Methinks you’re right. -D
> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Coco and Dazzle might be dudes. > > On 4/30/2019 6:41 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >> 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 >> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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
