Obsession defined

Movie PosterIt’s a Sunday evening and I’m going through my iTunes movie library, looking for something fun, with which to wind down my day. I select The World’s End, a comedy/sci-fi romp in England and I kick back to enjoy it. It starts out as a comedy about old friends getting together to reenact a pub crawl, which they were unable to complete, in their younger days. It’s a really fun movie, so I’m going to try to not spoil it for you.

In an attempt to get in the spirit of the movie, I had a couple…okay three beers, as I watched. Not very long before the end of the film, two of the pub crawlers are lying among three identical, parked cars, when I yelled out, “Those are Amperas!!!” to my wife.

Imaging an eye roll here… Here’s what I spotted, in a split second:Charge Port & logo movieNotice the charg port on the right hand side of the images above and below…Charge Port movieThat’s when my wife really started to doubt my sanity…again. I started rewinding and replaying this short sequence in the film, to assure myself that I wasn’t crazy (while proving to my wife that I was). I noticed familiar tail lights…Tail lights movie

Tail lights website
from the Vauxhall Ampera website

…and wheels:Wheels movie

Wheels website
from the Motor Trend review

Finally, the conclusive piece of evidence came, during the film’s credits:VauxhallThen, of course, I ran to my study to write this blog post.

Perhaps I should buy my wife some perfume…obsession

 

About the author

An accidental EVangelist: On my way to work at Apple one morning, my car was rear-ended (and totaled) by an SUV, driven by a guy playing with his smartphone.
This led me to get my first plug-in vehicle.
I started blogging about my experiences immediately.
A year later, in 2013, I was hired by the dealership as their "EVangelist."
I became a board member with the Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance (www.TxETRA.org) and perform public speaking in the DFW area regarding electric vehicles and environmental issues.
I also teach others how to sell plug-in vehicles or manage EV sales.
I'm on a mission.

Comments

  1. Lol! Most people have some type of obsession. Video games, jewelry, high tech electronics, sports, clothes… At least your obsession helps pay the bills and clean up Dallas air!

    Great movie by the way. Although I think Hot Fuzz is their best movie.

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