31 Jul
2001
31 Jul
'01
3:28 a.m.
OOooopsie. Guess we would have had to issue a formal posthumous apology.
But it was an honest mistake, Dick, it sure *sounded* like an unprompted
admission of guilt. The important thing, though, is it would serve as a
strong disincentive to future illegal dumpster-divers.
:-)
From: "Richard Erlacher"
<edick(a)idcomm.com>
...What's lying in the alley NEXT TO the dumpster because you or someone else
failed to put it in the dumpster is another matter. It is, after all, in the
public right-of-way....
Dick
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From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
> On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > No, though I've put a few in there. I have gotten some pretty good bridge
> > controllers, etc, from the dumpster's overflow.
>
> GUILTY!!!
>
> Send him to the molten iron vat!
OB cars: 68 Plymouth Sport Suburban (think Fury III wagon). 5.2L (318 cu.
in.). 100 mph on 280, in Sunnyvale. Not smart, but got away with it. 120
mph on 290 west of Dripping Springs, Texas. Got away with that too, of
course. (Wups! Molten iron vat, here I come.) 220,000 mi, same engine but
one rebuild. I'll take on *any* of you guys in a passenger-miles per hour
contest - I have seat belts for 8 and have put 11 in the car at one time.
Wife's car is a 2000 Dodge Sport Caravan. 3.3L, will burn E85 ethanol but
they don't *&$& sell it in Texas! Sigh. Yes it has the spoiler on the back
end, and no it's not useless - it provides some shade for the back window.
Sigh. 1.5 years old, only been in the shop for recommended oil changes. One
of the stereo speakers is out, but that's the only problem so far.
I'll be good - next post will be about computers. I promise.
- Mark
31 Jul
31 Jul
5:36 a.m.
At 10:28 AM 7/31/01 -0500, Mark Tapley wrote:
OOooopsie. Guess we would have had to issue a formal
posthumous apology.
But it was an honest mistake, Dick, it sure *sounded* like an unprompted
admission of guilt. The important thing, though, is it would serve as a
strong disincentive to future illegal dumpster-divers.
For violators where we're pretty sure but not quite sure of guilt,
perhaps a vat of molten recycled steel would be fair.
- John
9:40 a.m.
At 10:28 AM 7/31/01 -0500, Mark Tapley wrote:
>OOooopsie. Guess we would have had to issue a formal posthumous apology.
>But it was an honest mistake, Dick, it sure *sounded* like an unprompted
>admission of guilt. The important thing, though, is it would serve as a
>strong disincentive to future illegal dumpster-divers.
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001,
John Foust wrote:
For violators where we're pretty sure but not
quite sure of guilt,
perhaps a vat of molten recycled steel would be fair.
Waitaminit!
Is there some question of whether Dick is guilty?
Sure, he might not have done THAT, but he must hav done SOMETHING.
Anyone who questions the verdict gets the next vat.
6:33 a.m.
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Mark Tapley wrote:
OB cars: 68 Plymouth Sport Suburban (think Fury III
wagon). 5.2L (318 cu.
in.). 100 mph on 280, in Sunnyvale. Not smart, but got away with it. 120
Finally, someone here is mentioning a nice car! :-) All that talk of
those little Porsches, Audis and BMWs was becoming rather nauseating.
Note: I've got a '67 VW Beetle, but at least it never pretended to be
anything that it wasn't, unlike those overpriced, pretentious,
European cars. I'll bet that some people hot-rodded VW beetles, and
tinkered with the handling, to outperform Porsches without spending
what it cost to buy a Porsche. It's funny that some people would pay
more for a little Mercedes than a big, comfortable, and solidly built,
Cadillac or Lincoln would cost.
I'll be good - next post will be about computers.
I promise.
Me too.
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8:01 a.m.
At 02:33 PM 31/07/2001 -0400, you wrote:
Note: I've got a '67 VW Beetle, but at least it
never pretended to be
anything that it wasn't, unlike those overpriced, pretentious,
European cars. I'll bet that some people hot-rodded VW beetles, and
tinkered with the handling, to outperform Porsches without spending
what it cost to buy a Porsche. It's funny that some people would pay
more for a little Mercedes than a big, comfortable, and solidly built,
Cadillac or Lincoln would cost.
Back in the 1950s I was a member of a local sports car club which
also included a German fellow who was a very enthusiastic VW owner. At
meetings we were used to hearing dialogue such as "I don't see why you have
those draughty English cars, look at my beautiful VW, see how the doors
fit, why it even floats! "
Anyway, one Saturday two Morgans and the VW were proceeding South
at somewhat less than Mach 1 on Walker Road in the county where there are a
couple of sharp 90 degree turns... Morgan #1 went through the turns. Morgan
#2 went through the turns. VW went into a cornfield! After that we didn't
hear so much about the features of the VW.
