- 41. Re: Quality of this list/others (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 11:46:19 -0600
- Well, Joe, given the financial drain of maintaining an LBC, I could understand if some owners got pretty darn hungry.
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00544.html (7,882 bytes)
- 42. A semi-amusing Spitfire story (score: 1)
- Author: "R. A. \"Conn\" Woodward" <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 12:57:33 -0600
- I've been scouting around to find a good mechanic for my recently acquired Spitfire. I made contact with one garage that specializes in imports, and asked if they had any experience with Triumphs. Th
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00614.html (7,056 bytes)
- 43. The Day After Xmas [was: Merry X-mas and Happy New Year} (score: 1)
- Author: "R. A. \"Conn\" Woodward" <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1998 08:28:08 -0600
- In Canada they do, maybe GB as well, I'm not sure. Here in the US we call it "Don't even think about going near a store because all the cheap b*st*rds are returning their gifts for cash day." -- "His
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00624.html (7,722 bytes)
- 44. Re: Spitfire Stories (score: 1)
- Author: "R. A. \"Conn\" Woodward" <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 20:54:44 -0600
- I'm pretty sure I previously told the story of my two Spitfires, but here it is again. When I was 21 (it was a very good year) I came into a bit of money and set out to buy my first new car. I knew w
- /html/spitfires/1998-12/msg00742.html (9,539 bytes)
- 45. Re: expensive spit (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 22:01:40 -0600
- Question: What do you call someone who spends $12,000 to restore a car that bluebooks for $2,900? Answer: One of us.
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00238.html (8,189 bytes)
- 46. Spitfires and non-verbal communications (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:02:30 -0600
- I might be a For Laura: From a disinterested party, I must say that from a casual glance, the bulk of your posts seem almost arrogant. From reading your comments, I have come to the conclusion that y
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00569.html (10,035 bytes)
- 47. Re: Classes of spit owner (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:05:45 -0600
- I used to be a one. Now I'm a three. Someday, I hope to be a two and a four as well. Does this make me schizophrenic?
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00570.html (9,509 bytes)
- 48. Re: Spitfires and non-verbal communications (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:22:25 -0600
- Perhaps you did not read carefully enough? I did not, "chew out" Laura, I simply illustrated that what people read is often not what the writer intended. She had commented that someone else was being
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00573.html (8,757 bytes)
- 49. Re: Spitfires and non-verbal communications (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 08:45:38 -0600
- I said that from reading her posts I had come to that conclusion. Based solely on the content of the posts in question, this was one reader's interpretation. Again, a simple illustration of how a rea
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00575.html (8,905 bytes)
- 50. Re: Spitfires and non-verbal communications (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 09:35:19 -0600
- So, I take this to mean that my thoughts are not welcome here? So be it.
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00581.html (8,696 bytes)
- 51. Re: Spitfires and non-verbal communications (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 13:52:23 -0600
- You certainly have a right to be proud of your car. And my only point, despite what anyone read into it, was that perhaps we should all consider our words more carefully. I bet that Dan didn't think
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00594.html (9,912 bytes)
- 52. Re: Spitfires and non-verbal communications (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 14:50:58 -0600
- I felt I owed it to her... kind of a memorial, if you get my drift.
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00601.html (8,011 bytes)
- 53. Re: rivets, tonneau cleaner, snaps??? (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 09:18:02 -0600
- I replaced the plastic snaps on my tonneau and hood cover with metal ones from the fabric store. They were crimped using a pair of small metal tools (sort of like a die) that came with the snaps, and
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00630.html (8,694 bytes)
- 54. Re: apology (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 15:00:35 -0600
- Good, because I was really afraid to ask my next question... Has anyone ever done a front-wheel-drive Spit?
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00641.html (7,361 bytes)
- 55. Re: apology (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 10:21:26 -0600
- The only reason I ask is that I was driving my Plymouth NES (2.0L 16V DOHC... *easily* does 130mph ) and I thought it would be interesting to see what a modern 4C engine would do in a Spit. Then I sa
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00665.html (7,741 bytes)
- 56. Re: Spit 1500 ignition key light, where the heck does it go! (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 18:16:50 -0500
- I believe it is right next to the trip odometer reset -- Conn (conn@wctc.net) History shows again and again, how nature points out the folly of man.
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00132.html (8,231 bytes)
- 57. Re: Service Bulletins (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 19:10:59 -0500
- The latest version of Textbridge (and Omnipage too, I think) will not only scan the words, but the photos, and reassemble the whole mess into a MSWord file that is a very close replica of the origina
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00136.html (8,276 bytes)
- 58. Re: Settling into Autumn (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 14:57:58 -0500
- David, I can empathize with our friend from Minnesota, as I live right next door in Wisconsin. Some years we have days when the wind chill falls to -100. If you have no idea how cold that is; imagine
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00390.html (8,064 bytes)
- 59. MKIV seen for Sale (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 15:13:36 -0500
- On a recent trip through Wisconsin Dells, WI, I noticed a '72 MKIV for sale in a church parking lot. No one was around and the car was locked, but here's what I could tell. It had recently been paint
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00393.html (6,636 bytes)
- 60. Re: Driving on the highway without OD (score: 1)
- Author: Conn <conn@wctc.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 19:56:25 -0500
- I drove from my home in Wisconsin Rapids to Wisconsin Dells yesterday (about 90 miles.) During the portion of the trip I was on I90/94, I averaged 70-75 with no problems. In fact, the car seemed to r
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00596.html (8,026 bytes)
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