Re: [DMCForum] Re: DeLoreans for rent (for Marc)

[Jon Heese <dmcforum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I interpreted his message as saying "When I say everything has a price, 
that doesn't always mean the price is measured in dollars".  Maybe I'm 
just more optimistic about Marc's appraisal of our intelligence. =)

Regards,
Jon Heese

cruznmd wrote:
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> That is absolutely not the same thing and you know it.
> 
> Trading a material good with memories for a human life is entirely 
> different than trading a material good with memories for a stack of 
> green paper with no emotional memory or sentiment at all.
> 
> Of course I would trade the car for my wife, or anyone else's life 
> Even yours. Don't twist my words around as you often accuse me of 
> doing.
> 
> I'll say it one more time in case I wasn't clear above:
> 
> Trading a physical item (whatever sentimental value it has) for a 
> human life is no comparison to being willing to trade anything you 
> have for the required number of digits added to your bank statement 
> that you have no memory or experiences built into.
> 
> I would not trade my automobile for something as paltry as a stack 
> of cash unless it would serve a real, long term benefit such as 
> putting my kids through college or paying a medical bill but as long 
> as it's a transient benefit such as what 12-15k would provide, I'm 
> keeping it.
> 
> Rich 
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> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
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>>While I agree with Rich that these material items do
>>possess some emotional value, at the end of the day it
>>is still a thing (in this case, a car).
>>
>>I don't know much about psychology, but I cant imagine
>>it is healthy to have such an emotional attachment to
>>a thing.
>>
>>Here is a hypothetical situation;  What happens if
>>your wife is ill, and the doctor says "We can save
>>your wife Rich, but you will have to give me the
>>DeLorean"....  I hope you would hand over the keys
>>without thinking twice.  
>>
>>
>>--- cruznmd <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
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>>
>>><SNIP>
>>>
>>>I was not able to explain this to Marc. He has
>>>repeatedly stated 
>>>that everything has a price. I find it difficult and
>>>sad to believe 
>>>that he doesn't have -something- in his life that is
>>>beyond price, 
>>>that he would sell literally anything he posesses if
>>>only enough 
>>>money were provided. I hope I'm wrong.
>>>
>>>Rich
>>
>>
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