<VV> Readable posts

[George Jones]

No problems with them when I receive them Chuck. Must be something with your
email viewer.

I'm sure even the BBRT guys, with their handicaps, can read them!

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Louis Armer <carmerjr at mindspring.com>wrote:

> I sure do wish that Seth and Warren could do
> something to their posts that would allow all of us to receive them
> in totally readable form. Every post from them
> looks like what Tim forwarded. It seems like a
> simple solution would be available as
> 99% of VV posts do not present this problem.
>
> Chuck Armer
>
> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>
>
> At 02:48 PM 10/10/2008, you wrote:
> >Well said Seth. I look forward to seeing you in
> >Jacksonville. Happy days are (almost) here
> >again. Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> >-----Original Message----- >From:
> >Sethracer at aol.com >Sent: Oct 10, 2008 6:58
> >AM >To: virtualvairs at corvair.org >Subject: <VV>
> >Cheer up, it's Friday > > >Glory days ahead  for
> >the Corvair? Ah, the economy. With the Dow in
> >what >looks like free fall,  and housing prices
> >sliding fast ­ and houses don’t
> >slide >uphill  - it is nice to  know that we of
> >the Corvair persuasion, seem to have >made a
> >good choice in our  passion for restoration. Of
> >course some will say they >have pulled that
> >foolish  401K money out of the market and
> >invested it is a >safe collectable, like a
> >70  Barracuda Hemi. Note â€" at current
> >Barrett-Jackson >prices, that would
> >totally  deplete my 401K. But our Corvairs are
> >not just >collectables, they
> >are  “drive-ables† too. Even as gas drifts
> >down toward a year >ago’s nightmare
> >of  $3/Gallon, the Hemi, at single digit MPG
> >consumption, is >still the Arab oil  company’s
> >best friend, next to the Cadillac
> >Escalade, >perhaps. (For some, it may  come as a
> >surprise that the three countries which >supply
> >most of the US imported  oil are Canada,  Mexico
> >and  Saudi  Arabia. Not >too many terrorists
> >in  Canada and  Mexico, and although we may be
> >hated  by a >bunch of entry-level Saudis, their
> >country’s government has been
> >a  reasonable >ally over the years.)  Our
> >Corvairs, in good tune and driven with a bit
> >of >sense ­sometimes even  without ­ can an
> >still turn in respectable mileage. So - >take
> >that  Canada!  But before I totally lose my
> >point, I  think the Corvair may >finally be
> >turning the corner ­ something itt has
> >always  been good at ­ and >will become the
> >sociaally acceptable collector car from
> >the  60’s, until well >past the point I will
> >care about it!  In good original tune, the
> >Corvair  >exceeds almost all still-running
> >1960’s cars for mileage and overall
> >economy.  (PS, >the original Falcon sixes became
> >oil clogged and have been dead for
> >years.)  >Even our parts are cheap for repair
> >and refurbishment. (Okay, not as cheap as  >the
> >same parts were in the 60’s, but a fuel pump
> >for a 2002 Camaro is $300, I  >can testify!) And
> >the Corvairs are pretty simple to keep running.
> >The problem >I  see is that we older owners have
> >been declining in ability (and desire for >
> >repair work) as the new cars are getting harder
> >and harder to fix. That >makes  the older cars
> >perfect for us doddering old fools! Also we have
> >the time, >and  still enough funds in the 401k,
> >to change out a Corvair Fuel pump, etc. We >owe
> >a  big debt of gratitude to the folks who
> >produced the Tech guides and >the Basics  books.
> >Those make the simple jobs even simpler, and the
> >tough jobs >doable! Even  if you don’t have
> >tool J-4523 in your tool box.  >So, get out and
> >drive your Corvair, maybe to the DooWop
> >drive-in, but at  >least to your Corvair Club
> >meeting. Make it a festive
> >October/November/December.  >You have plenty to
> >celebrate this holiday season. You own a
> >Corvair, you don’ >t  own Lehman Brothers
> >stock (anymore),  you have no more than $100,000
> >in any >one bank. (You don’t, do you?) Many,
> >many  things to celebrate. After the
> >big >Bailout plan ­ Oops, I mean Rescue plan --
> >is  funded, the only “Change† we >will see
> >may be in the Government, there
> >certainly  won’t be much in our >pockets!
> >America will be nostalgic for the early
> >1960’s,  when Cars were cool and >gas was
> >cheap ­ althouggh only those 60’s cars are
> >still  available ­ that chheap >gas was used up
> >“Somewhere West of Laramie† a couple
> >of  decades ago. Go >have fun and be proud that
> >you don’t have to drive your  retirement plan
> >around, >even if you do have to park your car in
> >your retirement  plan’s driveway each >night.
> >Glory days ahead? In the wink of a young girls  eye!   - Seth  Emerson >
>
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