Today’s guest post is written by another grandchild of Bernard Olcott, Grant. In his essay, Grant sends the entire family up the Highway to Hell, seemingly always on yet another road-trip. When not working as an investment analyst at Investure, Grant is a college student at Middlebury College.
I love cars. Well, I should rephrase that. I don’t know all the parts or mechanics of the automobile. I can’t say I have a clear picture of the new Ford Fusion in my mind. I’ve never been to a car show, and I’m only starting to understand the difference between a BMW and a Benz.
So why do I love cars? I love being inside them. I love the warm intimacy such an enclosed space creates between two people. I love the thrill of reaching a destination, the fighting over the radio station, the comfort of drifting in and out of a drowsy sleep in the back seat, and, especially, the long meandering talks, spur-of-the-moment debates, and random lectures shared among the four seats that draw my family closer and closer together with each click of the odometer.
The Bernard Olcott Story 