tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post4114641855100591649..comments2023-12-22T22:09:04.698-06:00Comments on The Cycle: The Heart Wants What It Wants, Even When It's StupidJason T. Nunemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-66164029307596682382013-06-11T08:41:28.677-05:002013-06-11T08:41:28.677-05:00Sam was a customer at the outdoor store I managed ...Sam was a customer at the outdoor store I managed before he died and Helen still is. Comes to the July summer sale and sits in a folding chair in the heat like everyone else on the newsletter list who come in that Sunday for the start of the warm weather sale week. She and her kids are huge benefactors of the arts and their communities. <br /><br />The HQ of the empire looks nearly as if the wheels have recently been taken off the modular units; their culture of conservation is down to the paperclip and routing envelope. I do have to say I favor an organization that tries so hard not to waste money like that. <br /><br />Sam's culture also included avoidance of ostentatious displays of wealth by his employees. He was fine that they could do well for their families by the commitment of work at the company but did not wish that they would attach the image of circular Belgian block driveways around travertine fountains in front of their houses in that NW Arkansas setting. Save that for when it could be enjoyed in early retirement. Sam drove a green '74 Ford F-100 which his barber thought he should replace with a Bentley as the richest man in America. "Where would the dogs ride?" he responded. <br /><br />Can't say I shop much at M*M myself, but as someone with keen interests in bicycles and other esoterica, I am largely out of their target demographic and probably should feel a bit iffy about their offerings. Ten cents saved isn't going to make me take a bus to W*M to buy my Tide.<br /><br />Andy<br />Pittsburgh nowUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294639757903892094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-60760721694673054042013-05-21T20:54:00.713-05:002013-05-21T20:54:00.713-05:00No good can possibly come from buying a BSO at W**...No good can possibly come from buying a BSO at W***-M***. Continue to save your pennies, and perhaps you can one day buy a real bike from a real guy (or gal) with the name "Schwinn". I'm sure it'll be worth the wait. <br /><br />BTW, I ran into Richard and his daughter Anna at NAHBS in 2009, and had a nice chat. If you have to throw money at a family, better this one than the Waltons.<br /><br />Also, remember that wanting something is usually better than getting something. Especially a BSO.<br /><br />Steve in Peoria, with two 'bents that aren't really BSO's, are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com