I think the magic number for anything to be considered a "classic" is 100.
We aren't quite there yet, but I think 80 is close enough. Of course I've considered our class, CHS54, to be full of "classics" from the very beginning. And I won't be surprised if we all make it to that magic number of 100 or better before it's all over.
After all, statistics show that if a person reaches the age of 80....there's no telling how long he or as she will last...100, 110 ....or as Susannah Jones has...116! And according to the Guiness World Records, that makes her the world's oldest livng person.
(Pardon me, but whenever I see a story about the "world's oldest person" I think of that joke about the TV reporter who was interviewing the 100 year old man and asked him what his secret to longevity was, and the reply was, "Well, it was the fact that my lips NEVER touched that evil ALCOHOL!"
Whereupon, there was a loud bang from the back room of house and the TV reporter stopped the camera as asked, "What was that?"
"Oh I'm so embarrassed," the old man said. "it's my father. He's drunk again!" )
As I was saying, Susannah Jones, the World's Oldest Person at 116 is from Montgomery, Alabama and attributes her long life to the fact that she ate bacon, eggs and GRITS...every morning of her life.
Hey, that's exactly what WE have been eating all these years, right?
116..HERE WE COME!
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Speaking of Classics, Bob Ellis just brought to my attention one of the most expensive...and beautiful automobiles ever made: a 100 year old Rolls Royce that just sold at auction for $5 MILLION DOLLARS!
We aren't quite there yet, but I think 80 is close enough. Of course I've considered our class, CHS54, to be full of "classics" from the very beginning. And I won't be surprised if we all make it to that magic number of 100 or better before it's all over.
After all, statistics show that if a person reaches the age of 80....there's no telling how long he or as she will last...100, 110 ....or as Susannah Jones has...116! And according to the Guiness World Records, that makes her the world's oldest livng person.
(Pardon me, but whenever I see a story about the "world's oldest person" I think of that joke about the TV reporter who was interviewing the 100 year old man and asked him what his secret to longevity was, and the reply was, "Well, it was the fact that my lips NEVER touched that evil ALCOHOL!"
Whereupon, there was a loud bang from the back room of house and the TV reporter stopped the camera as asked, "What was that?"
"Oh I'm so embarrassed," the old man said. "it's my father. He's drunk again!" )
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| Susanna Jones 116 years old. |
Hey, that's exactly what WE have been eating all these years, right?
116..HERE WE COME!
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Speaking of Classics, Bob Ellis just brought to my attention one of the most expensive...and beautiful automobiles ever made: a 100 year old Rolls Royce that just sold at auction for $5 MILLION DOLLARS!
According to the article:
The six-cylinder, 7.3-litre car comes with perfect provenance and is still purring smoothly, doing about 15 miles to the gallon.
What it lacks in gadgetry, the British-made classic more than compensates for with an extraordinary level of luxury that leaves its modern-day counterparts
looking a little unsophisticated.
Its gleaming interior fittings are made of silver and ivory, while the door panels are embroidered silk, with brocade tassels attached to silk window shades
for privacy.
THE PASSENGER FOOTREST HIDES A FULL PICNIC SET FOR FOUR, A CHINA TEA SERVICE, COMPLETE WITH AN ALCOHOL-FUELLED
BURNER AND KETTLE TO HEAT THE WATER, AND A SET OF SIX DECANTERS – THREE IN STERLINGG SILVER AND THREE IN
LEATHER-WRAPPED GLASS.
The sale took place at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex. Auctioneers had expected it to sell for around 2 million and were astonished
when the bidding between two rival collectors topped 4 million.
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Now, back here in the real world...
I can't think of a more perfect example of "hindsight thinking" than......"Wouldn't it have been great if we had only hung on to those old cars we once owned?"
If we could have afforded to tuck them away in a garage somewhere ...think of what even those considered "pieces of junk" when they were new would now be worth.....an Edsall, or a Corvair...or even something like my old Henry J. or my very FIRST car, a 1936 Ford Coupe.
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| 1936 Ford Coupe |
Now that I think about it...I'll bet that car was indeed a CLASSIC!
The very first......Ghetto Blaster!
-Ed
