Re: [DMCForum] Village Idiot Returns -- I'm Still Here
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Re: [DMCForum] Village Idiot Returns -- I'm Still Here
- From: Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 22:26:13 -0700
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@xxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
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