Tuesday, July 10, 2012

You DIDN'T!



I did.  Last night.  I got kinda weepy about it, too.
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  1. Bag Blog10 July, 2012 12:51

    Oh my gosh! I'm sure this was a good decision, but a tough one.

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    1. Buck10 July, 2012 13:00

      Tough, indeed, but I can't rationalize having two cars. A car and a mo'sickle, yes. ;-)

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  2. OldAFSarge10 July, 2012 13:01

    As The Man once said:

    It is to weep.

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    1. Buck10 July, 2012 13:02

      Lots, too. It'll be worse when she leaves.

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  3. Kris, in New England10 July, 2012 13:45

    Oh. My. God. All the right reasons of course but ... wow.

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    1. Buck10 July, 2012 14:47

      Yeah... I had second, third, and fourth thoughts along the lines of "do you REALLY wanna do this?" But I decided I did, in the end.

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  4. innominatus10 July, 2012 13:47

    You couldn't just haul it around behind the Caddy?

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  5. Organ Donors10 July, 2012 15:15

    It served it's purpose, and some young whipersnapper will have a ball with it!

    You're too old for organ donation. We have a lot of guys who think a bandana will hold their brains in after some idiot takes a left turn in front of them. Bandana won't even clean off the handle bars.

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    1. Buck10 July, 2012 21:29

      I'm not as... ummm... "aggressive" a rider as I used to be, Organ. That's why I'm thinkin' about a Harley v. another rice-rocket.

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  6. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skip10 July, 2012 16:14

    If you were going to use it regularly, as well as the Tart, you could probably rationalize, if not justify, having both vehicles.
    Lord knows I know how it feels to give up a favorite.

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    1. Buck10 July, 2012 21:28

      I do drive her as much as I do the Tart, so far. But I'm still thinkin' about that Harley...

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  7. Barry10 July, 2012 19:27

    So tempted to fly out and buy it from you. Had in the back of my mind that I'd look for a used convertible in good condition. Damn.

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    1. Buck10 July, 2012 21:27

      C'mon out, Barry. I'll pay your airfare (i.e., knock $500 off the price), pick you up in Lubbock, buy ya dinner, and give you the opportunity to begin the return trip with a bad head. TGH would be just perfect for where you live, what with all those neat lil back-roads and interesting places to go on the weekend. Plus... you KNOW her history, having read EIP for the last five years or so.

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    2. Barry11 July, 2012 05:06

      So. Tempted.

      But I slept on it, and I think I better look for something with at least a vestigial back seat in it. If I get a convertible that I can't take the dogs in, they're never going to forgive me.

      That's a very fair price, and I bet you sell it locally fast. Good luck!

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    3. Buck11 July, 2012 09:19

      I hear ya on the dogs. I prolly wouldn't have bought TGH if it had been earlier in life (when I still had puppies).

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  8. Andy11 July, 2012 04:01

    I'm speechless.

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  9. virgil xenophon11 July, 2012 06:58

    First I sold my Ninjacapoop, then I put my RV up for sale, then I...

    Is this the end of the New Mexico's last real-life outlaw? Our very own High Plains Drifter? Forevermore? To be transmorgified into just another "retired person?" Oh NOOoooooo....there goes my personal vicarious life by proxy..............look, Buck, anybody can live life as a just another "retired person"--what the H do you think I'm doing?

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    1. Buck11 July, 2012 09:17

      I'm still thinkin' about that Harley... not to be redundant, or anything.

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  10. virgil xenophon11 July, 2012 07:06

    PS: What you have to understand, Buck, is all of this is centered around what's good for me and my personal reveries--I don't give a damn about what's actually good for you... :)

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    1. Buck11 July, 2012 09:16

      I know where you can get a Miata for a reasonable price... and then YOU could take up the mantle I'm layin' down. -)

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  11. Suldog11 July, 2012 07:57

    NO! Whatever you do, don't tell Roddy The Wondercar. He's even older. He'll get all paranoid.

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  12. tim11 July, 2012 10:11

    Assuming that’s the correct pricing, stand firm, don’t budge, unless of course you don’t get any takers within…your predetermined acceptable timeline.

    Just sold a jet ski, 1998 SeaDoo GSX Limited, on Craigslist. Had a couple dudes come tale a look and the “Well ‘this & that‘…. Are you set on the price…?” BS began. I told ‘em. “Look, I’ve got twenty other people interested (no lie) if you don’t want it for my price, somebody will buy it”.

    Sold it the next day. (And literally bought a new pair of shoes (actually sneakers).

    Hung tight, everyone thinks they need to negotiate. Eff ‘em, it’s worth what you’re asking, nothing less.

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  13. Buck11 July, 2012 14:10

    I think I set a fair price and I AM gonna stick to it. NADA sez it's worth $9,450.00 and I'm just under that at $9K.

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    1. Barry11 July, 2012 16:30

      It's a very fair price for that car, especially with a new top and all the maintenance records available for inspection. It has plenty of life left in it.

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  14. Anonymous12 July, 2012 07:12

    2nd car or bike, 2nd car or bike... ummm, when you put it that way, it really makes sense to just let it go.

    So as pointed out above, you've let go of the (other) bike, the RV, and now TGH, almost looks like you're putting down roots?
    What's next? you gonna plant a garden? Take up mini-golf? ya gotta chase something Buck, stay busy!

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    1. Buck12 July, 2012 09:28

      Yeah, I'm getting rooted... I thought about moving to ABQ but decided against it; too much hassle. As far as chasing stuff goes... do wimmen count? I HOPE so!

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    2. Chester the ...12 July, 2012 16:28

      I used to chase wimmen, but then I learned the Green Beret motto "don't run, you'll just die tired"...

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    3. Andy12 July, 2012 16:47

      @Chester...

      Heh! I don't chase wimmens these days. But, I will die tired, regardless...

      I did my fair share of it in my teens...caught one, and settled in for the long haul.

      Occasionally, I wish I'd have run a bit slower. But in the LONG HAUL, I think I came out okay.

      NO! I came out with a diamond!!!

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    4. Buck12 July, 2012 16:57

      Me? I'm kinda like the dog that caught the car in that space. Well, not really.

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    5. Andy12 July, 2012 17:00

      NYUK!

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