Comments on: You Know You're Old When … http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: my old car - StartTags.com http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3641 my old car - StartTags.com Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:54:42 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3641 [...] grader had an idea. He thought that everyone should have to give up their old cars and buy a hybrid.You Know You're Old When ...What's the favorite car you ever owned? I guess I've always been old, because my favorite was a 1984 [...] [...] grader had an idea. He thought that everyone should have to give up their old cars and buy a hybrid.You Know You're Old When …What's the favorite car you ever owned? I guess I've always been old, because my favorite was a 1984 [...]

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3640 Brad Shorr Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:54:18 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3640 Hi Mellisa, THANK YOU for sharing your story here (and for clarifying "top down"). Mustangs were really something, weren't they? The design never goes out of style. Here's one I found online - http://tinyurl.com/5wp63k $28,500 - $46,500 - wow! <abbr><em><abbr><em>Brad Shorrs last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/wandering-and-wondering/7-things-im-thankful-for/" rel="nofollow">7 Things I’m Thankful For</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Hi Mellisa, THANK YOU for sharing your story here (and for clarifying “top down”). Mustangs were really something, weren’t they? The design never goes out of style. Here’s one I found online -

http://tinyurl.com/5wp63k

$28,500 – $46,500 – wow!

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]]> By: Mellisa http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 Mellisa Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:47:09 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3639 My first and favorite car was a 1966 Candy Apple Red Mustang Convertible. My brother owned it for a year or two before I got my hands on it. He wanted something "way faster" so I bought it from him (with my Dad's help) at age 13. Needless to say I got my drivers license the day I turned 16. And away I went. Top down (on the car that is, lol) every chance I got. He name was "The Omega" and when my friends and I were called "The Omega Sistas". I eventually had to sell her in 1985 for $2000. I wonder what she would be going for now? Oh what memories! I love the Ford Expedition I have now that I'm a grown up. Would still love to have another convertible just for fun thought. Maybe someday. Thanks for letting me share My first and favorite car was a 1966 Candy Apple Red Mustang Convertible. My brother owned it for a year or two before I got my hands on it. He wanted something “way faster” so I bought it from him (with my Dad’s help) at age 13. Needless to say I got my drivers license the day I turned 16. And away I went. Top down (on the car that is, lol) every chance I got. He name was “The Omega” and when my friends and I were called “The Omega Sistas”. I eventually had to sell her in 1985 for $2000. I wonder what she would be going for now? Oh what memories!
I love the Ford Expedition I have now that I’m a grown up. Would still love to have another convertible just for fun thought. Maybe someday. Thanks for letting me share

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 Brad Shorr Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:41:54 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3638 Luke, Great story. Isn't it amazing how cars bring back memories of wonderful periods in our lives? My father and my sales manager both had Omegas circa 1981, but that was a WHOLE different story. Those two cars spent more time in the shop than any other cars I ever saw, before or since. It's good to know the Omega has its devotees as well. On a side note, I always thought "Omega" was a poor name choice. Omega suggests "last" - is that really a good connotation for a car? To me it sounds like the Oldsmobile Cellar Dweller. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Brad Shorrs last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/wandering-and-wondering/7-things-im-thankful-for/" rel="nofollow">7 Things I’m Thankful For</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Luke, Great story. Isn’t it amazing how cars bring back memories of wonderful periods in our lives? My father and my sales manager both had Omegas circa 1981, but that was a WHOLE different story. Those two cars spent more time in the shop than any other cars I ever saw, before or since. It’s good to know the Omega has its devotees as well. On a side note, I always thought “Omega” was a poor name choice. Omega suggests “last” – is that really a good connotation for a car? To me it sounds like the Oldsmobile Cellar Dweller.

