I lost a very good friend tonight and have another friend who is being buried at Arlington Cemetery at the end of the month both of these funerals are after the Mid-Atlantic GTG this weekend. So I offer up this poem that Dynalow put on a thread a while back:

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds tht blow
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Sorry

Peace..

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thanks Kuan.....

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Sorry for your losses.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

i'm sorry for your loss.

that poem is on the back of my good friend from high school's grave stone. he and his sweetheart died in a car crash. it's a beautiful piece of writing.

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1985 300D - 1984 Euro 280E AMG Clone (SOLD) - 1978 280CE (SOLD) - 1983 300D (SOLD) - 1981 300D (SOLD)

It's always sad when a friend leaves us, even if we knew it was coming. Sorry for the bad, hopefully the good memories will outweigh the loss.

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Sorry for your loss.

Hope you can find peace in your time of sorrow!

Danny

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I'm sorry for your losses, Mistress. Please accept my condolences.

Ironic that I visited the site of my friend (for whom I made the post last year) at the county's Veteran's Cemetary Memorial Day. This was the first time I had returned since his funeral. Every grave had a small American flag. Beautiful. Peaceful.

First the sorrow and sadness. Then acceptance and closure.

...Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.

Peace.

Sorry for your loss Mistress.

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

My condolences Mistress...

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'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

Sorry to hear that, Mistress. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the families.

Hope you can still enjoy yourself a bit this weekend.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Sorry for the losses..

The best thing to take the sting out of death is a life well-lived.

Don't put off the good intentions you have to visit or call a friend or family member or to just do a kindness to someone. There is no guarantee that any of us will be here tomorrow.

I realized that more in the last year of my mother's life than at any other time. By taking the time to do all those things together that we had always wanted to do, we were able to say goodbye much more easily.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Thank you everyone for your kind words, thoughts and prayers.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL