Bruce, First, thank you for your service! My son-in-law is a soon to be major in the AF assigned to Socom at Mac Dill in Tampa and my brother was a tech sgt. in the AF as well. he passed away in 2014 and was interred at Arlington.
Great think you are doing for youth!!! May He bless your business with success and lives changed! Mike On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 8:40 AM, 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <vintagvw@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I retired from the Air Force after 22.5 yrs of service and was hired by L3 > Communications in Greenville, Texas. I work on their radar range. Pretty > good gig! > > We live in Fate, Texas just east of Dallas. We're planning to open a youth > sports center there. I've been very fortunate and have scored a ton of > equipment from a center that's closing their doors. If we could find the > right building we could get started! > > Bruce > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 26, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Mike Morehouse <hokiemik...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bruce, > I wondered how many of the names I listed from old emails I still have are > still on the list! > > I likewise hope your new business helps you get one back on the road soon. > Where are you located? > > Mike > > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 8:25 AM, 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled > Volkswagen Discussion List <vintagvw@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> I can't believe it was '98 when you got on the list! You're one of the >> last few names I remember from back then. All the best to you until your >> next VW 😃 >> >> I'm currently without a VW but have enough parts to put a car together >> and then some. Just waiting for the space our new business should bring. >> >> Later, >> Bruce >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:31 AM, Mike Morehouse <hokiemik...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Erin/NQ, >> >> You are so right and on point. When I got my Bug in Aug. 98; I knew >> nothing never having owned one before. This list was a godsend as i expect >> I asked no question that someone else had not asked and had answered. It >> was like a brotherhood/sisterhood of people who had this unique bond. >> Whether you had 1 VW or 20 - whether you had owned them for 10 years or 10 >> minutes; didn't matter - you were family and family members are always >> there to help. >> >> I think the saddest thing about selling our Bug other than the family >> link to my father-in-law was the memories I have of that restoration >> process where I knew so little but just took it one step at a time. >> >> I told my wife the enjoyment I had during the process of restoring it was >> almost more than the joy of owning it AFTER I had completed the restoration >> if that makes sense. I guess it is thee old saying about the journey being >> better than the destination. >> >> It was a fun car to restore especially since I had never restored an old >> car before...it wasn't overwhelming. >> >> You are right about Google at our fingertips and even youtube but those >> are so much more impersonal than the vintagvw list was. You came to know >> people on the list as friends even though I've never met one face to face >> and only talked to a couple on the phone. >> >> I just pray God's blessings on each one of you and your vehicles. >> >> I still think of you all as family and always will - with or without a VW >> in my garage. >> >> Thanks for all your help over these 18 years!!! >> >> Peace, >> >> Mike Morehouse >> >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 7:04 AM, No Quarter <sil...@beatricene.com> >> wrote: >> >>> You're sure welcome! I'm still here lurking. Life has taken me on many >>> twists and turns, but man you should see my field of VWs I have on my >>> acreage north of town. I'm up to about 13 or 14. LOL! I married an >>> Aussie lady and we're living in our now one-year-old house. Mr. VW is >>> doing VW restorations out in Colorado not too far from where RMMW was I >>> believe. I miss the old days of the list. It was all we had in those >>> pre-facebook days. Now facebook has kind of taken over and other elements >>> of social media which has just about killed off the email lists. The >>> streamlined effect of the email list is one that can never compare. I've >>> often wondered if a VintagVW forum was created similar to thesamba.com >>> if it would bring back some of the old timers, but with thesamba being a >>> huge repository of information, it might be redundant. >>> >>> I'm still thankful that John keeps the list going. I'm kind of bummed >>> that the archives of the older stuff are gone. What exists are snippets of >>> the various emails that people saved. I find some of my articles scattered >>> about online from time to time. I remember Scott Yuppa who perished in a >>> plane wreck with his father after being on the list for a short time. >>> >>> At any rate, when the VintagVW list was going at its strongest, it >>> filled a void that we had never had before and that was support from a VW >>> community that was so hard to find in our local worlds. All of a sudden we >>> didn't feel so alone and had tons of help - the likes of which we never had >>> before. The gurus finally had a forum to be appreciated and admired in >>> while they shared their wisdom. I think the absolute best part of the >>> whole thing was that internet was still in it's infancy in the private >>> sector and so to figure out how to get online and more or less configure a >>> computer to get online gave you some street cred so to speak, and if you >>> were online, you were in-the-know and in good company. Now anyone and >>> everyone can get online and it isn't as special as it once was. I remember >>> people thinking I was an outright genious with VWs and all I ever really >>> did was read and apply what others wrote and then to explain it in simple >>> terms that everyone could understand. Now everyone's an expert with the >>> almighty shrine of google at their service. >>> >>> This year we are having our 17th annual campout at Indian Cave State >>> Park in Nebraska. I never dreamed it would last this long. Sadly none of >>> my VWs run at the moment, but I am feverishly building a small teardrop >>> camper for my wife and I to camp in so we don't have to run to a motel as >>> we've done the past couple of years. >>> >>> Please don't spill the beans Glen as I know you're on this list. :) >>> >>> Nice to hear from you again and sorry you sold the bug, but if it can >>> get in the hands of someone who appreciates, that's everything. >>> >>> >>> NQ >>> >>> -- >>> Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vi >>> nta...@googlegroups.com >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vi >> nta...@googlegroups.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vi >> nta...@googlegroups.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. 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