Cars Sold; Goodbye Time
#1
07-25-2012, 12:09 AM
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Cars Sold; Goodbye Time
"I'm walking down the lonely street of dreams" __ Whitesnake __ 'Here I Go Again On My Own'
I never thought I'd say or type these words...
"My Monte Carlos are sold."
That is, they'll be gone by the end of this weekend (last of July 2012), unless a "miracle" happens yet this week (don't see that being the case).
I wouldn't have believed it if someone had told me while I was on my 2011 9,000+ mile road trip that, in the next 12+ months, I'd...
...have my 4th open heart surgery 11/11/2011 (will have another CT scan in mid-August)
...lose my job less than 3 weeks after returning to full-time (still searching)
...attend the 2012 MC Nationals & be hospitalized w/pneumonia 6 hours after returning home (still on medication)
...& be "monte less" (due to medical bills, etc.; my cars are considered "assets")....
But, all of that has/is happening. So, with my MCs gone, it is time to stop prolonging the inevitable & say goodbye.
A few weeks ago, I happened to see the series finale of "Frasier", the popular "Cheers" spin-off. At the end of the episode, Frasier quotes a shortened version of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses":
"It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And though we are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are—
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will;
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
After reciting the poem, Frasier remarks:
"I’ve been thinking about that poem a lot lately, & I think what it says is that, while it’s tempting to play it safe, the more we’re willing to risk, the more alive we are. In the end, what we regret most are the chances we never took."
I've taken chances & let chances slip away. Since I'll be "free-er", maybe it's time to take a few more chances. Saying goodbye is one; life has a way of changing us in ways we never expect. While I am very unhappy right now, perhaps my MCs are better off with new owners. Maybe I'm better off, too; after all, my rear-wheel-drive-only-nameplate Caprice Classic (1979 sedan) remains with me.
"Another dream that ended way too soon" __ Restless Heart __ 'The Bluest Eyes In Texas'
It has been a great run, though, owning 5 MCs for 9 years, 1 for ~20 years. I've met many of you in person via my road trips, cruise nights, events & car shows, including the 2008 MidSummer Chitown Gathering, which set a record of 65 people & is the ONLY gathering/event that ALL of my MCs attended together:
ProjectMonte :: Cort's Monte Carlo Meetup in Elgin, IL
"This is just a stop on the way to where I'm going" __ Carrie Underwood __ 'Temporary Home'
Since I'll no longer visit here regularly, if you want to keep in contact, please do via my...
...website (changes soon?)...:
Cort's Web Pages
...recently-reactivated Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/knightcaprice269177989
...EM & PH#:
faithcubsmc2691
@
aol.com
847-
337-
9897
...Roads'n'Wheels/Caprice Classic Forum:
ROADS'n'WHEELS CAR CLUB / CAPRICE CLASSIC FORUM - Home
For now, I will continue to own the 3rd generation MC board...
3rd GEN MONTE CARLO (1978, 1979, 1980) FORUM - Home
...& run the 6th generation MC group...
y2kmontecarloclub : Y2K MC CLUB
...though, if anyone is interested in taking them over, please let me know.
I think that's it. I'd like to share more, but this post would be too long. Perhaps it IS too long for "goodbye". As a famous sportscaster said at the end of every baseball telecast, "So long, everybody!"
Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | "only child" 1979 Caprice Classic
CHD.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = Cort's Web Pages
"I hope life will treat you kind" __ Dolly Parton __ 'I Will Always Love You'
I never thought I'd say or type these words...
"My Monte Carlos are sold."
That is, they'll be gone by the end of this weekend (last of July 2012), unless a "miracle" happens yet this week (don't see that being the case).
I wouldn't have believed it if someone had told me while I was on my 2011 9,000+ mile road trip that, in the next 12+ months, I'd...
...have my 4th open heart surgery 11/11/2011 (will have another CT scan in mid-August)
...lose my job less than 3 weeks after returning to full-time (still searching)
...attend the 2012 MC Nationals & be hospitalized w/pneumonia 6 hours after returning home (still on medication)
...& be "monte less" (due to medical bills, etc.; my cars are considered "assets")....
But, all of that has/is happening. So, with my MCs gone, it is time to stop prolonging the inevitable & say goodbye.
A few weeks ago, I happened to see the series finale of "Frasier", the popular "Cheers" spin-off. At the end of the episode, Frasier quotes a shortened version of Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses":
"It may be that the gulfs will wash us down;
It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,
And though we are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are—
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will;
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
After reciting the poem, Frasier remarks:
"I’ve been thinking about that poem a lot lately, & I think what it says is that, while it’s tempting to play it safe, the more we’re willing to risk, the more alive we are. In the end, what we regret most are the chances we never took."
