Good lord, that WAS a while back, wasn't it? Glad you and the car survived it
all.
I used to joke that, whenever someone told me they were either (a) getting
married, or (b) getting divorced, my standard response was, "You have my
congratulations or condolences, whichever you feel is appropriate!" It seemed to
cover all the bases without making any assumptions.
SPL311RDST@aol.com wrote:
> First, Hello to fellow Roadster owners! I am a recent re-subscriber to the
> list.
>
> I have been quietly reading the posts, motivating myself to re-restore my
> dear little car ('70 1600). When I read of Randy's plight, I had to speak up.
> This is a subject I feel quite passionate about, based on personal experience.
>
> More than a year ago, I decided it was up and time for the "big D" from the
> poor-excuse-of-a-human-being I had as a husband. (mean ,violent guy, but
> that's another story..). My roadster that I have owned since 1986 had been on
> the back burner, in storage and basically neglected. Knowing that things were
> "not quite right at home" I transferred the title into my dad's name, hoping
> to keep the car out of the divorce. (Successful, BTW - all mine again.)
>
> Now that the air has cleared, and I'm free of "that guy", I have just moved
> from the Seattle area (Puyallup, actually) to Phoenix-ish (Chandler). You
> know what? I am SO GLAD I kept the car. Both she & I have a new lease on life
> now. The prospect of fixing her back up is parallel with the new and positive
> changes I have made in my life. Yes, I could have used the $$ to pay for
> other things, but peace of mind, focus, direction, & most importantly FUN,
> are worth much more to me than what I could have realized from selling the
> car.
>
> Moral of the story: KEEP THE CAR !!!- don't do something you'll kick yourself
> in the @$$ for later.
>
> Next subject: Being new to the Phoenix/Chandler area, I would love to know if
> there are any local Roadster owners here. Anything like NWDE we had back in
> Seattle?
>
> (ps... Hi to Gordon if he remembers me... think back about 12 yrs ago, I
> worked at the Schuck's in N. Auburn, and did a few Friday Nighters with
> NWDE).
>
> Ciao !
> Laurie Clifton,
> Chandler, AZ
> 1970 SPL311-27951
> http://members.aol.com/astonm
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Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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