Long and Winding Road

Back at the end of April the badges on the back of the Emperor came off or were removed and I have never done anything about it. I tossed around a couple of ideas, like stickers or custom lettering, but a couple of weeks ago I hit on an idea that seemed just offbeat enough for me to try, Pontiac Solstice badges. I figured with all the Miata enthusiasts taking their badges off, there were bound to be a few Solstice owners doing the same. Off to the nation’s flea market, eBay.

There were no Pontiac Solstice badges for sale, but I did find some old script style badges that say Ford & Deluxe. Hey, Ford owns a controlling interest in Mazda… And for 98¢ plus shipping, how could I go wrong?

Well, shipping was $6.40 for Postal Service Priority Mail 2-3 day delivery and maybe I wouldn’t have taken umbrage with how long it took the items to get to me if the item and shipping prices were reversed:

Auction Ended, 3:16 pm, August 05, 2007
Paypaled Seller, 10:43 am, August 06, 2007
Electronic Shipping Info Received, August 09, 2007
Mailed, August 10, 2007, MURRIETTA, CA 92653
Enroute, August 13, 2007, 11:57 pm, BELL, CA 90201
Enroute, August 18, 2007, 9:28 am, ATLANTA, GA 30369
Package arrived, August 20, 2007 4:30 pm

My new camera is doing some traveling too.

MISSOULA, MT – 8/15/2007
BILLINGS, MT – 8/16/2007
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – 8/17/2007
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – 8/20/2007
LEXINGTON, KY – 8/21/07
GREENSBORO, NC – 8/21/2007
WEST COLUMBIA, SC – 8/21/2007
AIKEN, SC – 8/22/2007