Cheers
Charlie Fox (MG TD Owner)
Chas E. Fox Video Productions
793 Argyle Rd. Windsor ON N8Y 3J8
foxvideo(a)wincom.net
Check out:
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12:11 p.m.
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
Thank god for leaky cars!
- don
meetings we
were used to hearing dialogue such as "I don't see why you have
those draughty English cars, look at my beautiful VW, see how the doors
fit, why it even floats! "
"If Ted Kennedy had driven a VW, he would be president now."
2:08 p.m.
meetings we
were used to hearing dialogue such as "I don't see why you have
those draughty English cars, look at my beautiful VW, see how the doors
fit, why it even floats! "
"If Ted Kennedy had driven a VW, he would be president now." 
1 Aug
1 Aug
1:14 a.m.
New subject: Totaly OT
Is there some Member in the Baltimore MD area with a) some
experiance about harbor customs, and b) some experiance about
car insurance ?
Thanks
Hans
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6:14 a.m.
New subject: Totaly OT
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Hans Franke wrote:
Is there some Member in the Baltimore MD area with a)
some
experiance about harbor customs, and b) some experiance about
car insurance ?
I haven't been back to MD since the TRS-80 days.
But, ...
wouldn't MD categorize your vehicle as a MOTORCYCLE?
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
7:18 p.m.
New subject: Totaly OT
On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Hans Franke wrote:
> Is there some Member in the Baltimore MD area with a) some
> experiance about harbor customs, and b) some experiance about
> car insurance ?
I haven't been back to MD since the TRS-80 days.
But, ...
wouldn't MD categorize your vehicle as a MOTORCYCLE?
I drive on my German licence plate - and therefore it's a car.
I just need an additional US incurance with minimum coverage,
the stuff required by law. THis saves a lot of hassles with
local shaerifs.
Servus
Hans
(And gone - for the trip I have setup a web mail accout:
Raffzahn(a)yahoo.de )
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10:13 p.m.
New subject: Totaly OT
Hans
Can your shipping agents counter part in the US not take care of the
necessary documents? Some years ago I went for a 4 week motorcycle holiday
(with my own bike) on the west coast, and the shipping agent handled all
the required docs. The time spend and the customes office was about 5
minutes. We had a short talk with the customs officer about what/why/how
long and said 'have a nice time'.
Insurance was covered by Statefarm BTW.
Ed
On Wed, 1 Aug
2001, Hans Franke wrote:
> Is there some Member in the Baltimore MD area with a) some
> experiance about harbor customs, and b) some experiance about
> car insurance ?
I haven't been back to MD since the TRS-80
days.
But, ...
wouldn't MD categorize your vehicle as a MOTORCYCLE?
I drive on my German licence plate - and therefore it's a car.
I just need an additional US incurance with minimum coverage,
the stuff required by law. THis saves a lot of hassles with
local shaerifs.
Servus
Hans
(And gone - for the trip I have setup a web mail accout:
Raffzahn(a)yahoo.de )
--
VCF Europa 3.0 am 27./28. April 2002 in Muenchen
http://www.vcfe.org/ 
2 Aug
2 Aug
12:29 a.m.
New subject: Totaly OT
On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Hans Franke wrote:
Servus
Hans
(And gone - for the trip I have setup a web mail accout:
Raffzahn(a)yahoo.de )
I saw PA on your itinerary. If your going to be going by
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (up I81) feel free to stop by for a
visit (and if you stop by the house, a beer & a Jaegermeister.)
Daytime I'm at the University of Scranton Computing Sciences
Department.
bill
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1 Aug
1 Aug
7:51 a.m.
New subject: Now MG TDs Re: OT justice (flamebait) and cars
At 04:01 PM 7/31/01 -0400, Charles wrote:
> Charlie Fox (MG TD Owner)
Cool! I used to have a '52 TD. It was stripped when I got it so I
stuffed a maxed out 340 Plymouth engine and a Torqueflight tranny to it
then added an IRS suspension from a Jag in the rear and an MGB front
suspension (including four wheel disk brakes). I put the Jag and MG wire
wheels and it looked like a million dollars and there was NOTHING in
Northern California that would keep up with it! I wish I still had it but
Uncle Sam transferred me to Vermont and I had to sell it. Sheesh!
Joe
Chas E. Fox Video Productions
793 Argyle Rd. Windsor ON N8Y 3J8
foxvideo(a)wincom.net
Check out:
Camcorder Kindergarten at http://chasfoxvideo.com
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