[DMCForum] Re: Village Idiot Returns -- I'm Still Here
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[DMCForum] Re: Village Idiot Returns -- I'm Still Here
- From: "Randal" <rwbrown@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:33:00 -0000
Name other that the village idiot - how about the C Man for his carb
work ??? Good or lame?
Randal
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxx> wrote:
> Shit, I'm an idiot. Obviously, I meant "a better nickname for BILL",
> not Walt. Sorry about that.
>
> -Ryan
>
> On 9/1/05, Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > Nice to know you're still doing well. Keep in touch from time to
time.
> >
> > And, I don't know how often we have to keep telling you this, but
> > you're not the village idiot.
> >
> > Does anyone have a better nickname for Walt to adopt? Something
more
> > polite, perhaps?
> >
> > -Ryan
> >
> > On 9/1/05, content22207 <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> > > Just received an eMail asking if I was still alive, still an
owner, etc.
> > >
> > > I am, and I am. Am using the DeLo for transportation to the
university
> > > because it's the only tagged vehicle equipped with air
conditioning.
> > > Hopefully no one will mess with it in the parking lot (attracts
more
> > > attention than I'm comfortable with).
> > >
> > > All other days I'm living out of the trucks. Am absolutely
killing
> > > myself building furniture for the expanded EC program at
church. Was
> > > helping with building renovations too, but that was before I
became a
> > > full time cabinet maker (volunteer, of course).
> > >
> > > Lost interest in the Forum when everyone jumped all over my
case for
> > > mentioning the simplicity of carburetion, then wee wee'd all
over
> > > themselves regarding diesel injection for that exact same reason
> > > (simplicity). Now I see that everyone has lost interest in
converting
> > > their DeLo's to diesel in favor of electrification. Please...
> > >
> > > Not that it matters to anyone, but my carbureted little silver
car
> > > continues to perform flawlessly. No hot start issues. No hot
gasoline
> > > issues. No melting headlight switch. Is still dented & dirty
(sans
> > > functional angle drive), but has yet to miss a beat. All I do
is add
> > > gas and drive.
> > >
> > > Oh -- my replacement DMCH door strut FINALLY showed up, so I
can now
> > > transport a passenger. Did have to disassemble and rig a repair
for
> > > the passenger seat belt retractor. The design really isn't very
good
> > > -- hope one day to swap them out for old Ford units.
> > >
> > > Bill Robertson
> > > #5939
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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