We don't want to wake the dieing.. *However-
But for the envestment in Pinewood derby and other
"Babysitting games" Royal Rangers could learn something
from a tour of a good Junkyard<G>
*Now it isn't that Pinewood derby isn't fun.. or popular-
I just think more bridges with real life could be built by
visit's to the real world..
Josh seems impressed with the larger truth that *ALL Cars
have relationships of functions and to some extent are interchange-
able..
I know I am infecting his thinking..
That a real man.. Respects the "Ass" that bears his weight.
------------------------------------------
*This quote- is direct from my other life guide..
a 1969 VW repair book titled:
"How to fix and repair your Volkswagen for the complete Idiot"
bt John Muir
After reading the book.. *I learned something about self confidence
and self reliance that not amout of gloss or power windows can
offset.
I want to drive something *I understand-
I want to live in a house where all the systems are not a mystery!
The real payback is self-worth.. but another is liveing life
within the "means" I have to support myself. Many Americans
don't care to do for themselves.. and I am not a wacky back
to nature guy myself-
*I just enjoy shopping thrift stores and sales for cast off
wealth<G> A treasure.. would be a greasy quality "Snap-on"
socket wrench, compared to a cheap shiney Taiwan or Indian set!
-=A1=-
"Bust yur knuckles!"
--- Guenter Pflaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Way to go, Virg !
> Our son ex-Ranger Max when he was 18, maneuvered (Moms) VW Golf into a
> light post .
> 6wks after getting his license and Zero driving experience on black ice.
> He crawled home with a bent front-end.
> What should I do he asked me.
> I said: Fix it !
> (You have to be tough to yourself otherwise you steal accomplishment
> from "babe" by "Hand me that wrench".)
> Since he watched Mr. Dad fix his cars mainly the A1-way he asked for the
>
> best J-yard.
> He aquired the necessary cargo with Dad's hitlist and fixed it with
> occassional consulting.
> A day later on a coold and wet night in February he proudly showed me
> the fixed car.
> Well done, son !
> Especially when 550,-DM have been saved.
> BTW yesterday he fixed the left outside mirror on Dads VW-van after a
> wild school bus knocked it to pieces.
> The mirror.
>
> Guenter
>
> 45.5N122.7W schrieb:
>
> >Josh GMA#3911 is driveing a Honda civic and a "red light"
> >has been on for some time, saying "something" about the brakes.
> >
> >His Dad, was shuffleing cars in the big yard at Rancho Deluxe
> >and backed up and had the peddel fall to the floor-
> >
> >"*Hey man-" said -=A=-
> >
> >"Yea, ah.. what should I do?"
> >
> >I suggested my son fix the brakes<G>
> >
> >"Ah.. How do I do that?"
> >
> >*It was raining and I was busy with the honey-do list..
> >so I told him to drive it over to a local tire store and
> >have them saftey check his Honda-
> >
> >*Josh did..
> >
> >*cell phone ring!~~
> >
> >"-Dad.. bad master cyl.. take a week and cost $330 Bucks"
> >
> >-=A=- : "Hummm.. *get out of there quick- and say thanks
> >as you leave.. U-pull-it will have one today-"
> >
> >They did for $7.00 out of a dead Honda Civic
> >
> >Off the the yard we went in the cold Rain..
> >wrench-wrench.. pry-pry.. reef-reef Kah-chunk and a
> >Honda master cyl. fell out the bottom of the doner car<G>
> >
> >1 hour later.. *On the road again..<G>
> >
> >*There's choices here-
> >Josh and me didn't have the $330.00 us bucks to throw
> >at someone when we could do for ourselves, *with just a bit
> >of knoledge and ambition<G>
> >
> >Josh told me as he drove down the road..:
> >
> >"I feel pretty good that we did that Dad.."
> >
> >*Ah-huh.. YOU DID IT Josh.. *I just watched<G>
> >
> >-=A=-
> >
> >=====
> >*High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership.
> >--------------********+********--------------------
> >Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower,
> >of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself,
> >and both in the .....cause!
> >
> >__________________________________________________
> >Do you Yahoo!?
> >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.
> >http://mailplus.yahoo.com
> >_______
> >
> > "Do to others as you would have them do to you."
> > -- Luke 6:31 (NIV)
> >
> > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info:
> http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm
> >
> > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
=====
*High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership.
--------------********+********--------------------
Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower,
of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself,
and both in the .....cause!
__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.
http://mailplus.yahoo.com
_______
"Do to others as you would have them do to you."
-- Luke 6:31 (NIV)
List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://RangerNet.org/faq.htm
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm
