Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
I saw something like that outside of Dallas some years ago. They had built a whole town and then the market went bust. There were developments all over the place but no body living there. Very light traffic and importantly to me no restaurants.Strangely the only hotel was an extended stay. I don't remember which chain but it was a pretty nice hotel. -Curt On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 5:15:30 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Sounds much the same as I recall. What I found weird was that you could head out to the “suburbs” and would be surrounded by all this developed property that had empty buildings on it. I distinctly recall seeing national chains like Wendy’s all boarded up, yet the buildings and property looked like it was brand new. It was almost creepy. And then as quickly as suburbia ended you would see the classic AK shack on a piece of property with the weathered cedar and the elk or moose rack fastened to the gable above the front door and the beater pickup truck parked in front. The contrasts were surreal. -D > On May 1, 2019, at 5:07 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > The same boom/bust cycle is going on today. > > While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up a > flyer on a house for sale. No pricing, just the normal realtor gibberish. > SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the interwebz to learn > more about the six homes featured on the slip. The bulk of them have been on > the market for about a year and dropped prices by 10-15%. The homes all > needed “attention”. The newer (80’s/90s) home sport original features (not > renovated), the older homes have good bones but were last upgraded about 30 > years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had spruced it up before > selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill. > > There is no crush or demand for commercial space. Lots of for lease signage > all over town. Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD. Very minimal new > construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains. There is even > an arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other empty spaces. > What commercial space there is looks very long in the tooth. Aged strip > malls with long time, low rent tenancy, or big box stores that have been > there for a long time and are begging for updating. > > > clay monroe > > > >> On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It >> harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of >> those times. >> >> I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and >> how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC >> and see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, >> etc. It was almost post apocalyptic looking. >> >> -D > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
Sounds much the same as I recall. What I found weird was that you could head out to the “suburbs” and would be surrounded by all this developed property that had empty buildings on it. I distinctly recall seeing national chains like Wendy’s all boarded up, yet the buildings and property looked like it was brand new. It was almost creepy. And then as quickly as suburbia ended you would see the classic AK shack on a piece of property with the weathered cedar and the elk or moose rack fastened to the gable above the front door and the beater pickup truck parked in front. The contrasts were surreal. -D > On May 1, 2019, at 5:07 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > The same boom/bust cycle is going on today. > > While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up a > flyer on a house for sale. No pricing, just the normal realtor gibberish. > SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the interwebz to learn > more about the six homes featured on the slip. The bulk of them have been on > the market for about a year and dropped prices by 10-15%. The homes all > needed “attention”. The newer (80’s/90s) home sport original features (not > renovated), the older homes have good bones but were last upgraded about 30 > years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had spruced it up before > selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill. > > There is no crush or demand for commercial space. Lots of for lease signage > all over town. Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD. Very minimal new > construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains. There is even > an arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other empty spaces. > What commercial space there is looks very long in the tooth. Aged strip > malls with long time, low rent tenancy, or big box stores that have been > there for a long time and are begging for updating. > > > clay monroe > > > >> On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It >> harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of >> those times. >> >> I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and >> how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC >> and see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, >> etc. It was almost post apocalyptic looking. >> >> -D > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
As long as we are talking about off topic and not relevant emails I think this one should be flagged too. YMMV Dwight Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:08 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The same boom/bust cycle is going on today. > > While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up > a flyer on a house for sale. No pricing, just the normal realtor > gibberish. SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the > interwebz to learn more about the six homes featured on the slip. The bulk > of them have been on the market for about a year and dropped prices by > 10-15%. The homes all needed “attention”. The newer (80’s/90s) home sport > original features (not renovated), the older homes have good bones but were > last upgraded about 30 years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had > spruced it up before selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill. > > There is no crush or demand for commercial space. Lots of for lease > signage all over town. Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD. Very > minimal new construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains. > There is even an arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other > empty spaces. What commercial space there is looks very long in the > tooth. Aged strip malls with long time, low rent tenancy, or big box > stores that have been there for a long time and are begging for updating. > > > clay monroe > > > > > On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It > harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of > those times. > > > > I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, > and how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of > ANC and see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered > businesses, etc. It was almost post apocalyptic looking. > > > > -D > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
The same boom/bust cycle is going on today. While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up a flyer on a house for sale. No pricing, just the normal realtor gibberish. SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the interwebz to learn more about the six homes featured on the slip. The bulk of them have been on the market for about a year and dropped prices by 10-15%. The homes all needed “attention”. The newer (80’s/90s) home sport original features (not renovated), the older homes have good bones but were last upgraded about 30 years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had spruced it up before selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill. There is no crush or demand for commercial space. Lots of for lease signage all over town. Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD. Very minimal new construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains. There is even an arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other empty spaces. What commercial space there is looks very long in the tooth. Aged strip malls with long time, low rent tenancy, or big box stores that have been there for a long time and are begging for updating. clay monroe > On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > > Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It > harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of those > times. > > I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and > how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC and > see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, etc. > It was almost post apocalyptic looking. > > -D ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of those times. I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC and see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, etc. It was almost post apocalyptic looking. -D > On May 1, 2019, at 3:30 AM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > Been past, tried to get my now adult child to go see it. The quality of > performer on display outside was not much better than the raggedy homeless > womyn on the roadways of SEA > > clay > > > >> On Apr 30, 2019, at 3:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> 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 > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
