group pinch a batch to still look guardant to, and it honestly, that shouted maine up. It's bully to cognize truthful galore of you are keeping your recreation and car dreams alive. Take a look astatine what your different Jalopniks are doing to support nan bully times rolling below. 

I'd alternatively alert to Houghton, MI, and thrust to NOLA than nan opposite. But I've driven crossed nan Mighty Mac capable for 1 lifetime.

I'm readying a 5-day canoe travel done Louisiana bayous because astatine this constituent successful nan timeline, I take nan alligators.

From potbellyjoe

Indian Motorcycles

I've been powering done this messiness pinch a ngo to ne'er extremity being me. Last week, I scratched disconnected a fewer bucket database items by seeing nan neon lights of Miami's South Beach, driving nan Overseas Highway, taking successful nan Seven Mile Bridge, and visiting nan Southernmost Point. The authorities of Florida whitethorn dislike folks for illustration me, but I've ne'er been 1 to fto nan haters dictate my life.

I'm besides ace excited because I conscionable bought 1 of my dream motorcycles, an Indian FTR1200. It gets delivered this Friday!

This summer, I'll walk a week astatine EAA AirVenture arsenic I ever do, possibly do a tally of Route 66, and sojourn nan historical Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. This weekend, I'm going to rallycross a Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet! Maybe I'll yet get my 1948 Plymouth Special DeLuxe running, too.

From Mercedes Streeter (hiiii Mercedes!)

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Going to a wedding successful Scotland successful May and very, very funny what nan speech will beryllium pinch nan locals, their opinions connected caller America, and nan effect nan past period has had connected their lives.

From Brewman15

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To beryllium honorable things are conscionable ok. As 1 point gets amended different gets worse.

Vacation is retired of nan mobility for my family correct now different than conscionable mini time travel present and there. Its conscionable not successful nan budget.

I person been looking for a occupation for a while now because I americium sick of my existent connected and don't for illustration nan measurement they are treating me. But nan occupation marketplace is terrible. I did person an question and reply this week but they are interviewing astatine slightest 15 different group for 1 job. Odds are not successful my favor.

On nan affirmative broadside I americium astir to get a mini bonus. Which I will person to instantly walk connected a mates things astir nan house. I besides sewage a 1.5% merit summation which is not moreover capable to support up pinch ostentation but its astatine slightest something.

From Gerrit DeBoer

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Wondering really we sewage to present from being conscionable complete there. America has not go for illustration this because of its president. Its president is for illustration this because of America.

From Bernie's Mother

I've been looking guardant to RADwood astatine nan Heritage Invitational for months. It will beryllium a azygous overnight, 40 hour, 1,200 mile trip. I'll battalion nutrient to thief salary for nan 93 octane my car requires and I'll make nan champion of it. Hoping for bully upwind for nan show and my thrust connected nan Blueridge Parkway and Back of nan Dragon. Then backmost to real, depressing, life.

From Paul R

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Planning a roadworthy travel successful nan family Outback for Spring Break. Going to annoy nan kids by taking them to Monticello, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, etc.

Figured pinch nan extremity of nan state successful sight, it'd beryllium bully to show nan kids really it started.

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If you person a day, spell to Busch Gardens successful Williamsburg. That spot is awesome. I visited Williamsburg galore times arsenic a kid because my grandparents lived there....fun times, and awesome memories. RIP, I miss them some each day.

From bootska and JonRob 951

Mazda

How americium I doing? Well, aft a wellness scare successful nan waning days of January, I americium happy to study that I americium still connected nan apical broadside of nan writer and getting on fabulously. I will beryllium getting my MX5 Miata, and Willys CJ2a retired of retention this week!

From Radar Lover Gone

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Great mobility and comments. I'm going to Miami for 3-day play to sojourn my girl who goes to assemblage there. It'll beryllium great, but costs and awfulness of aerial recreation measurement connected me. That'll eat up what small "disposable" income I have, truthful nary $$ to return a summertime picnic aliases be shows etc. I'm looking for ideas for a solo play roadworthy travel -starting from Chicago- complete nan summertime that doesn't impact hours of driving past cornfields that conscionable extremity up successful cutesy towns pinch 27 ancient shops and overpriced coffee. Need a existent fund action pinch bully driving roads please.. Open to suggestions. Driving makes maine happy and I request immoderate happy "bigly."

From Jonathan S