One Hundred Thousand
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (69376)
United States
December 28, 2024 8:19pm CST
When I got my car, just before Memorial Day weekend 2020 and just after the lockdown was lifted, I named it Bestill (or Be Still). It’s from my favorite verse in the Bible, Psalms 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.”
Yes, that’s an odd name for a car. Cars aren’t meant to “be still.” But for the last four years and eight months, it’s taken me countless places where I certainly could “be still and know” that He is God.
On my way home from Lexington today the car hit the 100,000 mile mark. That’s about 22,000 miles a year. You’ve been along with me for a lot of them: to the northern plains of the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana; to Florida; to Texas; and, to a lot of places in between.
The weather is supposed to get cold soon, meaning they might start saying that dirty S word, so I might take off after my doctor’s appointment on the 10th. Where will I go? You’ll be the first to know.
Happy 100,000 mile birthday, Bestill.
The photo is the odometer at the magic moment.
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@much2say (56392)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Dec
@FourWalls Well let me know if you and Bestill ever plan on coming out this way 
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
30 Dec
@much2say — I need to, haven’t been to California since 1985. (Came out and saw an episode of Brothers being taped.)
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Can I get to Arizona?! Probably not. How about Florida?! Hopefully so!
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Yeah, it where do you go but work and the tanning salon. 
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@NJChicaa (120318)
• United States
29 Dec
@FourWalls and tanning is just around the corner from work!
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Aw, that’s sweet. I have my dad’s wanderlust, but I moved enough thanks to his wanderlust…so I travel.
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@crossbones27 (49784)
• Mojave, California
29 Dec
Cars are like my old German Shepherd and sharks. If they stop moving, they die. True story. 
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@crossbones27 (49784)
• Mojave, California
29 Dec
@FourWalls Fair point, he has rigged systems sharks do not even get.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
The way I put it is that Jay Leno can buy a car and park it in a garage, but I can’t.
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@Orson_Kart (6878)
• United Kingdom
29 Dec
That’s a lot of miles, and not something I’ve ever achieved in any car I’ve owned. Congrats!
I love how you’ve captured the exact moment, and that the time is 1:11. 
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@Orson_Kart (6878)
• United Kingdom
29 Dec
@FourWalls Yeah, Texas is a big place. At least according to the maps it is. I guess many people never leave it to visit other states in their lifetime. It’s great you have a reliable car if you like travelling.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
30 Dec
@Orson_Kart — I do like traveling and I do have a great, reliable car. There’s a “romantic” in me that would like to travel by train, but America doesn’t have that luxury.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Now THAT, I didn’t plan. I’m not that coordinated.
There’s a website that says you can put THREE United Kingdoms in the state of Texas, so I have a lot of territory to explore. (Oh, and there’s a Liverpool, Texas, too! )
There’s a website that says you can put THREE United Kingdoms in the state of Texas, so I have a lot of territory to explore. (Oh, and there’s a Liverpool, Texas, too! )2 people like this
@Tampa_girl7 (50720)
• United States
29 Dec
I wish that we could go on a lot more road trips. You are blessed. Car trips are just the best fun.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
They are! I had such a great time driving up Highway 61 in the Mississippi Delta earlier this year.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
@Tampa_girl7 — oh, yes. This year I was in Meridian to visit the birthplace of Jimmie Rodgers. If I had gone through Navy schooling I would have been stationed at NAS Meridian (that’s where yeomen and other administrative rates took schooling). I still need to go all the way down the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi (I got off of it last year in Alabama). Still love the Gulf the best, though.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50720)
• United States
29 Dec
@FourWalls My husband is from the Delta. Have you ever been on the eastern side of Mississippi ? It is very hilly and has a totally different look than the Delta flatlands and cotton fields.
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@BarBaraPrz (47769)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
29 Dec
It does feel a little like magic when you see certain numbers, doesn't it? 12:34 on a digital clock particularly excites me.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Yes, those sweet rounded off numbers. The OCD in me keeps my checking account even, so if I have $1,102.33 in my account I’ll put $102.33 in savings. OCD, yes, and it also helps me look at my checking account and know it’s balanced.
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@snowy22315 (182698)
• United States
29 Dec
You and Bestill have had alot of adventures. Does he like music as much as you do?
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@kaylachan (72265)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Dec
@FourWalls I hope it serves you well for years to come.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
What?!!? WHY?! Nothing wrong with this one!
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Thanks! It’s good for driving to Ohio and meeting myLotters.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Thank you! Hope you got through those storms without any problems yesterday.
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@Deepizzaguy (104592)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Dec
@FourWalls You are welcome. I did survive the storms. Thank goodness.
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@LindaOHio (182653)
• United States
29 Dec
Our 2015 car has 24,000 miles on it! You've seen a lot in a few years. Have a good day.
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@LindaOHio (182653)
• United States
30 Dec
@FourWalls Boy are you lucky! lolololol
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@thislittlepennyearns (63047)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
29 Dec
Our truck has 350,000 miles plus on it. I can't even remember when it hit 100k.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
Trucks are supposed to have 350k miles on them.
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@thislittlepennyearns (63047)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
29 Dec
@FourWalls Not in two years i dont think lol
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
29 Dec
I had a Nissan that didn’t make it that far, so I switched to Hondas. My Civic had 187,000 on it.
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@FourWalls (69376)
• United States
31 Dec
Thank you! Hope you’re having a good day!
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