Young enough to know she will be caring for me in my dotage, while I
will be rotting in the ground during hers.
clay
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jul 25, 2011, at 9:08 PM, G Mann wrote:
SWMBO must be a young woman.... an older woman would view your
efforts to
"keep the old girl cared for as long as possible" in an entirely
different
light. Mark this date in your mind,,, there will come a time when
wrinkles
and bad knees, flabby arms and sagging [well let's just say,,, gravity
always wins shall we] anyway, the idea of being loved and preserved
just
because you have been faithful and are worth the effort regardless
of the
"mileage" will have a lot more meaning to her.
Grant...
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 6:08 PM, redghost <redgh...@comcast.net>
wrote:
I was commenting more upon the obamacare fiasco when granny becomes
economically unfit for further medical care. Death panels will
decide she
had a good life, much as SWMBA has decided that Gump should have
died years
ago. She hated that car from the moment it arrived. Must have
made her
benz look bad?
clay
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jul 25, 2011, at 3:13 PM, WILTON wrote:
Careful, careful. ;<)))
Wilton
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Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] GUMP is DEAD
I have actively given up on Gump. The laundry list of needs on
this car
really are excessive. I love her, but she is the equivalent of
the aged
grandma who you can continue pouring cash into the healthcare
system and
you only prolong her death.
I have to let go and just remember the sweet times we had. Also
found a
nice euro TD with manual trans that fits my present needs
better. Gump was
wonderfully idiosyncratic, but she really needed a full body off
restoration to continue living for the long term. Doing nickel
and dime
upgrades was not doing her the justice she deserved.
The newer car is more cash, but SWMBA sees only the logic of
newer being
less wrong than money pit. Newer money pit, but I can get her
buy off on
the TD than putting that cash into Gump. She only sees Gump as
always
needing something and not of value for being old. I will remind
her of her
outlook when she reaches that advanced age where she is wearing
out and
needs things done. I will then point out that she has ceased to
have value
and I should be getting a newer model. One without the sags and
wrinkles.
Able to produce vigorously.
clay
1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs
1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
On Jul 25, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Dang it, I can remain silent no longer.
You could just stand up and say "Darling I love you but I'll drive
whatever I dammed well please", call Kaleb and get that engine!
I've seen
you give up on Gump before, I didn't believe it then and I
don't believe it
now. Pull those eBay ads and get to work.
BTW: Walt I've got a 616 pump, $50 if you pull, central MA, 1
hour from
I90...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:27:23 -0500
From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] GUMP is DEAD
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OR, even less controversial - how about taking up golf and
playing at
every opportunity and dropping $50 to $150 each time plus
constantly
buying new clubs etc. Not uncommon.
Your good wife should learn to appreciate the fact that Gump is
a hobby
as much as a means of transport.
Randy
On 23/07/2011 9:28 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Women are just stupid that's all their is to it. These women that
gripe at their men because they like cars yet they have
everything they
need should try a man with a cocaine habit or who likes to
beat on women,
then maybe they will have something to complain about
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 23, 2011, at 7:25 AM, Michael
Canfield<slozuk...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Clay,
Ask SWMBA this.......Would she prefer that you spend your time
at
home
wrenching on Gump where you are at her service if she needs
you or
hanging
out at the bar with the guys tying one on? Seems your hobby
could be
much,
much worse. Some ladies just need to come to realize that.
Mike
On Jul 23, 2011 2:20 AM, "redghost"<redghost@comcast.**net<redgh...@comcast.net
>>
wrote:
Tear down and full rebuild, since there are leaks in seals
and have
to
redo the cylinder walls. Did not look much more at the short
block
for cracks there. Threw in the towel since I just do not want
to
have
the fight with SWMBA over my overly emotional attachment to
Gump.
Best to let her go.... I can always find another wife anyway.
Clay
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