How often do you realize you're not even close to being normal? I have that epiphany every few weeks. If it was only something like the 65 GTO, rust bucket that would/should have been crushed by almost anyone else to decent looking driver, that is only a certain kind of abbey normal. Then throw in the ethanol thing, 700hp street bound Pontiacs, enjoying building junk that hauls ass, needing a huge shop to work in because I cant have just one project at a time, living in the great white north when I could live somewhere I could drive my cars more than two weeks a year, and the latest idea.... I have a bunch of WS6 stuff laying around, a handful of A bodys they will bolt to, some extra 17" wheels, and I just watched the latest Roadkill.
It dawned on me that we here, along with Freiburger and Finnegan, share some abbynormal tendencies. He started this, but really we were this messed up before CarJunkie/Bangshift came along. People look at me funny, tell me to sell all my old crap, or most of them, keep one, and enjoy the money. Problem is, I like doing this more than I like money. I like it so much I run myself broke constantly just so I can do this stuff faster! Imagine if I wont the lotto, a couple hundred million, what kind of a problem would I be for the local community then? I cant leave anything stock, even when I wanted to when I bought it.
Why do you do the car thing? I know why I do, because its the bright light in my life that allows me to dream and see it done. its my reason for being, the direction I chose more than 30 years ago, and I dont want to change it, but I realize its not 'normal' to anyone, not even most other gearheads. Really, what drives you? Why do you like what you like? Would you ever want to change, or spend your money and time somewhere else? If you could do nothing but play with your toys, build whatever you liked, go anywhere, would you still do the car thing? Is one or two enough for you, or do you have some form of Automotive Attention Distraction Disorder?
It dawned on me that we here, along with Freiburger and Finnegan, share some abbynormal tendencies. He started this, but really we were this messed up before CarJunkie/Bangshift came along. People look at me funny, tell me to sell all my old crap, or most of them, keep one, and enjoy the money. Problem is, I like doing this more than I like money. I like it so much I run myself broke constantly just so I can do this stuff faster! Imagine if I wont the lotto, a couple hundred million, what kind of a problem would I be for the local community then? I cant leave anything stock, even when I wanted to when I bought it.
Why do you do the car thing? I know why I do, because its the bright light in my life that allows me to dream and see it done. its my reason for being, the direction I chose more than 30 years ago, and I dont want to change it, but I realize its not 'normal' to anyone, not even most other gearheads. Really, what drives you? Why do you like what you like? Would you ever want to change, or spend your money and time somewhere else? If you could do nothing but play with your toys, build whatever you liked, go anywhere, would you still do the car thing? Is one or two enough for you, or do you have some form of Automotive Attention Distraction Disorder?
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