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]]> By: Luke Gedeon http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3637 Luke Gedeon Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:20:33 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3637 Brad, I thought you and Robert were like this... (sign of crossed fingers), but if you do not know about Yolanda, I dunno. Anyway, my favorite car was the Cutlass Supreme's little sister the Omega. My first car was an '81 with power windows and all options. The first owner was an elderly lady who had barely put any miles on it in the first 10 years. It was an awesome car. But then I went off to college. There was no parking available for freshman, I worked on campus, and my sister needed a car to get to work. I had been car-pooling with her and/or letting her borrow my car. So... I left the car with her. At this point, I know you are visualizing my beautiful blue luxury (in my mind at least) car wrapped around a tree. Well, I am glad to say that is not what happened, but it was almost as bad. She traded it for a newer model. She sold a low mileage, beautiful, 15-year-old car, and bought a 12-year-old, higher mileage, no-power-windows, not quite as nice looking, '84 Omega. At least the upgrade only cost $1,000! The next year I was allowed to bring my car to college, but by that time my sister had decided she needed an even newer car so she very kindly allowed me to keep the '84 Omega, which was fine by me, because even though it was not as nice as the '81, it was still an awesome car. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Luke Gedeons last blog post..<a href="http://luke.gedeon.name/the-machine-is-just-a-machine-again.html" rel="nofollow">The Machine is just a machine again</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Brad, I thought you and Robert were like this… (sign of crossed fingers), but if you do not know about Yolanda, I dunno.

Anyway, my favorite car was the Cutlass Supreme’s little sister the Omega. My first car was an ’81 with power windows and all options. The first owner was an elderly lady who had barely put any miles on it in the first 10 years. It was an awesome car.

But then I went off to college. There was no parking available for freshman, I worked on campus, and my sister needed a car to get to work. I had been car-pooling with her and/or letting her borrow my car. So… I left the car with her.

At this point, I know you are visualizing my beautiful blue luxury (in my mind at least) car wrapped around a tree. Well, I am glad to say that is not what happened, but it was almost as bad. She traded it for a newer model. She sold a low mileage, beautiful, 15-year-old car, and bought a 12-year-old, higher mileage, no-power-windows, not quite as nice looking, ’84 Omega. At least the upgrade only cost $1,000!

The next year I was allowed to bring my car to college, but by that time my sister had decided she needed an even newer car so she very kindly allowed me to keep the ’84 Omega, which was fine by me, because even though it was not as nice as the ’81, it was still an awesome car.

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]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3636 Brad Shorr Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:53:34 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3636 Robert, So you name your cars, too, eh? <abbr><em><abbr><em>Brad Shorrs last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/wandering-and-wondering/7-things-im-thankful-for/" rel="nofollow">7 Things I’m Thankful For</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Robert, So you name your cars, too, eh?

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]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 Robert Hruzek Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:09:24 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3635 My favorite car has to be <a href="http://middlezonemusings.com/the-day-i-got-help/" rel="nofollow">Yolanda</a>, a 1974 Dodge Charger. She was big, sleek, and hot! I tell ya; I was "it on a stick" when riding around in her! <abbr><em><abbr><em>Robert Hruzeks last blog post..<a href="http://middlezonemusings.com/seven-things-i-am-thankful-fo/" rel="nofollow">Seven Things I Am Thankful For - A Writing Project</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> My favorite car has to be Yolanda, a 1974 Dodge Charger. She was big, sleek, and hot! I tell ya; I was “it on a stick” when riding around in her!

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]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 Brad Shorr Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:37:03 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3634 Hi Karen, Yep, those desert cars aren't made to handle our climate. But I like it out west, because cars seem to last forever in mint condition. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Brad Shorrs last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/blogs/what-are-you-thankful-for/" rel="nofollow">What Are You Thankful For?</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Hi Karen, Yep, those desert cars aren’t made to handle our climate. But I like it out west, because cars seem to last forever in mint condition.

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]]> By: Mother Earth aka Karen Hanrahan http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3633 Mother Earth aka Karen Hanrahan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:30:09 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3633 oh my gosh -- i had a 67 gutless supreme --- it was an arizona car that never ever got used to the midwest winters hey brad...I tagged you today - sure hope you can play! <abbr><em><abbr><em>Mother Earth aka Karen Hanrahans last blog post..Playing Tag</em></abbr></abbr></em> oh my gosh — i had a 67 gutless supreme — it was an arizona car that never ever got used to the midwest winters

hey brad…I tagged you today – sure hope you can play!

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]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/you-know-youre-old-when/comment-page-1/#comment-3632 Brad Shorr Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:17:40 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=1011#comment-3632 Hi Cath, It's funny - here, Japanese cars are considered a better value than a Ford. German cars - yes, expensive to purchase and expensive to own. <abbr><em><abbr><em>Brad Shorrs last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/wandering-and-wondering/you-know-youre-old-when/" rel="nofollow">You Know You’re Old When …</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> Hi Cath, It’s funny – here, Japanese cars are considered a better value than a Ford. German cars – yes, expensive to purchase and expensive to own.

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