tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post2672451254112325595..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Retirement Communities for Old Rockers and Gearheads?drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-24735074196915183062018-07-21T20:06:39.718-07:002018-07-21T20:06:39.718-07:00Cal Worthington! Never worked for him but met him ...Cal Worthington! Never worked for him but met him at a Suzuki product introduction. He entered wearing a Samurai helmet.<br /><br />He made a big mistake being rude to the man I worked for who had twelve stores in the PNW. He authorized all his managers to take a zero profit deal if it meant taking a deal away from Worthington. Cal's one store lasted 18 months before he sold it to someone else.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-42999007931559497662018-07-21T14:43:47.457-07:002018-07-21T14:43:47.457-07:00Cal would literally stand on his head to make a de...Cal would literally stand on his head to make a deal. He was a real showman.<br /><br />As to the retirement communities for gear heads. I'm sure that there's a codicil in the HOA against parking cars in the driveway or something, which would be laughable.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-73252468467406316242018-07-21T13:35:51.420-07:002018-07-21T13:35:51.420-07:00It was Cal's dog SPOT! He was quite a characte...It was Cal's dog SPOT! He was quite a character. He was a flight instructor for bomber pilots when WWII started, and wound flying <i>twenty-nine</i> missions over Germany in a B-17 with the 390th Bomb Group.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-61125612015546811972018-07-21T13:22:53.797-07:002018-07-21T13:22:53.797-07:00I heard the commercial a few times on Thursday and...I heard the commercial a few times on Thursday and Friday, and it took a couple of times hearing it to get the nuances. I mean, gee.....the nice young lady <i>reading the ad copy</i> sounded so caring and "genuine".<br /><br />I looked at the floor plans, and was struck by several things....<br /><br />1) They're all two bedroom units. And the "guest" bedroom is very small, about 10 x 10. Can't have pesky grandkids staying over, can we?<br /><br />2) They're all duplex units in this new development area. They make a Big Deal out of having a "Dedicated Fire Wall Between Structures.", but they're still duplexes.<br /><br />3) The yards are barely bigger than the houses, maybe a 10~15' strip around the house and a small front yard (gotta do something to balance out the driveway...), and the garages are 21' x 22', barely a "two car" garage to me and many others.<br /><br />I haven't seen the HOA, but I'm sure it has many onerous provisions, but I really doubt if you could get away with banning American Flags here in Northern Colorado.<br /><br />That's just <i>sooooo</i> Boulder....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-85755055854378993942018-07-21T09:42:31.999-07:002018-07-21T09:42:31.999-07:00Go see Cal... and what was the dog's name??? S...Go see Cal... and what was the dog's name??? Sigh... And agree with LL! LOLOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-59271444925115159602018-07-21T02:18:25.119-07:002018-07-21T02:18:25.119-07:00If they're REALLY catering to gear heads and h...If they're REALLY catering to gear heads and hot-rods, every garage needs a paint shop, a grease pit, and they should all be drive-through. That's all I'm saying. And NO noise ordinance for loud and obnoxious mufflers (or lack of same), or loud music while you're working in your shop. No blue hair old ladies who are angry that you are flying an AMERICAN flag and running your car from your garage to the drag strip/test track (incorporated in the gear-head retirement community).LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com