In message <9406242012.AA11485@benzo> Mark Sullivan writes:
>
> advice needed (maybe from a psychiatrist?).........
>
> I've got a major dilemma, which I'm sure some of you have had at one time or
> another, and I thought I'd ask for some advise, opinions, related stories,
> etc.
>
> I've had a Sunbeam Tiger for about 8-years now. In that time we've added
> 3 children to our family. (you probably know where this is going)
>
> We've decided it would be nice to have a home computer, upgrade a couple
> rooms in our house, pay some bills, etc. "Where's the money going to come
> from"? "Oh yeah, there's this car in the garage that's just sitting
> there...."
>
Mark, is the Tiger just sitting there, gathering up dust or is it being used.
Entropy accelerates when a car is sitting and not being used. My guess is if
you are not driving the Tiger, it is deteriating faster than you think and it
would be better off in the hands of someone who can take care of it & keep it on
the road.
However, if you are driving it, you will morn for a L O N G time after it is
gone and feel extramly bad at even the sight of a picture of an Alpine. WHen I
was driving my TR3, I was always having people come over to tell me that they
had one in the past and still feel bad about selling it. For some people this
was 30ish years ago.
You might just pay a little extra on the bills untill they are paid off & not
purchase anything on credit. Then take the money you save from interest to do
pay as you go room refirbishing. Could be a good family project that can save
$$ over having things professionally done.
Low end computers are getting very cheap and if you have one at work, you
probably do not need one at home (WHAT AM I SAYING?? YES SELL YOUR TIGER AND GO
OUT AND PURCHASE A NEW HIGH END MACINTOSH FOR EVERY ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE!! I COULD
USE THE PROFIT SHARING CHECK TO HELP FINANCE MY PROJECTS). Actually, if you are
thinking of getting one for the kids, you might enlist them to help earn it by
baby sitting, lawn mowing weed pulling etc. They would probably treat it better
if they helped pay for it. It would help start to train them in the concept
that things aren't free and you have to work for what you want in this world.
Or I'll trade you the Tiger for a Macintosh, a hammer, box of nails, paint
roller and a gallon of paint your choice of colours :*)
TeriAnn Wakeman Large format photographers look at the world
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