So all those free shirts are now renting space in my mind as well as my storage shed. The thoughts go round and round...I could sure use that space, and I never wear any of these shirts. But I might! They're all new, most of them look cool, so how could I throw them out?
So I've started turning down the free shirts, the free caps (I almost never wear them, anyway), and the free pens (which almost never work). It's not easy to do-we're sure you know that. But if I want room in my closet for clothing that doesn't sport a screaming-loud performance product logo, what else can I do? The leather notebooks, press kits, scale models, toys, and gee-gaws...well, I haven't gotten that far yet. Are they useful? No. But they are free, and they look cool.
On the other hand, it's good to know when to jump at things that are free but don't look cool. Case in point: I was on the scene when Freiburger expressed a desire to dump his battered '82 Z28. It looks like hell, but it has a rare fiberglass hood that'll go nicely on my '84 Z, and it might yield some other treasures.
Unfortunately, ditching a few shirts and hats probably won't make room for the take from this latest freebie...which means renting more space. As for the mental space, I'll go ahead and pay the tab for that. Imagining what might happen with these free parts is much more pleasant than wondering if I could wear a different Corvette shirt every day for a year.