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Somewhere near Hamilton, Ontario, October 2005 [Click to embiggen]
The scene: I'm zooming home from Toronto after attending an industry "event" at a too-cool-for-mere-mortals club. Suddenly, my phone rings. A journalist wants to talk to me about the neat things I just saw. Not wanting to emboss the Ford logo from my rental car onto the back of that 18-wheeler just ahead of me, I ask if she can give me 10 minutes to get off the highway and find a safe place to stop. She happily agrees - live analysts give better quotes than dead ones, apparently - and I eventually find this lonely spot in the hinterlands just west of Hamilton.
When I'm finished chatting with her, I snap this shot because it strikes me as odd that I could be so productive while surrounded by little more than fields and cow pastures. The cows don't seem to mind my temporary intrusion.
Your turn: Please concoct a caption for this photo. I'll choose the most creative one and post the winner, along with a new image, next Sunday. As ever, I'm whoring myself out. So if you want to submit billions of comments, have at it. Bring along a group of drunken friends? Absolutely: the more, the merrier. Encourage your elderly parents to join in? Sure thing. We welcome all generations.
About last week's image of a parking lot line badly in need of resurfacing: Sad scenes often make great photos. Thankfully, you didn't disappoint with your suggestions. This week's winner comes from Linda: "This is your road, on crack." I can still hear the Dragnet-like music in the background. Honorable mentions go to:
- Sister AE: "I go to pieces."
- Kenju: Unplanned obsolescence."
- Tiel Aisha Ansari: "Pave meant less."
- Rainbow Dreams: "True colors exposed."
- Steve: "What lies beneath."
- Colleen: "You can't judge a crosswalk by its cover."
Michele sent me to see what picture you've put up for us Carmiphiles today :-)
ReplyDeleteI love this photo - the sheer emptiness....... :-)
I bought MB an excellent book for Christmas that sums up the image.
'Notes from the Hard Shoulder' by James May and it jumped into my head when I saw the picture.
So that's my caption - Notes from the Hard Shoulder.
cq
I knew you would get round to visiting Carmi :) Glad you liked the haiku. Hope the snow has all been cleared and is suitably photogenic? Would love to see pics of the snow if you have taken any.
ReplyDeleteAs for your caption: "The alternative to home working"
BTW - It's toatlly okay about the award. Thanks for the thanks :) I's your choice whether to pass these things on or not. I view themas a pat on the back from a blog friend so thanks for accepting it that way.
ReplyDeleteI'm back!
ReplyDelete[holds out a virtual heater] Michele said I should bring a gift.....
hmm - another caption....
I thought 'breakdown' when I saw the photo... but that would be unfair to Fords.... :-)
[cranes to read the sign]
hmmm........
'Free parking here for airfield.'
cq
"Honey, I told you to ask for directions. We're here on the map."
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a caption...
ReplyDeleteSometimes I think you can be very production in the middle of nowhere (or seemingly so). I feel my strongest and most peaceful in wide open spaces. (Looks like all the roads around my place - check out "Blue Winter" at my blog...my daily jaunt to work)
As I am a Brit and we drive on the other side of the road my caption is
ReplyDelete- with apologies to Spike Milligan (I think):
'I'm going backwards for Christmas!'
Michele says hi!
The middle of somewhere.
ReplyDeleteShoulder work ahead.
"Car," (by) me.
Fielding questions...
Thanks for the 'mention for last week.
ReplyDeleteI think this one says:
the pause that refreshes
here from michele- don't you love rental cars? they go so much faster than anything i own
ReplyDeleteMichele sent me this time.
ReplyDeleteMy caption would be....
Should have bought the Chevy.
Marginalized
ReplyDeleteCold-shouldered
Isn't wireless internet great?
The office of the 2010's
Darn it... missed the ditch again!
Thanks for the honorable mention, Carmi!
ReplyDeleteI'd call this one 'Roadsidia".
(That's a florist term for stuff growing beside the highway.)
Well, WOOHOO! I finally came up with a WINNER, not just a runner!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for picking my quote.
This one? Well, I won't tell you what I NORMALLY call a Ford Focus (and how pathetic am I that I can IDENTIFY it???)
But...my quote is a long-standing acronym...and since this car is, well, on the side of the road, here goes:
Found On Road Dead
Thinking....outside the lines.
ReplyDeleteI am not concerned about being 'fair to Ford' - so here's my caption:
ReplyDeletea) FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily
b) FORD - Found On (the) Road Dead
Actually, I like Fords.
You're such a good guy. I'm the only person I know that finds a place to park before getting into a cell phone conversation. Glad to see others do it too. Not that I'm special, but it just makes sense. Common sense seems to be lacking these days.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a good caption; I usually have a brain fart when intentionally trying to be clever. When good one liners are sent to me by the muse, they can be great, but today's not the day.
Thank you so much for your visit and your kind comments on my photo blog. I've been in a real mess with bad back problems for over three months now, and my posting and especially my visiting, has suffered a whole lot.
I've been trying to get back in the swing of things, and appreciate your visit and encouragement.
Grounded
ReplyDeleteI just took off!
ReplyDelete"are we there yet?"
ReplyDeletedad do you think we'll see any planes from here?
ReplyDeletethe new gold standard for FORD
ReplyDeletethey were almost to the airport when they heard, "dad, can you pull over, I'm about to be sick"
ReplyDeletestaying FOCUSed when driving is important, if not the FOUCS ends on the side of the road looking for directions
ReplyDeleteTo their horror they realized, too late, that the Shadow's mode of transportation outpaced their own.
ReplyDeleteCar-Me
ReplyDeleteRoad Wary
Out of Focus
Cell-shocked
After attending The Event at the Too Cool For Mere Mortals Club, Carmi knew he'd been "outed" when the valet brought his car to him as he said his good-byes.
Why are we pulling over, there's no-one to ask for directions?
ReplyDelete(Crap, Robin showed up. Now our chances for winning just dropped into single digits. Guess I'll have to toss a few more into the fray.)
ReplyDeleteA Ford able office space.
Park of genius!
Rental Carmi.
After using great judgment in pulling over to safely take a work phone call, Carmi became the tragic subject of irony moments later when a speeding car slammed into him because he was standing in the road to take a photo of his safely-parked car.
"The Ford Focus runs great, Mr. Levy, but I should let you know...we couldn't find a shadow that matches. That sorta freaks some people out, but as long as it doesn't bother you..."