3/13/14

I made the mistake of distracting Spiderman with talk of other things when I sent the rant to him yesterday.  Either that, or Blogspot is doing that thing where only I cannot see the rant which was posted in my name.  [ Or I got busy and forgot to post it until this afternoon - SM ]  Either way, I'm resending yesterday’s rant along with today’s.  If you didn’t get to read about my plan to take Fifi to Granbury to sell it, and the possibility of replacing The Seven with the Spit, scroll on down to yesterday’s bit and have a read.  No, it is not anything monumentally important to today’s rant, but… oh just do it!  So, now that we’re all up to speed, I'm beginning to rethink the Spit as a replacement for The Seven.  I know I would regret selling The Seven, even if it did mean being totally out of debt.  I built that car, for the most part, from the ground up.  It was my fortieth birthday present to myself.  It is really bitchin’.  It runs now.  It does not need massive amounts of bodywork to look good.  On the other hand, it does need at least one tire so, it needs tires.  The shocks have been shot… well, pretty much from day one so, it needs shocks.  The carburetors are acting funny so, it needs a tune up.  Ok, that last one isn’t really a reason to sell the car… but it is needed.  And finally, it is the most valuable of my toy cars and has the potential to get me almost totally out of debt.  But knowing me, it would be a permanent solution to a short term problem.  No, I don’t think I can replace The Seven with the Spit.  I'll continue with the other “fire sale” items, the trailer, the Mini, the Tavor, and Fifi… which is already gone, and just pay off as much of the debt as I can with that money.  Oh yeah, Lil' Wiggly and the Spit, as “John Flips,” would add to the kitty eventually as well.  So, even though it does make the most sense financially, I don’t think I'm going to sell The Seven… unless I hear back from Dick Brink that my rolling chassis is worth over $15,000.00 somehow!  At some point, and that point is apparently $15,000.00 for me, money talks and bullshit walks!  Would I kick myself for selling The Seven for an extra $3,000.00?  Absolutely.  Would I use that money to get a decent paint job and fix the body on the Spit to make it a more acceptable replacement for The Seven?  I don’t know.  Since it is highly unlikely, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it and contend myself with the plan above.  Well, I need to go hold someone’s hand in the Viewing Gallery in a few minutes so I guess I'm going to call this a rant.