4/25/08

Gregg and I did not get the Mustang loaded last night. We didn’t get to the shop until 1900 h and when we did Marty needed help making a tabletop for his lawn furniture. Don’t ask. We helped with that and then realized we were both there in cars. We’d need a truck to hook up to the trailer to get the car loaded. We asked to borrow Marty’s but then decided that since it was already 2000 h and the light was fading we would do it tomorrow, which is now tonight, Friday. I'm not holding my breath. On the plus side, I stopped off at Tractor Supply and bought a new come-along. While we were working on the table and thinking about loading the car, I called Kevin to see if he'd balk at Gregg’s price for the Mustang. See, it is a one-owner, 80k original mile, 1964 ½, 289 V8, auto, seatbelt car with all of its original parts. It is still a total basket case, but the goods are there. Kevin didn’t hesitate to say he’d come up with the money if we don’t sell it at Pate this weekend. I don’t really feel comfortable saying what that price is though since I'm just a middle man in this deal. Suffices to say, it is way more than I'd be willing to pay for it even though it is probably what it is worth. We should know something this evening as to whether we’re loading it to go to Pate or not. In fact, by the time y'all read this the decision will probably have been made. I think Gregg’s idea is for me to drag the trailer behind Mr. Wiggly and try to sell them both. I'm not sure about that though. We’ll see. Ever since I mentioned putting more European wheels on Darth Versa, John has been sending me ads and such for different options. He wants my Watanabes. I don’t think I am going to change them just yet, perhaps when it comes time for new tires. Oh, I was thinking about personalized plates for Darth Versa this morning. I was trying to work the French Domestic Market angle in somehow. Of course there is the simple three letter “FDM.” But some dude named Franklin Delano Moosevelt in Houston probably already has those. Not to mention I don’t really like three letter license plates. I don’t know why though. Hmm. Anyhoo, I also thought about “REN OH” or “RENOOO” or something along those lines. TCU students and alumni have pretty much depleted all of my “FROG” options, I'll bet. Then there are always the variations on “Euro” like “YOU ROW” or “YOUR OH.” Of course we all know I'll never actually go through with it so I don’t even know why I mentioned it. Ok, so I've been away from my desk, and subsequently this rant, for about five hours now. I've totally lost all momentum and it is rapidly approaching quitting time. Most of all, I'm bored with talking to y'all. Deal with it. I think I'm going to call this week, um, a week and go home. Hopefully we’ll be Mustang-less and Mr. Wiggly-less by Monday but I'm not taking bets one way or the other.