RE: Enablement: car

2007-03-22 Thread Shel Belinkoff
That's great news, John. I know how difficult it cab be to get around the bay area without a car. Shel [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PDML@pdml.net Date: 3/20/2007 12:04:39 PM Subject: Enablement: car I finally got a car! It's a '95 Chevy Cavlier. Doesn't come close

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2007-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
I wouldn't worry too much. As a friend of mine, who ten years or so ago, built a New VW Sirocco from two wrecks, It's just a car. John Celio wrote: So you went from Cool to people pointing and laughing... Man, you have no idea. Here's my new ride:

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2007-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
Ouch! Save up for that clutch replacement. Nothing like the smell of burning asbestos in the morning. (Although these days it's burning composite fibers:-) Paul On Mar 21, 2007, at 12:54 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: I drove once Acura Integra and was well, surprised, by the fact that I could

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2007-03-21 Thread Cotty
On 20/3/07, John Celio, discombobulated, unleashed: Man, you have no idea. Here's my new ride: http://neovenator.livejournal.com/147846.html Complete with Go Slower stripes ;-) And for comparison's sake, my old ride: http://www.neovenator.com/special/mustang/ Oh man, that makes me cry. --

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2007-03-21 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Yeah, but asbestos still smells better LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist Ouch! Save up for that clutch replacement. Nothing like the smell of burning asbestos in the morning. (Although these days it's burning composite fibers:-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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2007-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On 3/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheelssnip You make it sound like bicycles aren't inherently superior to pollution-producing non-renewable-resource-gobbling automobiles... ;-) -frank, who rode his bike to work

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2007-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
On 3/21/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheelssnip You make it sound like bicycles aren't inherently superior to pollution-producing

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2007-03-21 Thread frank theriault
On 3/21/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/21/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheelssnip You make it sound like bicycles aren't inherently

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2007-03-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
I suspect I could start going from any gear if I was gentle enough with the clutch. It's called slipping the clutch .. not conducive to clutch plate longevity Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enablement: car If it drives

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2007-03-21 Thread David J Brooks
On 3/21/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/21/07, David J Brooks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/21/07, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheelssnip

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2007-03-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Yeah, but asbestos still smells better LOL Sounds like lawyer talk to me ;+} Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enablement: car Yeah, but asbestos still smells better LOL Shel [Original Message] From: Paul Stenquist

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2007-03-21 Thread npx
snip but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheelssnip You make it sound like bicycles aren't inherently superior to pollution-producing non-renewable-resource-gobbling automobiles... Oh, I'll still ride my bike to work (it's only a couple miles), but a car with trunk

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2007-03-21 Thread Mat Maessen
On 3/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A bag on each end of the handlebar isn't exactly stable. That's what the backpack, rear rack, and panniers are for. :-) -Mat -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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2007-03-21 Thread Adam Maas
It's a Honda, it doesn't have enough torque to burn the clutch ;-) -Adam Paul Stenquist wrote: Ouch! Save up for that clutch replacement. Nothing like the smell of burning asbestos in the morning. (Although these days it's burning composite fibers:-) Paul On Mar 21, 2007, at 12:54 AM,

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2007-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
Lawyers have to prepare for the smell of brimstone... Kenneth Waller wrote: Yeah, but asbestos still smells better LOL Sounds like lawyer talk to me ;+} Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enablement: car

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2007-03-21 Thread P. J. Alling
You need Panniers *http://tinyurl.com/2xbygq * [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheelssnip You make it sound like bicycles aren't inherently superior to pollution-producing non-renewable-resource-gobbling automobiles...

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2007-03-21 Thread Kenneth Waller
Lawyers have to prepare for the smell of brimstone... But they're far better @ asbestos litigation. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enablement: car Lawyers have to prepare for the smell of brimstone... Kenneth Waller

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2007-03-21 Thread Paul Stenquist
, 2007, at 11:49 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote: Lawyers have to prepare for the smell of brimstone... But they're far better @ asbestos litigation. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Enablement: car Lawyers have to prepare

Enablement: car

2007-03-20 Thread npx
I finally got a car! It's a '95 Chevy Cavlier. Doesn't come close to comparing to my old Mustang, but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheels I've been using the past 15 months. So, when's the next NorCal PDML gathering? ;) John -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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2007-03-20 Thread P. J. Alling
So you went from Cool to people pointing and laughing... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I finally got a car! It's a '95 Chevy Cavlier. Doesn't come close to comparing to my old Mustang, but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheels I've been using the past 15 months. So, when's

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2007-03-20 Thread Cotty
On 20/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: I finally got a car! It's a '95 Chevy Cavlier. Doesn't come close to comparing to my old Mustang, but it's four wheels instead of the two human- powered wheels I've been using the past 15 months. From a confirmed petrolhead, congrats.

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2007-03-20 Thread Boris Liberman
If it drives that's perfectly fine, isn't it? I drove once Acura Integra and was well, surprised, by the fact that I could start going from the third gear. I suspect I could start going from any gear if I was gentle enough with the clutch. John, it will get better, don't you worry ;-). Boris

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2007-03-20 Thread John Celio
So you went from Cool to people pointing and laughing... Man, you have no idea. Here's my new ride: http://neovenator.livejournal.com/147846.html And for comparison's sake, my old ride: http://www.neovenator.com/special/mustang/ Even the damaged end was cooler than my new ride, but hey,