{"id":1105,"date":"2018-04-28T17:59:51","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T14:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/memory-lane-%d0%b2%d0%be%d0%bd%d1%8f%d0%b5%d1%82-%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%ba-%d1%81%d1%8b%d1%80-%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%8c-%d0%b8-%d0%b4%d1%80%d1%83%d0%b3%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%be\/"},"modified":"2018-04-24T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T18:48:08","slug":"memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Memory Lane: &quot;Stinks like cheese in here&quot; and other stories as a private chauffeur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/Memory-Lane-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Let me carry my suitcase, sir!<\/p>\n<p>I'm getting hot under the collar. <\/p>\n<p>But it's not my lucky day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/#%C2%AB%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%C2%BB\" >\u00abBoys.\u00bb<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/#%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9\" >Calm and collected<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/#%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B0\" >Better late than never<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/#%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B\" >Government plans<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/#%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D1%8B%D1%80_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0\" >Excuse me. Cheese, please.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/#%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE\" >Fido's bite<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/memory-lane-d0-b2-d0-be-d0-bd-d1-8f-d0-b5-d1-82-d0-ba-d0-b0-d0-ba-d1-81-d1-8b-d1-80-d0-b7-d0-b4-d0-b5-d1-81-d1-8c-d0-b8-d0-b4-d1-80-d1-83-d0-b3-d0-b8-d0-b5-d0-b8-d1-81-d1-82-d0-be\/#%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8\" >Close calls and juicy gossip<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%AB%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%C2%BB\"><\/span>\u00abBoys.\u00bb<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In my rush to get him to the airport, I pull sharply out of the hotel driveway. <\/p>\n<p>He can't hold his tongue anymore. <\/p>\n<p>Besides, I have to turn left.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9\"><\/span>Calm and collected<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I don't say a word and continue to stare straight ahead. <\/p>\n<p>The light turns green and I put it on. <\/p>\n<p>I had countless adventures taking one minister and my boss to a reunion and then waiting for them as they had to go to another meeting. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/businessman-using-tablet-working-car-inside-PFDDYTA-700x393.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B0\"><\/span>Better late than never<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Life as a chauffeur isn't always easy, especially when you're struggling against the clock and your passengers have no idea how long it will take to get from point A to point B in a big, congested city. <\/p>\n<p>Would it kill you to give me a better extended warning? <\/p>\n<p>I run to my car and as I leave the park, I find a turn where I don't have to go to the corner. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8B\"><\/span>Government plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I get to the ferry route. <\/p>\n<p>The helper gets the timing wrong and I arrive next to the tarmac as the airplane is in its final leg. <\/p>\n<p>A couple years later, I took on another director of agriculture; <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/blond-woman-sitting-in-a-taxi-PL63EBJ-1-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5_%D0%A1%D1%8B%D1%80_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0\"><\/span>Excuse me. Cheese, please.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The director's visit coincided with a huge agricultural fair being held in town, and his department had a booth displaying cheeses from different regions of his state. <\/p>\n<p>He went back to the hotel because I was busy traveling to his family. <\/p>\n<p>\u00abWell, sir, I'll explain it to him. <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE\"><\/span>Fido's bite<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another time I had to drive the consul of Peru. <\/p>\n<p>\u00abNo. <\/p>\n<p>\u00abOh, okay,\" I thought.<\/p>\n<p>His request to register his dogs was denied.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/playing-african-wild-dogs-in-black-and-white-PJCVWN4-700x467.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8\"><\/span>Close calls and juicy gossip<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I've never experienced a close call, randomly, except once when I was making a turn. <\/p>\n<p>You hear juicy tidbits as a chauffeur, but it's not as glamorous unless you work for a wealthy patron who pays you. <\/p>\n<p>Being a chauffeur was fun as I enjoyed driving and knew the city by heart.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Bellamy is the author of our Memory Lane series, a collection of works that explore unique relationships with cars. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u041f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0434\u0430\u043d, \u0441\u044d\u0440! \u042f \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u044e\u0441\u044c \u0433\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0447\u0438\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c. \u041d\u043e \u044d\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c. &#171;\u041c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0438&#187; \u0412 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0448\u043a\u0435, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0435\u0433\u043e \u0432 \u0430\u044d\u0440\u043e\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442, \u044f \u0440\u0435\u0437\u043a\u043e \u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0441\u044c \u043e\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u044a\u0435\u0437\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0438 \u043e\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f. \u041e\u043d \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a. \u041a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0435 \u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e, \u044f \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0432\u043e. \u0421\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0439\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u042f \u043d\u0435 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044e \u043d\u0438 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0430\u044e \u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":495,"featured_media":1106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/495"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogavto.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}