Trying very hard to start a new career, and trying to start a family (that came 2 years later). JC On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 12:06 AM, <faithcubsmc2691@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Simple question: > What were you doing when your car was new? > > > My current family... > > 1972: > I was a year away from making my earthly debut. > > 1976: > I was 3 years old. I welcomed my parents' first Monte Carlo to the family, > a 1976 model that I "claimed" as "mine" in later years. I was also a year > away from my first open heart surgery. > > 1979: > I welcomed my baby sister to the world. > > 1981: > I finished first grade in the spring; started second grade in the fall. > > 1987: > I was in middle school ... and had to say goodbye to my best friend who > died of an asthma attack. > > > Former members... > > 1988: > I finished middle school and entered the world of High School. I first > started thinking about having one of every single YEAR of the Monte Carlo. > I later re-thought that ... with the goal of one of each generation, which I > completed March 2002. > > 1997: > I started my first full-time job, after graduating from college a year > earlier. I also put my '79 MC Landau (first car) away for the winter and > bought a new "daily driver". > > 2000: > I was one Monte Carlo away from completing the family, having bought the > '81 MC SC from my parents December 1999 and the '76 MC Landau a year before > that; I've never bought a Monte Carlo brand new. I was still working at the > same company, but had switched jobs in late 1999, about the same time I > bought the 2000 vehicle. Health wise, I was (unbeknownst to me at the time) > 3 years away from my 3rd open heart surgery. > > > > Cort | 36.m.IL | 5 Monte Carlos.1 Caprice Classic | pig valve.pacemaker ** > 07/24/2010=ChitownMeet #3 ** > MCs.CC | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RoadTrips.us66 = > http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort > "The thing I find most amazing in amazing grace is the chance to give it > out" ... Brandon Heath ... 'I'm Not Who I Was' > >