You can tell a lot about a person through their choice of a car. My previous car was an Alien Green KIA Soul. MY present one is a sunshine Yellow KIA Soul. Now I know lots of you like your black, silver, dark green, maroon Toyotas, or whatever. But I needed help finding my car when I left the mall or shopping plaza. It looked like everyone else.
Eventually, I found that there was a term for this syndrome – Mallsheimer. It’s when you walk dazedly around the parking lot or garage for hours looking for your car.
At last, a friend took me aside – an intervention- and told me I was not like everyone else. They meant this in the kindest possible way, suggesting it might be time for me to give up driving. But being a man of action, I started getting brightly colored cars. Now, my car stands out in the lot, and I’m gently helping the car color disadvantaged.
If you are in Central Massachusetts and see a sporty bright yellow KIA Soul in the parking lot, it may be mine. And I’ll be glad to help you find your Toyota.
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Several vehicles, I had a red station wagon. Candy apple red. Not only did I know where my car was but so did everyone else. I’d get into work and hear, “Hey, we saw your car in the Albertson’s parking lot last night.” Now I have a silver Nissan. Same as everyone else…and yes, I did call home one time to have someone drive up and down the parking lot because, for the life of me, I could not find my car!
If you weren’t so far away I’d be glad to help you!
Lol. I’m with you on the colour, but sticking to my Toyota.
Thanks VJ, and I especially kiked your post today. It expressed the sort of sentiments many of us are havint the day after the Day.
LOL! Wow, yellow is an even better idea than perhaps having flames painted on my red economy Nissan in a tri-city area so full of red economy Nissan models!
I like the flames idea. But then you’d get smart ass kids wanting to drag race down main street. You are much too dignified to get a rep with the cops at thie stage of life.
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this is great! I had an attack of Mallsheimer’s once, looking for a 1970 navy blue VW bug. Since then, I’ve been lucky.
But Martha, where you live there not be sufficient “Mall Carrying Capacity” to trigger your Mallsheimer – don’t be lured into a false sense of security!
Yes but I have not always lived here. My Mallsheimer event happened at Cinderella City (RIP) in Englewood, suburb of Denver. From there I moved to San Diego and I don’t think we need to say much about the Mallability of Southern California.
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My Mom always had an extended antenna on her car with Betty Boop attached to it. It made her car easy to spot in the crowd. Mom’s name was Betty, and over time she just sort of adopted the Betty Boop icon as her calling card. I just have one of those apple AirTags in my glove box. Not too original, not Betty Boop.