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Friday, September 05, 2008

Have you had your car read lately? #005 -- My friend's retirement car

What kind and model do you think this car is?
Remember, my retirement car is a '98 Mustang GT Convertible
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First, I will read this car. It is owned by a man and is his retirement car. He didn't have to buy it for himself like I did, his company bought it for him!

In fact, his car brand name is the name of his company.



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This looks better, we can see my friend. Still doesn't really show what brand it is. We can see a '450 SL" plainly on the right hand side of the trunk lid.

My friend is a happy fellow, we can see that from his car. But one look at him affirms this. I didn't have Adi that day, he would have like to have taken Adi for a nice 'top down' ride.




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You probably are way ahead of me and have enlarged the picture above before these, but here it is shown that the car is a 450 SL SnapOn. There are just a few SnapOn cars in existence.
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I got a watch from my company. Well I did get two watches, one from San Jacinto College and another from Elgin Watch company where I was working before being drafted into the U.S. Army.
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This Friday feature for JIM'S LITTLE BLOG helps me tackle the blogging problem of writer's blahs. So my advice is "when you don't feel like writing anything, post a picture." That's what is happening here.**
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** This is not an original idea. Reading cars came from a sermon I heard last Sunday, brought by Dr. Roger Yancey, Director of Missions, Tryon Evergreen Baptist Association, of which our church, First Baptist Church of Conroe Texas, is associated. I believe my count of 118 was pretty close (link for you to check yourself).
I saw a few cowboy churches and quite a few Hispanic churches. All are within a 35 mile radius of our home.

7 comments:

  1. Dear Jim,
    I sure could do with that Mercedes-Benz.
    I'll join late Janis Joplin in her song.
    No, I will not.
    I'll stay contented in our Sopwith...
    I have an Elgin wrist watch in white gold that my grand-dad brought my Mom when he came home from Montana in -46.
    It sadly does not work anymore..
    From Felisol

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  2. It's a Mercedes Benz ... and your friend worked for Snap-On tools.

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  3. Hi Felisol and Mrs. Mac

    "Oh lord, wont you buy me a mercedes benz ?
    My friends all drive porsches, I must make amends.
    Worked hard all my lifetime for SnapOn Tools, no help from my friends,
    So lord, wont you buy me a mercedes benz?"

    I have this song on several media, LP, Eight-track, Cassette, and CD. It ranks at the top of my list. Poor Janis, ...
    ..

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  4. I love a hot looking Mercedes very much. Nice to get one as a retirement gift too. I had to buy mine. Thanks for sharing Jim. Very interesting indeed. Big hug. :)

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  5. congtats to adi on his paper article, the flag looks at home by him.....retirementcar, funny you should mention that, my wife bought our retirement car YESTERDAY a toy o ta, like a toy, i wouldn't come into this deal because it doesn't get 434 miles to the gallon...i am protesting, walk in fon't of the house with a protester sign that says DID NOT BUY...ASK WIFE

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  6. Nice ride eh Jim.
    The red car on the wrecker...going to Morrow Collision Center? They're busy right now fixing goat damage to a late model Caddie. Seems the lady put it in the barn to protect it from a possibility of hail.

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  7. I bet Adi loves any top down rides. Doggies seem to always enjoy car rides, especially if the wind is blowing their ears.

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