Lucky for me, I had refused a seat on the front row. If I'd have accepted it, I'd have felt even goofier than I did. As it was, I avoided the recessional by sneaking off the side of the stage rather than limping by 1000 people with the leather tops of my shoes tied around my ankles with the remains of the sole flopping around on every step. Turns out that Clarke's have a reputation for failing like that but I had no prior knowledge the polyurethane shoe soles should be avoided.

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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