my blood pressure update

my gas pedal no longer gets stuck down. this is a good thing. yes indeed. you see, my days used to start like this: i wake up a little before 7am, earlier if i'm house/pet/whatever-sitting, throw on some clothes, grab a nutritious breakfast to eat on the way (a pack of WalMart Fruit Smiles, umm...best way to start the day!), and jump in the car. by this point i'm usually wrestling with the stupid little Fruit Smiles foil baggy, balancing a cup of tea/juice/milk/other liquid, and shifting as i head out of the driveway. it is at this point that my ol' friend The Sticky Gas Pedal would start HIS day. well, joy of joys, the end of my driveway is a toss up. it's one of those blind entrances where you have to execute either a go-hella-fast-and-hope-you-beat-any-car-truck-or-bus-that-might-be-coming, or an inch-slowly-into-the-roadway-and-pray-that-they-see-you-first. not a fun decision to make at 7am, but luckily Mr. Sticky Pedal usually made it for me. well once i got onto the actual road it only got better. i live at the top of a long steep hill. the long steep hill takes a sharp right at the bottom, so while breezing down at an *exhilarating* clip i have the pleasure of staring straight into the murky creek at the bottom, wondering how deep it really is. assuming i made it thru that curve, the road then ends abruptly at a T and a stop sign. usually i'd have managed by this time to throw the truck into neutral and find a radio station that was suitable for the mood. i mean, who wants to die during a commercial? ah, but now...NOW my mornings are peaceful, i am $200 lighter, and my blood pressure has come back down into the normal range. life is good.