Date:         Mon, 25 May 2009 13:14:51 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark A Kippert <vanagon@KIPPERT.COM>
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From:         Mark A Kippert <vanagon@KIPPERT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Torn between two Carats
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Well, she's catching on. I also have a '93 Eurovan Weekender (with 2nd
'93 GL parts van) I've been working on for a few years. These are
older pictures <http://www.kippert.com/ev/> but I've not gotten much
further. It's a project I've decided to call quits and sell. My wife
says I can do whatever I want with the proceeds of the van but these
have to be gone before I drag anything else home.

Gee whiz! It stinks when she makes sense. If the Eurovans were gone,
the dinner might just work...

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD



On May 25, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Roger Whittaker wrote:

> dear torn
> take your wife out to a nice dinner slightly up scale from a & w
> explain to her the benefits of how much less time you will be away
> from home
> as having two parts vans will increase the likelihood of having hard
> to find
> parts on hand
> tell her you love her very much
> tell her how much her support has been valued in your own life
> how you have been able to achieve much more because you have had the
> pleasure of her companionship
> indeed tell her how it is very likely you would not even be able to
> enjoy
> life as well as you have with out her valuable input
>
> you will also be contributing to the green argument of a smaller
> carbon
> footprint as you will not be using fuel to search for parts
> and that all of the savings combined both real and intrinsic are only
> possible and will be realized if she joins you on a secret special
> weekend
> going in the working van to do stuff she wants to do
> at least once a month ... twice if she wants to go twice ...
>
> be sincere and be truthful ...
> i tell my wife these things nearly every day
> good luck
> yours