Oh boy, the psychology of motorhome ownership.
Hold on while I light some jasmine incense....
As a mechanic for the last 40 years, my relationship with the auto
world has changed from regarding them less as things and more
as extensions of myself.
In particular, I find myself aiming and more towards projects and the GMC is
certainly one of those. Everywhere you turn there is a puzzle to be solved
to either "bring it back to where it was" or "get it to where you want it to be".
Thus, my 1991 F-150 (after I transplanted a 1987 Mustang HO roller cam 5.0
with the full fuel injection wiring brought and various other mods)
becomes MY truck and it's like no other. A creative expression in a very real
sense.
My 1977 Eleganza II has been repainted white and thus came with the name
"Snowflake" which does absolutely nothing for me. I personally was thinking
along the lines of "The Great White Whale" but didn't like the mild sexual
connotation of Moby Dick.
Now "Eleganza II" is about as pretentious as you can get and it doesn't fit this
Standard Trim coach. She's a working man's coach and she works hard but can
be solid and dependable if treated right. I'm pretty happy with her looks and
layout, in general, but I've seen a Royale and they are impressive.
So, I felt a name from that period of time which suggested those characteristics
would be appropriate. Of course, there's Rosie, but that's a bit too common. I like
Myrtle. Maybe after a computer and some programming, I can talk to her about it.
I also think a name can be an embodiment of a goal or spirit of adventure and yours
certainly captures that.
I am intrigued by the concept of asking your boat for a name. Mine is a Chris Craft Sea Hawk
and has a huge, original Sea Hawk decal on both sides. I'm not sure what else it could call itself.
I actually prefer mechanical things to not talk. It's a go no go proposition. When they don't
go I have found them to be singularly unresponsive when queried for the cause of their failure.
Ok, that's enough of that. Man that incense stinks...
Hold on while I light some jasmine incense....
As a mechanic for the last 40 years, my relationship with the auto
world has changed from regarding them less as things and more
as extensions of myself.
In particular, I find myself aiming and more towards projects and the GMC is
certainly one of those. Everywhere you turn there is a puzzle to be solved
to either "bring it back to where it was" or "get it to where you want it to be".
Thus, my 1991 F-150 (after I transplanted a 1987 Mustang HO roller cam 5.0
with the full fuel injection wiring brought and various other mods)
becomes MY truck and it's like no other. A creative expression in a very real
sense.
My 1977 Eleganza II has been repainted white and thus came with the name
"Snowflake" which does absolutely nothing for me. I personally was thinking
along the lines of "The Great White Whale" but didn't like the mild sexual
connotation of Moby Dick.
Now "Eleganza II" is about as pretentious as you can get and it doesn't fit this
Standard Trim coach. She's a working man's coach and she works hard but can
be solid and dependable if treated right. I'm pretty happy with her looks and
layout, in general, but I've seen a Royale and they are impressive.
So, I felt a name from that period of time which suggested those characteristics
would be appropriate. Of course, there's Rosie, but that's a bit too common. I like
Myrtle. Maybe after a computer and some programming, I can talk to her about it.
I also think a name can be an embodiment of a goal or spirit of adventure and yours
certainly captures that.
I am intrigued by the concept of asking your boat for a name. Mine is a Chris Craft Sea Hawk
and has a huge, original Sea Hawk decal on both sides. I'm not sure what else it could call itself.
I actually prefer mechanical things to not talk. It's a go no go proposition. When they don't
go I have found them to be singularly unresponsive when queried for the cause of their failure.
Ok, that's enough of that. Man that incense stinks...