[Bulk] Re: [Idyllchat] Affording Italy, Another Perspective

[pandjking at sbcglobal.net]

Jerry,
    I agree that we have to strike a balance between the expense and the 
experience.  But I would much rather do an Untours trip every year or every 
other year than an extravagant "let out all the stops" trip once every 5 or 
10 years.
    I'm 67.  I don't have the time to wait 5 or 10 years between trips, nor 
do I want to.  Given my family history and 2 heart procedures for me, I 
figure green bananas are a long-term investment :-)
    All the best.
    Phil King
    Spring Lake, MI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Clancy" <jclancy at billtrak.com>
To: <pandjking at sbcglobal.net>; <idyllchat at lists.untours.com>; "Bob Bestor" 
<bob at gemut.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:06 PM
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Idyllchat] Affording Italy, Another Perspective


> At 05:24 PM 10/25/2007, pandjking at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>    Some very wise person once said, "No man ever said on his deathbed, 'I 
>> should have spent more time in the office.'"  I'll bet nobody also ever 
>> said on his deathbed, "I sure wish I had that $8,000 back instead of 
>> taking that wonderful trip to ___________ (Italy, Spain, Germany, 
>> Switzerland.  You fill in the blank.)
>
> Ah, but you're assuming they remembered the trip -- or that they once had 
> $8,000!  >:-}
>
>>    A clever sign in back of the airline counter said, "Why not fly First 
>> Class?  Your heirs will."
>
> I like that. My heirs won't.
>
> Of course, then you live too long, the money runs out, and you're taking 
> freighters to Europe and renting 1970 Fiats from Bob.
>
> Jerry
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