<VV> Young members

Wed Aug 9 22:55:56 EDT 2006

So I take it you are not accepting the "CORSA Goodwill Ambassador to Youth" position?  ggggg

Even the best ideas are criticized by others.  The test of an idea, or a person, isn't how it performs in the best of conditions, but how it stands up in the most adverse of conditions.

I haven't paid attention to any of the controversy that came before your post.  Did the electric fan thing work out?  I remember a lot of interest in it and some testing that ended when it turned out that it was not going to be available anymore, but I can't say it was anything that was really important to me.  Evidently, it was important to you, and I suspect the market didn't embrace it the way you wanted it to.  I'm sorry to hear that, but that's what free enterprise is about.  If the idea didn't fly, don't take it personally.  I didn't mean any insult by not running out and buying the thing.  I just didn't need it.  So think of something else.  Try again.  

If the dream didn't work out, it failed its test and now you are being tested.   What's your response to adversity?  Bitterness and anger?  Or grace and humility?  Blame and accusation?  Or strength in the face of disappointment?

Just like the electric fan, this whole thing will be forgotten by me in a day.  It's your life.  Fill it with anger if you want to, but that's up to you.  

Me, I prefer to take it easy. 

Norm Witte
Codger of 44

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: datrishay at aol.com 

> 
> Im sorry you all know me by now I have to put my 2 cents in. I have to laugh at 
> the email that was sent out 
> My husband is 30 and I am 26. We are young... 
> 
> I would like to say if you expect/want "younger" groups of people to join the 
> Corvair groups then people need to be more open to what they want to bring to 
> the table. ( We have 5 Cars!) 
> This all goes back to Portland last year. And the electric fan controversy. 
> (thats what we call it in our house) Here is a young man who knows his SH%# but 
> yet all these people continually say " AHH well that wont work" or " do you have 
> the rating for this the ratings for that?" " Test test test" MY PERSONALL 
> OPINION!!! WHO THE F CARES!!! IT WORKS WATCH US DRIVE AWAY, WITH TIRES 
> SCREAMING!!! YA you all want test after test to be done, left beat the damn kid 
> to death, and tell him there is no way MODERN technologie is right. No one can 
> understand it works. O WELL your loss. 
> This is what I have to say enjoy doing your Testing. Have a blast. All that Tom 
> and I need to know is that we can get in our car and drive where ever it is we 
> want to go and have absolutely NO problems. As I see it until people start 
> getting wiser and stop thinking like engineers then you will be stuck with what 
> you got. "Think out of the box" 
> 
> We are seeling ALL of our Corvair stuff, parts, motors and even the car. 
> That's my vent. 
> 
> Sincerly 
> 
> Young Corvair Owner 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: sarahvair at juno.com 
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org 
> Sent: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 4:30 AM 
> Subject: Young Corvair owners 
> 
> 
> Well, someone beat me to it. Here is an advance copy of My Directors Turn At 
> The Wheel for September: 
> â€œWe have arrivedâ€!! That is a direct quote from Harry Jensen after he was 
> informed that CORSA officially has its own listing on My Space.com. During the 
> annual Board meeting this year we touched on what can we do to attract and 
> maintain the younger generation in CORSA. We decided to form a committee of the 
> younger generation and have them report to the Board on annual basis. 
> 
> The age group we are targeting is from 15 â€“ 24 years old. To date we have 7 
> people who have signed up to help out. The Chairman of the group is Leslie 
> Every. Leslie quickly enlisted the help of Kim Jensen, Kevin Foreman, Rachel 
> Grimes, and Taylor Allen. 
> 
> The group has not come up with a committee name, but they are working on it. 
> The first thing Leslie did when she got home form the convention was to put 
> CORSA on My Space. Since then she has been surfing through the site and 
> inviting anyone on the list to join as a friend. She has found over 24 people 
> and so far half have responded to her favorably as to what she has put out 
> there. There have been some good conversations going back and forth. The most 
> amazing thing Leslie found is the lack of knowledge by these people that CORSA 
> exists. Some had heard of CORSA, but had no idea what it was or how to join. 
> 
> The committeeâ€™s purpose is to see what we as a Board can do for them. They 
> will 
> be coming up with ideas as to what they would like to do during conventions and 
> regional events. I know one idea they would like to do is for us to organize a 
> night out at a club that will allow them to go and not have to worry about being 
> underage and not allowed in. 
> 
> If anyone knows of a 15 â€“ 24 year old who would like to see more activities 
> for 
> this generation please feel free to email Leslie at outrunning13 at hotmail.com, or 
> call her 386-547-7353. Any and all ideas are welcome. For those of you who 
> want to check out My Space please follow this URL: 
> www.myspace.com/corvairsocietyofamerica. 
> Sarah 
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