I saw the mention of a rather unusual auction up in Minnesota on the BBC this morning and thought of you:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8323997.stm

It's probably a much ...smoother ride than the Harley and has that certain penultimate redneck 'je ne sais quoi' ;)

Regards,
Nydia

Funny you should mention this, as it was a topic of discussion just a few hours ago among two of my old high school friends and myself.

One of my friends is dealing with both cardio-vascular disease and leukemia, and so the other friend and I were making a big deal out of measuring the size of the elevators in his assisted living apartment, and his doorway into his unit, on the off chance we could successfully win the auction. Being we are all in our upper 50's now, it is easier to joke about how one could use the Lazy-Boy to give rides to the ladies in the care center, and use the side pockets to carry his oxygen and medications when he leaves his unit. :p

It is quite the ingenious vehicle, isn't it? :)

Oddly enough was out at the Outlet mall in San Marcos talking about the same sort of chair, and the merits of me needing a La-Z-Boy for my man room. And just how awesome it would be to have this as well.

San Marcos

My birthplace. ;)

LOL, I want one of those!

I'm suprised the police chief didn't keep it for personal use. Could you imagine that as an office chair?

Been watching e-bay; no sign of it yet. :(

"The motorized La-Z-Boy lounge chair that Proctor police seized after its inebriated owner hit a parked vehicle went up for auction on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_rdc=1&item=150384476487&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2Fi.html%3F_nkw %3D150384476487%26_in_kw%3D1%26_ex_kw%3D%26_sacat% 3DSee-All-Categories%26_okw%3D150384476487%26_oexkw%3D%26_ud lo%3D%26_udhi%3D%26_ftrt%3D901%26_ftrv%3D1%26_sabd lo%3D%26_sabdhi%3D%26_samilow%3D%26_samihi%3D%26_s adis%3D200%26_fpos%3DZip%2Bcode%26_fsct%3D%26LH_SA LE_CURRENCY%3D0%26_sop%3D12%26_dmd%3D1%26_ipg%3D50 %26_fvi%3D1&viewitem=#ht_500wt_929) on Thursday. As of 9:21 a.m. Friday, the chair had 45 bids and reached $2,125.
"Be the only one in town with a unique vehicle like this," the Police Department promises in the eBay advertisement below a photo of the notorious chair. "Known as the world famous DWI Motorized La-Z-Boy style Chair, year built unknown. This is a unique vehicle located in Proctor Minnesota. The vehicle has been obtained from a DWI forfeiture. ... This is a great parade vehicle or a terrific business draw."
But the chair isn't the only item headed for eBay that's related to the La-Z-Boy case. The family of the chair's former owner also will sell an autographed photo of Dennis LeRoy Anderson riding the chair.
"All proceeds will go to Dennis to help him with his fees," said Tim Jorgenson, Anderson's son-in-law.
Jorgenson and his wife, Andrea, have no hard feelings
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toward the Proctor police for seizing Anderson's motorized chair. "I feel they did their job," Andrea Jorgenson said outside the Proctor Police Department on Thursday morning. "He shouldn't have been drinking and driving."
She wants people to know her father, a Navy veteran, is a good person.
"He has had a hard time since Mom died five years ago," she said.
Proctor Police Chief Walter Wobig agreed that Anderson is a "super-nice guy."
The chair, powered by a lawnmower engine, includes a stereo, cup holder, magazine holder, a rearview mirror and lights.
Anderson had little to say about the affair when reached by phone Thursday afternoon.
"They (the police department) are going to make money off it big-time," Anderson said. "I feel it ought to go to the homeless people or the school district."
State statute, however, determines how money from the auction will be divided, with some going to the state, the court system and the Police Department, Wobig said.
"Anything I receive from the sale can go to outfit two new squads and save the taxpayers some money," he said.
Anderson pleaded guilty this month in St. Louis County District Court to DWI in the Aug. 31, 2008, incident in Proctor. According to the criminal complaint, Anderson drove his motorized chair into a vehicle near a Proctor bar. His blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.29, more than three times the legal limit to drive. There were no injuries.
Wobig said the department had no choice but to seize the motorized chair. "We've seized ATVs, snowmobiles, trailers, cars and pickup trucks," he said. "We want to be fair and equitable to everybody. We can't show favoritism."
Since word of the incident spread this month, the Proctor police have received calls from media outlets around the nation and as far away as Great Britain.
Interest in the chair has taken Wobig by surprise.
"I've been in law enforcement 31 years and I've never seen anything like this," he said.




This was in today's (10/30) St paul Pioneer Press. Getting too high for me to bid on, hehe. Just checked and bids are up to $5,500.

$37,700


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/La-z-boy-DWI-Chair-Motorized-Chair-lazy-boy_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem23039d0147QQitemZ15 0384476487QQptZOtherQ5fVehiclesQ5fEverything

What ... a ... waste ... of ... money ...

Jesus, for that much you could build a fleet of automotive lay-z-boys

Could at least put something bigger in it than a lawn mower engine for 38k. Maybe a dirt bike or 4 wheeler engine and gear box so you can have a full range of gears. That and maybe have a cushion along with it. That plywood doesn't look comfy.

Recession must really be over if someone has 38k to blow on this thing. Guessing its a business buying it though. A bar or a restaurant owned by a hot rod fanatic.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/11/01/kare.mn.la.z.boy.auction.kare

$40,100.00 USD!!!!!!

$43,700.00!

And that is still with just under a day to go. Have to see how high it is going to run at the last few hours/minutes when the real bidding happens. Be funny to see if it breaks 100k.

Enter the lawyers (http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/02/la-z-boy-ebay-dui-chair-auction-canceled/)

and the re-listing (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DWI-Chair-Motorized-Chair-Racing-Chair_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2303af9d32QQitemZ 150385696050QQptZOtherQ5fVehiclesQ5fEverythingQ5fE lse) Now at a modest $900.00 dollars

Hey look, that's where the seat went! (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SEAT-CUSHION-DWI-Chair-Motorized-Chair-N-R_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem414a39c170QQitemZ2804 18173296QQptZMotorsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)

Left off the chair to be sold for the original owners DWI fines! This story is just a complete......I dunno what. God Bless the Internet I guess!

LOL I love the auction for the seat....


Description

Custom seat fits on the world famous DWI Motorized Chair. Also a custom canvas storage cover for the chair. All proceeds from this auction will go to Denny L. Anderson to help him pay his fines and legal fees. Dennis is a 62 year old distinguished United States Navy Veteran. He served our county for 32 years. He defended our country so we can have our freedoms we enjoy. Recently Dennis was convicted of a DWI after accidentally crashing his now famous home made NHRA lawn mower powered arm chair into a parked car. Winning bidder will receive a genuine seat custion and custom cover that fit the DWI chair, along with a personal note from Dennis L. Anderson himself. Thank you for bidding and God bless!

Apparently the wind really went out of the sails of this after the legal intervention. Final winning bid was $10.099.99.

No takers on the cushion. Even with no reserve.

Still, a nice hefty chunk of cash for the community.

Wow. Fuck the La-Z-Boy company, costing that town $30k :(

Apparently the wind really went out of the sails of this after the legal intervention. Final winning bid was $10.099.99.


The winning bidder has now contacted the Police to inform them it was a mistake and he has no way to pay for the chair, so is withdrawing. The Police Chief has referred the matter to the local legal minds.