I've taken chances & let chances slip away. Since I'll be "free-er", maybe it's time to take a few more chances. Saying goodbye is one; life has a way of changing us in ways we never expect. While I am very unhappy right now, perhaps my MCs are better off with new owners. Maybe I'm better off, too; after all, my rear-wheel-drive-only-nameplate Caprice Classic (1979 sedan) remains with me.
"Another dream that ended way too soon" __ Restless Heart __ 'The Bluest Eyes In Texas'
It has been a great run, though, owning 5 MCs for 9 years, 1 for ~20 years. I've met many of you in person via my road trips, cruise nights, events & car shows, including the 2008 MidSummer Chitown Gathering, which set a record of 65 people & is the ONLY gathering/event that ALL of my MCs attended together:
ProjectMonte :: Cort's Monte Carlo Meetup in Elgin, IL
"This is just a stop on the way to where I'm going" __ Carrie Underwood __ 'Temporary Home'
Since I'll no longer visit here regularly, if you want to keep in contact, please do via my...
...website (changes soon?)...:
Cort's Web Pages
...recently-reactivated Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/knightcaprice269177989
...EM & PH#:
faithcubsmc2691
@
aol.com
847-
337-
9897
...Roads'n'Wheels/Caprice Classic Forum:
ROADS'n'WHEELS CAR CLUB / CAPRICE CLASSIC FORUM - Home
For now, I will continue to own the 3rd generation MC board...
3rd GEN MONTE CARLO (1978, 1979, 1980) FORUM - Home
...& run the 6th generation MC group...
y2kmontecarloclub : Y2K MC CLUB
...though, if anyone is interested in taking them over, please let me know.
I think that's it. I'd like to share more, but this post would be too long. Perhaps it IS too long for "goodbye". As a famous sportscaster said at the end of every baseball telecast, "So long, everybody!"
Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | "only child" 1979 Caprice Classic
CHD.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = Cort's Web Pages
"I hope life will treat you kind" __ Dolly Parton __ 'I Will Always Love You'
#3
07-25-2012, 06:38 AM
"Be here now, enjoy"
Hello `Cort,
<Q>
"All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue forever."
I'm learning as I travel my life's journey that the less I have, the less I have to worry about
; Material things can be a burden when they are not really needed in ones life.
I hope that you can extract the most from everyday that you are given....EnJoy your `Now!
I wish you peace, happiness, love during your journey of life.
Sincerely, `Space</Q>
<Q>
<Q>Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.</Q>
Henry Wadsworth
I'm learning as I travel my life's journey that the less I have, the less I have to worry about
; Material things can be a burden when they are not really needed in ones life.I hope that you can extract the most from everyday that you are given....EnJoy your `Now!
I wish you peace, happiness, love during your journey of life.
Sincerely, `Space</Q>
Last edited by Space; 07-25-2012 at 06:54 AM.
#5
07-25-2012, 07:24 AM
I really don't know what to say Cort, but I do believe that there is a reason for everything whether we understand it initially or not. Take care of yourself and remain strong in mind and spirit.
#6
07-25-2012, 08:04 AM
Cort tho we have never met and I don't know you as well as others I would like to say I have enjoyed your posts and you are always welcome here. Once a monte owner always a monte owner
#7
07-25-2012, 08:07 AM
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Southeast PA
Posts: 25,136
So sorry to read. I would have never thought after meeting you, you would be Monte-less either.
Good luck in all of your future endeavors, do not be a stranger
Good luck in all of your future endeavors, do not be a stranger
#8
07-25-2012, 09:55 AM
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: West Coast !!
Posts: 4,930
May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
Your friend Keith
Your friend Keith
#9
07-25-2012, 10:11 AM
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
That's how I live my life.
I never got the chance to know you, Cort, but I wish you solace and good health in your life going forward.
Once a knight fan, always a knight fan.
We'll miss you, and God bless.
That's how I live my life.
I never got the chance to know you, Cort, but I wish you solace and good health in your life going forward.
Once a knight fan, always a knight fan.
We'll miss you, and God bless.
#10
07-25-2012, 08:22 PM
I've had the pleasure of knowing you, Cort, since I joined the A-Body Showcase over in the Yahoo! Groups and meeting you in person on your road trip to the Pacific Northwest. I am sorry to see that you're beloved collection of Monte Carlo's have to be sold. These are indeed hard times and we all must do what we need to in order to make it by. Maybe one day, you'll be on the hunt to retrieve your Monte's and reunite them once again. I wish you all the best and hope that things will turn around for you once again.