I fix semi-trucks. My dad drives trucks. I want to take my wife on vacations. I like warm weather.
I have grandchildren.  I am retired. I babysit. I don't drive. I have money problems. I haven't been on a vacation for years. I hate winter.
I finally saved enough money to book a flight for my wife and I Oh wow, that's wonderful! Somewhere warm I presume? I can't stand this cold weather. Yes, we will go to Death Valley National Park in California. I hear its very warm there. Well that place certainly fits the bill for warm weather. Make sure you take lots of water and stay on the trails. My wife has been begging me to take her somewhere out west like that for years. It is a shame you have not been able to take her anywhere in so long. Maybe there is a compromise and you can have just a weekend away? We'd talked about that before, trouble is most of my babysitting hours are on the weekend. And we could really use the money right now.  I hope they will raise the minimum wage as a lot of people are suffering recently. We are lucky, everyone needs their cars fixed so we always have this to fall on. Yeah, that is good. Semi-trucks break all the time. I guess on a positive note, if you car breaks down on the way to Death Valley, you'll be able to fix it! Ha, that is right! I would hate to be out there in a broken down car. I could always send the wife to go and get help, she likes long walks. Well, I guess you have the know how to make sure your car is good before you leave. You'll need to show my grandchildren how to change their own oil sometime. I've never driven, so I don't even know how to fill them with gas! It's never too late to learn to drive, it opens up so many opportunities for your grandchildren. You could drive them to water parks, or the beach. They would have so much fun. They do like that kind of stuff, maybe I could learn. Sometimes its just hard to teach an old dog new tricks though. My wife really likes driving anyway.