One of the “girls” looks like “she” could be a dude. Just sayin... --FT Sent from iPhone
> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
