Corvette: Dilemma

Sounds like the poor spoiled little Rick should sleep outside for the
winter. Might appreciate something's people work for.


"Ernest & Diane DeVincent" <com> wrote in message
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> (I have a feeling no matter what you say my car's ending up in the
driveway.) 

Then why bother asking such a stupid question?

We aren't bitter, that is the sound of people annoyed by those who come here
seeking answers to questions they already know the answer to.

And usually, these same people get upset if the answer given by the group
doesn't reinforce the answer the asker wants to hear.

You dad no doubt worked hard, earned money, support his family, put you in
college, bought himself four cars, probably bought you a Corvette, and built
the four car garage to take care of his four toys.

You then come here asking us to reaffirm your "right" to have one of his
spaces.

Now if you come back with evidence that your dad was a lazy bum, you worked
hard in high school to support the family, hit it big as a quasi-rock star
with your high school garage band, bought the family home for your dad along
with the toys you gave him, and have decided to make an effort as a real
person by going back to college, maybe a few will rethink their answer.

However, if that was the case, you wouldn't be here asking our advice.

Your best course of action:
1. buy a good outdoor cover for your car.
2. suggest a four post lift, if you have the room.
3. if your dad agrees to having one hoisted most of the time, then YOU buy
the lift and PAY for it, not him.

BTW, don't buy the cheapest lift you can find. It will be your Corvette
underneath, and your Corvette squashed like a bug if the lift fails, if you
are lucky enough for it not to be your own body.

There are some important information on lifts in garages about the strength
of typical garage floors over in the NCRS board. Go to www.ncrs.org and
search the archives for lifts.



"Rick" <net> wrote in message
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Rick:

First, you should ask your father. I have a three car garage, and the
remaining two kids at home, plus me and my wife results in 4 cars. Our
rule is that Dad and Mom who work for the house get to park their cars in
the garage first. Plus my motorcycle when I had one. Then the newest and
most valuable kid's car went next. That leaves my son's Tacoma Truck in
the driveway.

Oddly, he hasn't complained, and he goes to school, and works as well.

Guess I'll have to do something nice for that kid. He doesn't have a
Corvette, and he doesn't worry about who gets the garage. It has
something to do with him understanding that it's nice to have your parents
put a roof over your head, and pay for a lot of things, when you're going to
college. If you have an academic scholarship, and work full time, you
should do well.

Buy a car cover. Thank your parents for the roof over YOUR head, and save
enough money to get your own home with your own garage. You will be glad
you did, some day.

I'd just like to say in response that you guys confirm the rumor: Only
bitter old men and teenagers own Corvettes. I do work, as well as go to
college. I bought my Corvette. I did work all through high school, so that
I could afford my Corvette while keeping a 3.9. Right now I'm on academic
scholarship for keeping that 3.9, I work full time, and in the mean time I
help my dad work on his cars, as well as my own. You people really need to
calm yourselves.

We are looking at four post lifts, so thanks for the site.

My advice to each of you is to just...honestly...calm down and don't get so
mad at us "young whipper snappers." It not only puts you in a bad mood, but
it'll raise your blood pressure even higher.

Rick

"John Smith" <com> wrote in message
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In <nMHpb.100194$HS4.850432@attbi_s01>, "Rick" <net> writes: 
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From one of the "old guys."

Advice noted and thanks, I take it aboard. Your
observation that there is a bimodal distribution of
Corvettes with age of owner is certainly true in
our local club and GM has some data that
confirms your hypothesis. I gave mine up
at age 28 and made some detours via German
and Japanese iron before getting my second
'vette 30 years later. (Our money is as green
now as it was when we were 20--and nearly
as impulsive in springing from the wallet--GM
knows this--you need not tell them.)

Regrettably our physical abilities are not the equal
of what we enjoyed with our first 'vette but the
current car has grown to accommodate our
shortcomings and we can still enjoy it without killing
ourselves or others. (Even without the Nanny.)

Please don't brand us as, "bitter old men." Possibly better
to describe us as, "incisive old men" (e.g. sharp, keen,
penetrating, cutting, biting, sarcastic). I think this group
was all of that in responding to your post. That quality
grows from a love of living on the edge in everything
we've done and in everything we do. (Dave excepted
--but this group even has room for Dave!) And toying
with the edges can sometimes get on the nerves of
others--particularly spouses (and Dave).

Hang in there in school, contribute to the group when
you can and keep punching through the boundaries of
the envelope--then examine what you learned from that
experience.

Regards, "Mike" (oh yeah, last BP: 121 over 66--no meds!)
-- mikeellison3xxxatzzzyahoo.com --

Lol, thanks for the advice. At least you Incisive men can get a laugh out
of me still. You really did end it a bit better then it started off didn't
ya!

Rick

"Mike" <mikeellison3|x|@|x|yahoo.com> wrote in message
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