My first day with my MSLR during a regular work day:
I finally got the chance to drive my Tesla to work, after getting it back from the detail shop yesterday evening. First of all, I have an elderly dog that can no longer stand up on his own most of the time. I've been pestering my wife to put him down for months, but she refuses to let me put him down. Because of this, I have to get up at least 4 times a night to help him up when he starts crying, or clean up after his droppings, which he also no longer controls. I only give that back story to set up what happened last night.
Usually, when I stagger out of bed to stumble over to him, make sure he is okay, and then trip my way back to the bed, I check my phone to see what time it is. I do this to get an idea of how much more sleep I get to have before the morning alarm. Last night was different. Every time he woke me up, and I checked my phone, I thought to myself "Can I get up to drive my car? NO!, I have to go back to bed!" Needless to say, it's been a long time since it felt like Christmas morning.
I pulled out of my driveway and rolled to the end of my street. Before merging onto the road for my commute, I pushed the mic button and said "Play Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue". Off I went. When I got to the freeway I had to remember to control myself. This thing accelerates so fast and smoothly I keep finding myself needing to slow down again. I pulled up along side a newer convertible white Corvette. I paused for a second, but he did not have any interest in playing this morning, so I moved on. About 5 minutes later a beat up Subaru was in the fast lane in front of me. He passed the car next to us, changed lanes, then rolled down his window to give me a thumbs up.
At work, everyone kept asking if I drove it here. Our facilities manager asked to take a look at the car. He walked around taking photos, so I offered to go for a quick drive. We went to a straight stretch of road with no traffic. I came to a dead stop and then punched it. He was flabbergasted. I pointed out that we just hit 80 when I hit the brakes and he couldn't believe it. He told me it was by far the fastest car he has even been in. A lot of his friends are always dumping on Tesla and he plans to set them straight.
For lunch I went for takeout at a local pizza shop. When I pulled up out front, several of the teen boys scrambled to lean over the counter to see the car. I soaked in all the oooh's and ahh's and answered a flurry of questions while completing my order. I couldn't stop smiling.
When I returned to work, a coworker rolled his window down and flagged me down as I passed him. He was visibly excited and asked if he could check it out later today. I said absolutely. I have a few more test drives happening today. I love watching the reaction of people who have never sat in a Tesla. It's like they are viewing some kind of alien technology. This is going to be entertaining for at least a few weeks. Somehow I suspect someone here, who makes a lot more than I do, will end up with a Plaid on the lot by next year. Then I will be the one begging for a test drive.
