Roger, I thought your 300SD was pretty much a daily driver? Is that not the case?
I’m a little curious about something, as I was thinking about you the other day. There’s a high end resale furniture shop that I frequent here, since I used to build custom furniture when I had the space and equipment to do so. I like to go in and look over the pieces they take in, which are sometimes very unusual and unique pieces from estates and other such sources. I deeply appreciate the fine work that went into creating these sorts of things, and I really enjoy looking at them in detail to see how the builder made certain joints or applied marquetry to enhance a part of the design. While I was speaking with one of the owners as I walked through the store with them, they were bemoaning the fact that furniture such as china cabinets and sideboards were falling by the wayside and starting to disappear from a lot of furniture builder’s catalogs. They seem to think that the current generations no longer place any value on such legacy possessions such as the family silver or china, or have any desire to own furniture such as this. They say that more often than not, younger clients are coming in and buying dining room furniture and leaving the china cabinets behind. Since you deal in china, I was wondering if you are seeing a similar decrease in interest in such things? On a related note, I was just looking at our family silver that was handed down to me. We use it when we have family gatherings or guests, but I can see why others might not place a lot of value on such things. For that matter, I was also looking at the tea service I gave the wife for an anniversary gift many, many years ago. It has almost no value on the market these days - not that we would ever sell it. -D > On Dec 8, 2018, at 4:07 PM, ROGER HALE via Mercedes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sorry Mitch, but I didn't tag you to this thread. I merely started it as > somewhat sad and humorous regarding some of the topics that arise. Similar > to the other list where they get off on topics like wine tasting, cheese > favorites, etc. Sometimes you think you are on one of the cooking networks. > I realize we are all getting older so there isn't a lot of MB work, etc. to > discuss. As to me, my 80 and 83 and currently sitting for awhile. I will > probably sell the 83 300D and at some point have some repairs made to the 80 > 300SD and put it back on the road. > > As to deer, just a suggestion. I grew up and learned to drive "up North" and > currently drive in the South. When learning up North, the main issue was to > constantly scan the sides of the road, peripheral vision is a real benefit. > Now I continue to do the same in the South. I've been lucky having driven > for over 50 years and never hit a deer. I just hope to stay lucky. > > Best Wishes, > > Roger > > Roger Hale > Dinnerware Classics, Inc. > Monroe, Ga. > 770-267-0850 > www.dinnerwareclassics.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
