[DMCForum] Re: Village Idiot Returns -- I'm Still Here

["Josh Porter" <joshp1986@xxxxxxxxx>]

What kind of vehicles do you manage? Most of the time I like working 
on old cars until they get smarter than me like my DeLorean has.

I've heard many great things about you and your knowledge from an 
anonmous owner. They told me to listen to you when it comes to fixing 
my car. Where've you been :)

Josh
10989

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> 
wrote:
> The moniker doesn't phase me. Is actually somewhat amusing -- I've
> never understood why so many people think they have a stake in my
> transportation choices. Or where my reputation as a mechanical 
menace
> came from (I *DO* manage to keep a fleet of vintage vehicles on the
> road as daily transportation, on subsistence wages no less -- I'm
> among a select group of owners who did not sell their DeLoreans as
> soon as they lost their jobs). Of course very few people in this 
world
> think as I do, and I harbor no delusions that anything I say or do
> will influence others, but I'll be damned if I'm going to keep quiet
> or hide what I do as if it were something to be ashamed of.
> 
> BTW: I think Martin coined the nickname, not
> Greg/Gary/Endotex/Jetjock/A310/etc. Search the archive for "playing
> with something shiny", if memory serves.
> 
> Last week I was lamenting the little GM 151 in my AMC. This week it
> looks pretty darn good. 21 gallon gas tank is a welcome feature too.
> Think the Lincolns will remain out of service a while longer...
> 
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
> 
> >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 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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