My grandfather said he knew the world was doomed when "folks started eating outside and shitting inside."
Thomas E. Potter Telephone: (713) 215-2877 Fax: (713) 215-2551 Mobile: (832) 794-0536 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Scordato Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 7:51 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold day reflections on owning a diesel Times were tough. Now people are no longer amazed by indoor plumbing....what a shame... ----- Original Message ----- From: "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold day reflections on owning a diesel > You didn't even have indoor plumbing, did you? I can still remember homes > with outhouses, and I was born in the early 50s. > > On 12/3/05, Harry Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Tom Wrote" >> >> "I am sure folks older than me can remember much harder times >> still than the premadonna stuff I am spewing." >> >> Do any of you remember when all headlights were required to have the top >> half of the lens blacked out? >> >> We probably had it bad but didn't realize it. Many families did not have >> a >> car, the ones that did shared. >> >> Harry Watkins >> Newton, MS >> 86 SDL Silver >> 85 300D Euro >> 86 SDL Gold >> 81 240D manual trans >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > When I was in high I did not have a car not many of us did. Dave, >> > least >> you >> > had the 1985 crown vic and the space shuttle astrovan to put around in. >> You >> > were doing real well. Heck my wife and kid family car was a 1989 >> Mercury >> > Marcquee (sp) (ah the woody one of the best cars to roll out of Mo >> town) >> up >> > until 2003. I am sure folks older than me can remember much harder >> times >> > still than the premadonna stuff I am spewing. >> > >> > With my present economic situation and profession which is decent thank >> God, >> > letting the girls learn on a car which cost $2,000 I do not look upon >> > as >> a >> > big thing when the heavy hitters in Greenwich Conn. are buying their >> kids >> > $80,000 Lexus's. I and my girls are not too "blanking" picky at >> all. If >> I >> > were I would not be driving a car which is almost 30 years old and >> > doing >> > much of the work my self. I would be driving a disposable rock climber >> like >> > most of my peers. On the contrary, I consider myself and my kids just >> the >> > opposite of picky. I am Spartan and pretty retro. With a little >> > Great-Depression attitude sprinkled in to keep me honest. >> > >> > That is this coal-cracker's 2 cents, nuff said. >> > Regards Tom Scordato >> > Bellefonte PA >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> > > > > -- > 1977 240D > 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle > > http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
