trimacar Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I'm done. The cars have become too much of a burden, and when that happens, it's just no fun. Have been doing some retreats at the Trappist site not far from me, about 10 miles away. Trappist Monks. What serenity, with no oil leaks nor cursing at tools, nor promised work not delivered, nor outrageous prices for parts, nor....but I digress, which is one thing I can't do while meditating. This will be my last post, as I'm joining the order this evening, and while it's not quite a vow of silence, it's close. Only necessary words must be used. That's a tough one for me, of course. I'll thus get rid of all my cars. Due to Monk regulations I can't outright gift my cars to the Monastery, nor can I advertise them for sale, as that would mean I'd have to explain things in detail to prospective buyers. The detail is important to me, though maybe not to some. I've worked a deal that if they sell 10,000 fruitcakes, then I can freely advertise and tell falsehoods...errrr..facts, about the cars....please buy a fruitcake and get me talking cars again..albeit only briefly, as that damn.....uh, darn vow of silence is a tough one. Thanks, it's been a fun ride, now on to Vespers...... Holy Cross Abbey – Clarke County Virginia (virginiatrappists.org) 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Does April First have anything to do with your decision. If I'm off base, say hello to the head monk... Frank 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 If only this was true... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 We know what day it is, April 1. I knew the date before I read more than one sentence of your posting! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Nice try, Dave. If you leave the hobby, who am I going to go in 50/50 with to sponsor banners at the PAS museum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 I can't respond fully to all the comments, as the Head Monk has told me to start transitioning to silence, but he gave me a few hours to clean up my past life. I told him a few hours wouldn't begin to clean it up, but that's another story. Nice place, come visit and I'll chant with you. Very peaceful, though the Monks have already criticized my singing voice, as they say it makes the resident cats angry. More to come I'm sure.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Ummm...fruitcakes....I love them, and these are SO good...oh, wait, I'm supposed to be silent... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Plenty of fruitcakes here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 minute ago, padgett said: Plenty of fruitcakes here. I was going to ask "What kind of Fruit Cake ?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Ah man, now I've been placed in charge of quality control and tasting of the fruitcakes, death, uh, Monk, where is thy sting! These are delicious... Holy Cross Abbey – Clarke County Virginia (virginiatrappists.org) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Dave, I'll buy two fruitcakes in exchange for the Cord..................... Edited April 1, 2021 by pkhammer mispelling (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Can I join too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron hausmann Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Actually, considering the insanity we face almost daily in our businesses, our lives, and our world, this course really doesn’t seem to be too bad. True peace and serenity sounds pretty appealing. ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 12 minutes ago, wayne sheldon said: Can I join too? Sure, though not many people get the keys to the gate. Yep, very few Monk keys around here. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I wonder if junkyards could be considered monasteries for cars? Life at a monastery sounds rewarding. My wife and I used to watch the Cadfael series and enjoyed it very much. Of course, he got to solve murders now and then to break up the monotony. In all seriousness, though, I do admire and appreciate people who devote their lives to spiritual pursuits. Best wishes to those at Holy Cross Abbey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, JamesR said: I wonder if junkyards could be considered monasteries for cars? Life at a monastery sounds rewarding. My wife and I used to watch the Cadfael series and enjoyed it very much. Of course, he got to solve murders now and then to break up the monotony. In all seriousness, though, I do admire and appreciate people who devote their lives to spiritual pursuits. Best wishes to those at Holy Cross Abbey. Amen. Seriously. Have visited the Abbey, and a life with no stress nor major responsibility has some appeal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Remember that greener grass on the other side? Probably because of the lack of oil spills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I am all in !!!! We met this afternoon, I am the third one back, on the right... Hanging out at the monastery 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 1 hour ago, trimacar said: ...if they sell 10,000 fruitcakes... Only 10,000 fruitcakes? Slackers! Even an eight-year-old Girl Scout can sell 32K+ boxes of cookies! 🤣 Girl Scout Sells 32,484 Boxes of Cookies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borough Essex Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 You didn't mention your chastity vow, or did the Head Monk ask you not to talk about that either? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 1 hour ago, trimacar said: I can't respond fully to all the comments, as the Head Monk has told me to start transitioning to silence... Would you mind if we call him a Monk Head? People call me something similar all the time so it just seems more natural to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Dave, sure hope you can keep the secret at the monastery. The monks make the best beer! Down the hall, the sisters are making cheese. What else can you ask for in your old age than to spend your days in your bathrobe eating cheese and drinking beer? Terry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 32 minutes ago, Terry Bond said: Dave, sure hope you can keep the secret at the monastery. The monks make the best beer! Down the hall, the sisters are making cheese. What else can you ask for in your old age than to spend your days in your bathrobe eating cheese and drinking beer? Terry Crap, I’m moving in tomorrow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 I never knew the MONKeemobile was for sale! