Re: [AMC-List] I Shouldn't Have Done It

["Savage, Pete" <PSavage@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

Things sure have changed since I grew up or I was just an under-valued kid!
Growing up if I wanted a car to drive a car I had to go earn the money to do so.
This included the car, insurance, parking and gas.  Granted, things were cheaper back
in the 60's, but they were not free!

Seems like today kids will turn their noses up to free rides that "are not what they really want"
and I personally had this experience with my own daughter.

I would have killed to be able to drive a "free car" even if it meant I had to learn a new way to drive!

I have seen this personally at least three times and I don't quite get it!  In addition, the kids
seem to expect their parents will provide free transportation to them, as if it is mandatory to
do so and are not at all appreciative!

How did we ever get to this state of affairs?

Peter


-----Original Message-----
From: amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx [mailto:amc-list-bounces@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mark Price
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 9:05 AM
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Mr. AMC
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] I Shouldn't Have Done It

My wife told me this morning that she wouldn't have six vehicles around as we have 5 now. [this started when I asked if she was wanting to get rid of the Jeep, my mistake!] Anyway, I said, " Really, Who died and left you in charge"? We were both in a good mood for a change and it was ll said in good humour, but the wirting is on the wall for the Jeep if I don't get a move on teaching my son to drive stick! If I'm to save it from the sales floor I need get him driving a clucth and asking his mom to keep it! she'll keep it for him. Plus to me it seems rather short sighted to sell off a vehicle with 62,000 miles and keep one with 120,000 !
  My son says he wants a Wrangler, I can convince him the 97 XJ is close enough!
--
Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- "Mr. AMC" <AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jim we have all been there at one time or another. In some instances a
> wife not talking to you might be considered a blessing. It is in my case
> as my wife when she gets started sounds like the school teacher on the
> Charlie Brown cartoons, wa wa wa wa wa wa. My orange Hornet surfaced for
> sale the second time after I had chased the car for 6 years and had been
> screwed out of it 4 years previous to me finally buying it. I got it by
> chance as I had words with my wife and refused to go to her girlfriends
> grandson's birthday party. A friend called me up told me the car was for
> sale, took me there, lent me the 500$ for the car for 3 days, borrowed
> his bosses tow truck and stored the car for me for 5 days till I got
> plates for it. That's what you call a real friend. The wife came home at
> 6 pm from the party and I told her I bought the car. She made a face and
> said whatever and walked away and never said another word. Her girl
> friend stuck her 2 cents in and said "what does he need another car
> for?" I now have 2 Hornet's and a beater 77 Malibu and I am the only
> driver, my wife doesn't drive. I wanted it and I bought it. After
> working 2-3 jobs at one time over the years and doing with out to raise
> 3 kids it is now time for ME!!!!!!
> "Doc"
>
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