Paul and listers,
I just have to put my two cents here for what it's worth.
We are new to LBC's, but not to restorations in general, we have restored
several
other vehicles from the ground up. Now we are tackling something new again and,
as we
all know, the learning never stops. So, ANY information, may it be a
complaint, a
technical help, even just a joke to keep us all in a happy mood, is appreciated
and
helpful to us.
I tell you one thing. In 35 years of automotive work and restoration, Wilf and
I have
never had this much support and camaraderie as we received from you people out
there.
Every piece of information, may it be possessive or negative, is invaluable and
useful
to us. We use the information as we need it, we don't judge it, and we also
appreciate
the encouragement we have received from many of you.
Yes, the jobs and the hunt for parts can be frustrating, don't we know it?
And, while I'm at it, I want to thank all the people who have created those
wonderful
web sites, not only sharing their stories, but also their technical knowledge.
There
is simply too many names to be mentioned. These web sites are invaluable for
many of
us who struggle with new, old, or different technologies. You people have given
so
much of your time, knowledge, and dedication to the betterment of LBC's and
their
owners. Thank you in the name of all of us who use these sites
So, in my opinion, blowing of steam is OK once in a while.We're, after all, just
human.
Let's keep the good spirit up and have fun with our cars.
Liv
67 Spit
ptegler@gouldfo.com wrote:
> I feel I owe everyone an apology (especially the vendor guy's on the lists
>
> ... Ted, Nigel, Jeff, Charles, Kelvin and others) for my ranting and my
>
> 'stupid' and possibly insulting question about who carries quality parts.
>
> I can't count the 10's of 1000's of $$ I've spent on cars with all
>
> the vendors everyone suggested (+ some) that I check with.
>
> I've used all of them many times. Since June '98 I've gone through
>
> 2 MG BGT's, two Midgets, 4 Spitfires and a GT6+. You've all been
>
> very reliable and helpful tracking down my weird requests and supplying
>
> quality parts.
>
> I learned quite awhile ago to not 'jump' on things or people on the lists.
>
> That's usually not me. I was just upset... as my 'time juggling' is usually
>quite
>
> critical to me. A normal 8-5 job (pays the bills), my own consulting firm
>
> on the side (pays for the toys), N.A.S.S. building, other website authoring
>and
>
> support, restoring my toys, and still dedicating time to my S.O. (who
>
> tolerates my schedules and let's me do all this).... It simply irritated
>the
>
> heck out of me that I trusted a source that usually is fine, and got delayed.
>
> So...to all of you wonderful people... who make this such an enjoyable hobby
>
> (which I find takes my mind off the rat race so easily....)
>
> I apologize for my ranting.
>
> Paul Tegler ptegler@gouldfo.com www.teglerizer.com
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