That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the area.
http://www.akbushcompany.com BTDT but did not get a T-shirt. -D > On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce > that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to > the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ... > > On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Randy, >> >> Just an observation on my part…. >> >> I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that >> Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three >> piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is slim, >> based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a >> “major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her place >> of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place >> than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the >> Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.) >> >> And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my >> hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great >> pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have >> 2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if >> we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would >> be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of >> course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car >> replica…. >> >> -D >> >> >> >> >>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: >>>> Hers. >>>> >>>> Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting. Both ends of the >> OCD spectrum. I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked >> away. >>>> >>>> My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a >> rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle. >>>> >>>> clay >>> >>> I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again >> as a reminder. >>> >>> She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she >> dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc. >>> >>> If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of >> beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such. >>> >>> Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look >> like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred >> colors. >>> >>> It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom >> feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable >> taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away >> vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or >> going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny >> loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find >> a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did >> research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc. >> I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live >> for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may >> not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way >> toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the >> situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her >> appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also >> improve her level of respect for you. >>> >>> She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can >> share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic >> Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell >> folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder >> cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to >> quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be respectable classic >> vehicles. That means good paint and upholstery etc. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of > our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
