<VV> Dave Thomas I feel your pain.

[Tom Willcox]

I had to chime in here as well--economic problems forced me out of my 
contracting business over the last 13 months.  All of the work I had 
prescheduled for winter 2008/2009 got canceled due to fear, I suppose, and 
since then I have been struggling to pay the bills.  Working an average of 
one day a week for almost a year took its toll, and I don't know when I will 
really be back on my feet financially.

I consider myself lucky to have just recently been hired as a church 
custodian, even though I am making far less than half of what I made in my 
own small business.  At least some of that "worthless" feeling is gone, but 
I still feel defeated.

As for Corvair content, I too have not renewed my CORSA membership, and 
probably will not in the future.  I have been driving nothing but my two 
Corvairs for quite a while as daily transportation (including my Greenbrier 
as my "work" truck), but now I have come to the realization that I cannot 
afford the car hobby any longer and must sell them both and get something 
more practical.  I will miss the Corvair community--lots of good people, as 
evidenced by recent happenings!

Anyway, anyone interested in a 65 Monza sedan 110/4 or 64 Greenbrier 140/4 
(both very good driver condition) please contact me offline.  Also have a 65 
Corsa coupe 140/4 and 65 Monza sedan 110/pg parts cars, both complete.

I wish everyone good luck and good health--

Tom Willcox
Allentown, PA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DON W HILTPOLD JR" <igotstuff at msn.com>


>
> Dave
> I know how you feel being laid off and finding it difficult making ends 
> meet, I'm up in Wisconsin and I too was laid off in Dec. of 2008  and a 
> week before this my mother passed away leaving me her house and a pile of 
> bills and the house in desire need of work. And in my career field there 
> is no work available. I'm 50 years old and in the past year I have had one 
> interview and it didn't go well, my ability as a CAD drafter & fire 
> protection designer which really doesn't meet any ones criteria in the 
> work force. As for my corvair projects there are all on hold, I have a 
> corvair project that I bought in 1979, its was a 4 wheel drive 61 wagon 
> that was cut in half and made into a 2 door. Not sure who did the work but 
> they did an extraordinary job. they even made the doors out of the front & 
> rear to make one. Any was with a great deal of hope the economy will 
> rebound and get better. As every one here tells me "hang in there". And if 
> I hear one more person tell me that I'll strangl
> e them.
> Don Hiltpold
>
>
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