this is making me sick !!!! the guy shouldnt have to sell his toy and everyone saying what a great deal thats f**** UP, IS RATMAN THE ONLY DECENT ONE HERE .... LETS FIND A WAY TO HELP ! Its not his fault.....
I know I live on kent Island in Maryland and if it happened here I dont know what I would do.... have boat three dogs and a wife wouldnt leave any of them, well maybe wife if there is anything I CAN DO SO YOU DONT HAVE TO SELL LET ME KNOW!!!!!!

thanks for all the help guys we just got electricity & back on the internet. i'm still getting paid as of right now. we are cleaning up the dealership (we had 6ft of water & several inches of mud) & plan to reopen soon. i'm the shop foreman & lead technician. i'm concerned we won't have enough business to support my pay check. family has to come before fun so to be responsible i'm selling the cig. right now over half the people in my town (slidell) don't halve houses or jobs. slidell is a bedroom community & the majority of residents worked in new orleans. thanks for all the help. right now we are financially ok i just want to be prepared if things don't work out. mike
p.s. 6ft of salt water & mud will really f up a tool box!!

pics of ford dealership

water reached the bottom of the tires on the cars that are in the air.

few more

this car floated into the customer lounge. we lost 325 cars
not counting customers cars

Ease up a little, Joe. No one wants to see Vette lose his Cig. We were just responding to Clay's questions about the boat. I can understand where Vette is at right now (somewhat). I lost my job due to totally different circumstances 10 years ago. I liquidated EVERYTHING except essentials. Harley, new truck, wife's new Maxima, Mod-VP STV and many more things - all gone. The only thing we had was a house note. It takes a lot of pressure off if you aren't having to worry about paying notes on toys each month. It's ultimately Vette's choice but I would be glad to help either way. If he still wants to sell her or if he decides to try and keep her. Let us know Vette. Our prayers are with you.

mike the offer still stands for a the apt and i could get you a job in a day. i used to manage dealership collision centers and one of my good friends is director of fixed operations at a nice chevy store. let me know if i can help you out bro it would be cool having 2 mistresses here at the house. but mine wille smoke ya with all them doggies i got! ratman
p.s. how are you at fixing overheating problems? lol

Mike,
If you are interested in making a move out to the left coast, I can set you up with interviews at several dealerships-Good techs are 'GOLD' out here also.
If interested, I am in the Northern California area, but also have many connections in the Bay Area -From Fresno up to way past Sacramento California. I am involved with the european lines but many colleagues have Ford operations.
P.M. if interested and I can line up some interviews.
God bless you and your family

Gociggie31

WOAH! I didn't mean to cause such an uproar. I'm not some scumbag looking to take advantage of someone down on his luck. I'm just boat shopping!

I'm currently looking for another truck. I'm gonna trade in my 2004 Chevy 1/2 ton for a 2005 Chevy 3/4 ton. After that I'm gonna get serious!