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC5 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 I'll bet they only listen to Thelonius Monk... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flivverking Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 2 monks walk into a bar.First one is tall wearing a yellow derby hat,tennis sneakers and carring a live rooster under one arm. The second monk is shorter and wearing pink sunglasses ,a blue cowboy boot on one foot and a women's red high heal shoe on the other .He is holding a trumpet in one hand and a lace bra in the other. They both step up to the bar and the bartender says" .... Oh! why go on,I'm sure you all have heard it before....best monk joke ever,right! One of my old mothers told it to me years ago.Sticks with ya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelroadster Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 I hope this is an order that makes their own beer. That would make it tolerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 What with your first collection wiped out with a sinkhole, I didn't think you'd recovered to create another that was more than a shadow of the previous one {R.I.P. '48 Tucker, Type 101 Bugatti, and the '30 Type B Tesla Pierce-Arrow}. If you have a stock of Corsicana Fruitcake from Corsicana, Texas I will consider buying some, if that will relieve you of some of your burdens, and your Cord 812. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) If the Brothers in Virginia don't work out abbey-wise, my cousin Guido told me about a much more exclusive one in the mountains above Boulder that takes the cake as far as a higher spiritual plane. No vow of silence or medieval robes but you had to have been to other planets. I believe it was called Cosmos Abbey. Edited April 3, 2021 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Does this order make something 🥃 to soak the fruitcake in? 🙂 I know where the Anglican church is, where 340 and 522 split to go to White Post. Anywhere close to there? If they make 🥃 to soak the fruitcake in, do they sell that too? Inquiring minds wanna know before you stop talking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Flivverking said: 2 monks walk into a bar.First one is tall wearing a yellow derby hat,tennis sneakers and carring a live rooster under one arm. The second monk is shorter and wearing pink sunglasses ,a blue cowboy boot on one foot and a women's red high heal shoe on the other .He is holding a trumpet in one hand and a lace bra in the other. They both step up to the bar and the bartender says" .... The Monks - Nice Legs Shame About Her Face ( TOTP ) 1979 - YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericmac Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Glad the post is a joke. You would have been missed. Conversely, as one of the few believers, I actually like fruitcake...a lot. Maybe that's why I'm a psychologist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Oh THANK YOU all for providing some mirth on forum just now. I had a catastrophic data drop out as I was updating 100 year old Eleanor’s Chrysler topic. I am sore. EXTREMELY sore. But you guys have put me on the mend. Thanks again, - CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 2 hours ago, jeff_a said: No vow of silence or medieval robes but you have to have been to other planets. I believe it's called Cosmos Abbey. Tell me more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 7 hours ago, ericmac said: Glad the post is a joke. You would have been missed. Conversely, as one of the few believers, I actually like fruitcake...a lot. Maybe that's why I'm a psychologist? You should splurge and order a fruitcake from the place mentioned, expensive but great....I’m the only person in my family who likes fruitcake.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40Clubcoupe Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Two summers ago my wife and I visited Bourbon country in Kentucky. An impromptu visit to the Abbey at Gethsemani was one of the highlights of our trip. Such a peaceful lifestyle certainly is appealing. And their fruitcakes are cured in Kentucky Bourbon...Man, that's tasty ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojh Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 On the way to the Abbey for the fruit cake you could stop at Knolls' and get one of their Strawberry-Rhubarb pies, hot from the oven, a quart of cold milk and a fork - I guarantee you'll forget all about them fruitcakes with THAT if front of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 With all that deliciousness available I realize I must stay away from abbeys where they make the stuff. I would not be able to resist such temptation. My mama and grandma both made fruitcake, and would soak it in wine, brandy or other hooch. Mama made orange slice cake and used Grand Marnier or Cointreau to soak that. I remember she grumbled about the cost but fruitcake done right is not cheap to make. Mama also made Lane Cake at Christmas. 'Nother expensive cake but it has always been one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim65 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 My wife and lots of my friends think I’m a fruitcake , particularly when discussing my car choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 As Johnny Carson once said: “...there is only one fruitcake in existence. It just keeps being re-gifted around the world.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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