Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. You aren't alone!
Saw that on the door as one exited the Garden City Hofbrau (I thought that was the name) in San Jose, California. That was back in the early '60s before the city did a bypass of down town and tore down all the old buildings that were in the way. You know, its called re-development.
It was a very nice, old, and large building with high ceilings, where one could buy food and, of course, beer to go with. A fun and inexpensive night out for the nearby college/uni students. And with music and dancing.
Wish I could remember the German words... Zu soon wir get alt, und zu spat wir get smart.
May have been a combination of German und English words. The memory fades ...
Looking back, it wasn't a wise thing to have done. The elevation there is about 7,000 feet and the 85hp engine didn't have the power it had at sea level. Also, I always had recaps and usually drove them, if they lasted that long, until the tread was almost gone. Of course, the rubber wasn't as good back then, 20K miles was good. With my '49 Ford I used to count (I'm gong to redact this!)... Could have easily spun out and several times almost didn't make it over a few of the hills. A squeaker, nail-biter, of a drive.
[Edit: The picture of the pickup is from a post by Rembrandt on Page 1, and there are more pictures of it there]
Good saying! My father in law is german, he has a lot of good ones.
Like, “would you understand better with your glasses on?”