[Healeys] EPA Takes First Step

[Greg Lemon]

oops, I forgot to finish my asterisk *snopes says no, Al Gore never said 
that, but used here and elsewhere for enterntainment purposes--to nip that 
side conversation in the bud...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Lemon" <glemon at neb.rr.com>
To: <Awgertoo at aol.com>; <thehartnetts at earthlink.net>; 
<healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] EPA Takes First Step


> While it is a well know fact* that Al Gore invented the internet, it is 
> less well known that Jefferson invented e-mail.
>
> On a more serious note a short while back when I wasn't sure where my 
> career was going I considered trying to start up a national assoction of 
> car clubs and perhaps the big players who make money off our hobby--not 
> just healeys or british, but classic cars in general, to actively try to 
> protect our hobby from any government action negatively affecting the 
> hobby at the federal and local level.
>
> We have a case that I think plays pretty well if you get the message out, 
> facts and figures on the size of the industry as a whole, whats more 
> American than a guy working on his car on Saturday morning?, charity work 
> the various clubs do, group is mainly made of "model citizens" from a 
> politicians perspective, middle age middle class people with some 
> disposable income who vote.  There are probably as many or more "car 
> people" as there are "gun people" and look at the clout the NRA has.
>
> If in fact Len is right and a serious threat to our hobby arises such a 
> unified organization will be sorely needed to protect our cars and 
> interests, I am not sure if he is right, but the possibility exists.
>
> As I said I was thinking about it, and have somewhat of the background for 
> it, but my prospects have stabilized so don't think it will be me, but 
> maybe the kernel of the idea will get planted and someone will run with 
> it.  Sort of a timing issue there as well, as the likelihood of such an 
> active broad organization increases as we get closer to the possibility of 
> legislation affecting our cars, but ideally the organization would get up 
> and running early to attempt to nip goverment action negatively affecting 
> our cars and getting politician's ears early on.
>
> Greg Lemon
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