For most families in New York, the most expensive vehicle they own is a stroller. The stroller must carry all the kidders, groceries, be equipped for all kinds of weather and still be small enough to fit into elevators and through apartment doors. The photo was taken of the "stroller parking lot" at church. Paul and I went shopping for a simple stroller to use when our grandkids come to visit. We picked out our $50.00 stroller thinking we had really splurged because we got the one with a nice basket underneath, a sun guard and it folded up nice and small and had a carrying strap. While waiting for our salesperson to finish the transaction we got caught up in a stroller demonstration being done for one of the higher end strollers. We watched this guy fold the stroller every which way, attach a bassinet and then a seat which could be raised and lowered to twenty different positions. We watched him attach weather shields and sun guards and baskets. We have purchased cars with fewer features. It was difficult not to succumb to the flashy colors and the "can't live without'em features" of the stroller that really did seem like it could take you to "infinity and beyond!" Cooler heads prevailed that day although we do find ourselves lingering outside the neighborhood children's store windows coveting the newest models of the city strollers.
