What an idiot. I am all grown up now.

Last year, a nice southern gentleman named Ben Atkinson approached me about endorsing his Ford dealership in Tallassee, Alabama (a wonderful small town a few miles up Interstate 85 from Montgomery). Mr. Ben is a hero there. His business anchors the community and he supports everything that makes it a nice place to live. That he was a fan of my talk show was something I found very flattering.

Soon I was driving every kind of Ford, Dodge Chrysler and Jeep product out there. Every couple weeks, Ben would put me in something different so I could talk the product line with intelligence. Around Easter, his tow truck pulled up in front of my house to deliver a 2010 Ford Fusion.

I was hoping to have the Fusion experience. It had been named the 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year and I wanted to find out why. Ben brought me the Hybrid version of the car.
I was immediately impressed!

It's a beautiful machine. It performs like a sports car. But the mileage! It cost me $94 for gas on my first 1,300 mile round trip from Montgomery to here to visit Janelle! A car getting decent mileage costs double that at minimum.

I was on my way up to visit Mr. Ben recently when I had a pang. I did not want to give the Fusion back, so I traded in my Audi, which had been parked there for seven months and got a sweet deal.

I think global warming is a myth and we have enough fuel to power cars for centuries to come. But if you can get 40+ miles a gallon and a great ride, why not? I am officially “green”.
I think the color looks good on me. They say green is the new black.
 

Greg Budell is a 25 year veteran of South Florida radio and has currently joined the BBC (Bluewater Broadcasting Corp.) and works for a group of radio stations in Montgomery, Alabama, Monday-Friday. He commutes back to SoFla on weekends to see his daughter, Janelle, & “son,” Zeus. He plans to launch his “Dysfunction Junktion” talk/music show with this company. You can reach him at: info@lifepubs.com