tbone
02-16-2013, 01:30 AM
I went to get an estimate on some paint work at a local repair shop today. Little did I know that this dude does high end cars. Like a 50's Jag, a 57 Thunderbird, https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMFbnxliO3I lKFzfbK0paRAU90Sv-AcI_ccXIOxZGcccxUBMHZand even a freakin' Duesenburg, https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQqOG1S7xaKM QXQb42RFXgSyAnOMKoupqqutRP4l1t 4hT6EjfJP
all of which he currently has in his shop under complete restoration. I tell him about my car, feeling a little embarrassed in the company of these classics. So he walks outside and sees my car. He says...You were at Farm and Fleet today, weren't you? Yep, I said. You parked right next to my truck. Your car is bad ass! I've seen you driving around town and I really appreciate the way you take care of your car....I love these things.....
Wow! This coming from a guy that restores high end classic cars. I mean high end clasic cars. I have never received a compliment I valued more than this one. (And frankly, other than my front end re-spray, my paint job is ****. Especially after 140,000 miles, so the compliment feels even better....)
Interestingly, I got more high praise from a guy about 2 hours earlier asking all kinds of questions about my performance upgrades and telling me all about how the Florida Highway Patrol used them.....
He thought he was telling me something I did not know.;)
I told my wife today that this is the LAST year my car will ever see f***ing salt. EVER!
all of which he currently has in his shop under complete restoration. I tell him about my car, feeling a little embarrassed in the company of these classics. So he walks outside and sees my car. He says...You were at Farm and Fleet today, weren't you? Yep, I said. You parked right next to my truck. Your car is bad ass! I've seen you driving around town and I really appreciate the way you take care of your car....I love these things.....
Wow! This coming from a guy that restores high end classic cars. I mean high end clasic cars. I have never received a compliment I valued more than this one. (And frankly, other than my front end re-spray, my paint job is ****. Especially after 140,000 miles, so the compliment feels even better....)
Interestingly, I got more high praise from a guy about 2 hours earlier asking all kinds of questions about my performance upgrades and telling me all about how the Florida Highway Patrol used them.....
He thought he was telling me something I did not know.;)
I told my wife today that this is the LAST year my car will ever see f***ing salt. EVER!