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Old 04-19-2015, 10:31 PM   #1
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Well, after 38 successful years in the same industry, 27 years happily married to the same wonderful woman, participating successfully in raising an awesome 16 year old son and being almost 1 year removed from successful cancer surgery, I think I deserve it. May you be as blessed as I am when you reach my age .
Congrats on your recovery bud
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Old 04-19-2015, 11:42 PM   #2
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I think Eric was just giving another comment he's gotten, not replying.

I'm 29, and I've had a couple people ask if I'm having an early midlife crisis - but hey, could die tomorrow! May be late in life!
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Old 04-20-2015, 04:07 AM   #3
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I think I have, at one time or another, received many of those comments. The one that stuck with me the most was from my home pest control guy. He comes back into the house after spraying out in the garage and says: "Nice care out there.....Ferrari, right?"

When I chuckled a little and said, "Thanks, but it's only a Porsche" he gave me the impression that, at least in his mind, they were equals.....
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Old 04-20-2015, 04:11 AM   #4
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I've never heard anything but a compliment from strangers, but the wierdest comments have all come from neighbors and my wife. Buffalo is kind of a blue collar area and getting a 2 seater is out of the norm for people in the neighborhod that I live in.

-One neighbor asked me if I robbed a bank... (I've been in banking for 15 years)
-Another neighbor asked me if I was having a mid-life crisis... (I was)
-I overheard my wife lie to a friend and tell them that I got a crazy deal on the car from a co-worker. We got a good deal on it, but she was somehow embarassed to tell people that we could afford it.
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Old 04-20-2015, 04:53 AM   #5
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I've gotten the 'Mid-Life crisis comments. If you have greyish hair in a sports car, you have to expect it

Weirdest:
Last Christmas, went to get gas. Finished filling up, guy walks up with the line:
"Just drove up from Delaware. I'm trying to get back but I don't have any money to get gas, can you help out"

My 'I'm being scammed' radar turns on so I say no.
As the guy walks away I hear him say:
"Guy has a Porsche and he can spare any $$"
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