OK Don 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 ... . >From what we've heard about the missus, that could be dangerous to life and >limb. Gerry --- 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
Been past, tried to get my now adult child to go see it. The quality of performer on display outside was not much better than the raggedy homeless womyn on the roadways of SEA clay > On Apr 30, 2019, at 3:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
I fully appreciate all your advice. I am trying to be as well kempt as allowable. I am supposed to go out to dinner for Wednesday. I inquired as to dress code. She says I will be fine. I want to know the caliber of the establishment, as it will be a meal with another attorney chum of hers. I figure formal. I should dress well. Alaska is the land of hiking boots, jeans and fleece jackets. But twice she has tried to wrangle me into black tie events with assurance that there will not really be black ties. There were no tails, but ties and tuxedo were very evident. I had to leave my very formal wear back home, so it was business suit. Even got a new shirt and bow tie. As for old cars, she is not interested. Very practical gal. And sort of clueless at times. Blue collar upbringing and offended by the class distinctions she is now expected to conform to. Living in the bush seems to fit her better than hob nobbing with the powerful in a Tech Town like Seattle where there were people with money and the need to dress well. I will return to my bottom feeder cars and she can drive her camper 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
let your hair and beard grow, practice saying "my name Jose Jimenez" "No ingles" and asylum, (and acting like you don't understand anything) and everything will be handed to you on a platter in seattle. Practice talking in farsi, borg or Klingon or such as a good touch. Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote on 4/30/19 4:14 PM: You would be welcomed as homeless in Seattle. Gopher it! --FT ___ 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
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I would sure like to know what Wilton thinks. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 30, 2019, at 6:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Methinks you’re right. > > -D > > >> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> 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 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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
Methinks you’re right. -D > On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > 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 >>> 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 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
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 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 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
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 > 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 >> 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 >>> >>> >>>
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
That would probably be a good idea. On 4/30/2019 6:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes 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 --- 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
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*
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
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 > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
You would be welcomed as homeless in Seattle. Gopher it! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:54 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 > >> On Apr 30, 2019, at 11:08 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Yours or hers? >> >> -D >> >>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I found the CoParts yard in town. That will spell disaster. SWMBA was >>> driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which >>> caught her attention. I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I >>> could now find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance. >>> That when she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me >>> to play with the cars. >>> >>> I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage. > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
I have been banned from working on the cheep. She accosted me last night because I had the hood up with the battery on the charger. Just trying to keep it functional so #2 boy will be able to find a summer job when he comes back from university in a week. Her crazy plan is to sell the cheep and replace it with some pop up camper thing. That it would fit in her garage. The Cheep has a hard time fitting now. Removing the unused work out equipment and stack of winter tires will not fit a Great White North pickem-up vehicle in that tiny space. A chubby suburban would be nose at the man door and tail keeping the big door from closing clay > On Apr 30, 2019, at 12:37 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > ya only need to explain it was a source for parts for her (POS) Cheep that > got ya excited. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
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 > On Apr 30, 2019, at 11:08 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yours or hers? > > -D > >> On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I found the CoParts yard in town. That will spell disaster. SWMBA was >> driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught >> her attention. I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now >> find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance. That when >> she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with >> the cars. >> >> I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
ya only need to explain it was a source for parts for her (POS) Cheep that got ya excited. Dan--- via Mercedes wrote on 4/30/19 2:08 PM: Yours or hers? -D On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: I found the CoParts yard in town. That will spell disaster. SWMBA was driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught her attention. I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance. That when she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with the cars. I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage. clay On Apr 30, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
> On April 30, 2019 at 2:46 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > > I found the CoParts yard in town. I just found out they now let anybody watch the auctions without logging in. https://www.copart.com/auctionDashboard?auctionDetails=113-A ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
I saw that one. Might not be too badly damaged for cheap. Hood, fender bumper might fix it up, though of course those parts are not particularly cheap. The top is probably not working so it has gotten ratty inside. Fixed up it might be worth $3k if the top is toast, and no hardtop. --FT On 4/30/19 1:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399 ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
Yours or hers? -D > On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > I found the CoParts yard in town. That will spell disaster. SWMBA was > driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught > her attention. I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now > find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance. That when > she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with > the cars. > > I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage. > > clay > >> On Apr 30, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. >> https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399 >> >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500
I found the CoParts yard in town. That will spell disaster. SWMBA was driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught her attention. I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance. That when she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with the cars. I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage. clay > On Apr 30, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. > https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399 > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] Copart SL500
Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399 ___ 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
