New Life Canvas UPDATE
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:55 pm
For many of us it is the middle of the Winter and what most of us don't want to see is more cold and snow. It is snowing here again making for another dreary night.
It lifted my spirits to arrive home after work and find the UPS driver just unloading a box for me. It was even more refreshing to find it was from Mona at New Life....MY CANVAS HAD FINALLY ARRIVED!!!!
After having dinner with the family, I broke away and moved the box from my garage to heated basement for storage until spring. The CCKW is unfortunately snowed in and won't be out until March...so no try-ons until then.
My biggest pleasure came tonight when I opened the box an found all the ordered parts in their individual bags. A careful unwrapping and inspection revealed superb work and attention to detail on the seat covers and Open Cab top pieces that I ordered. Buckles, leather reinforcements, and correct hemp style rope. A real time warp.
But the best part was that refreshing New OD Canvas smell. That "Smelly Smell", as my daughter use to call it, of Military Stuff. It permeated the canvas and brought visions and flashbacks of OD summer fun to my mind. It was a great 30 seconds until the oil burner kicked on and brought me back to reality. It was real treat on this long Winter's Day.
When I got back to the living section of the house my kids were still doing there homework when I went to each of them individually and said "smell my hand". They looked at me like I was some kind of pervert until they got a whiff of the OD and then big smiles with a great flash of satisfaction came to their faces. They too have been brought up on OD. It reminded my son of the many great trips to Aberdeen and how the back of the pickup smells while parked there with all our goodies in it. And then the response by my daughter who coined the phrase 5 plus years ago saying "it's the Smelly Smell". Fond memories of a great hobby!
I just wanted to share this and remind you all that Winter is almost over.
I have OD fever bad!!!
Bill
It lifted my spirits to arrive home after work and find the UPS driver just unloading a box for me. It was even more refreshing to find it was from Mona at New Life....MY CANVAS HAD FINALLY ARRIVED!!!!
After having dinner with the family, I broke away and moved the box from my garage to heated basement for storage until spring. The CCKW is unfortunately snowed in and won't be out until March...so no try-ons until then.
My biggest pleasure came tonight when I opened the box an found all the ordered parts in their individual bags. A careful unwrapping and inspection revealed superb work and attention to detail on the seat covers and Open Cab top pieces that I ordered. Buckles, leather reinforcements, and correct hemp style rope. A real time warp.
But the best part was that refreshing New OD Canvas smell. That "Smelly Smell", as my daughter use to call it, of Military Stuff. It permeated the canvas and brought visions and flashbacks of OD summer fun to my mind. It was a great 30 seconds until the oil burner kicked on and brought me back to reality. It was real treat on this long Winter's Day.
When I got back to the living section of the house my kids were still doing there homework when I went to each of them individually and said "smell my hand". They looked at me like I was some kind of pervert until they got a whiff of the OD and then big smiles with a great flash of satisfaction came to their faces. They too have been brought up on OD. It reminded my son of the many great trips to Aberdeen and how the back of the pickup smells while parked there with all our goodies in it. And then the response by my daughter who coined the phrase 5 plus years ago saying "it's the Smelly Smell". Fond memories of a great hobby!
I just wanted to share this and remind you all that Winter is almost over.
I have OD fever bad!!!
Bill
