Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 10:54:25 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Opinion on Long Trip w/young driver to Florida from Texas
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dear parent
good decision --
i was imagining all sorts of scenarios and wondering how you would sleep at
night
i have had several people ask me if they could borrow my westie for a
vacation or some sort of trip ---
sure i say ... give me a cheque for 30K and have all the fun you want --
the stunned look on their face is usually the last i hear about it ...
one person was asking me if i would sell my van to her and her boyfriend as
they were going to pick fruit for two seasons in the BC Okanagan
i asked her how much she thought they would be spending to get a decent van
to make their way --- 2 or 3 thousand -- she says
i laughed so hard that it was the last words we exchanged -- it made a funny
sneer face -- and said --
it is just an old volkswagen --
indeed ---
Mike your relationship with your boy will become much better after his
return from spring break---
i doubt either of you will even speak of this again ...
until you are hoary headed and your grinders are worn flat --
about the year 2035 ... when your grandson is thinking of heading off to
florida --
for the annual girls gone wild --
:P
yours
On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:
> Yup...I said NO to the trip. These guys all go to an expensive private
> University(I know, I pay the bill) and they can't sh*^ 300.00 between the
> 6-8 guys going to rent a vehicle. What happens when the alternator fails on
> the road...I will be the one to send the $$ for repairs. Told them if
> they're so busted, maybe a job over the break is a better idea. I am very
> disappointed in the situation as I would NEVER pull this crap. I joined
> military at 17 and did the rest by myself with help from my one-owner
> spouse
> :-). Two kids in college(one just graduated and moved to Tucson) and I'm
> only 42. Broke now, though hehehe. Just don't feel that kids are all that
> self-sufficient nowadays[Craig C excluded, of course]. Guess it is my
> fault. Anyway, thanks for the input.
>
> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> writes:
> >
> > > If he has a bunch of buddies going with him, let them rent a car.
> > > Their responsibility, their money, their acceptance of being a young
> > > responsible adult.
> >
> > >That is what I was going to recommend as well, a rental split 5 ways
> > >would not be too bad for each kid. Then I remembered most companies
> > >won't rent to anyone under 21, and potentially 5 unrelated male drivers
> > >under 21 would probably be a deal killer to almost all of them.
> >
> > Allan
> > --
> > 1991 Vanagon GL
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
>
--
roger w
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