[TR] The List is Less Busy These Days

[David P]

I had an ex-Healey racer's widow drive me to dinner yesterday. The 
subject of BMW's came up..(her car). She thought that BMW meant British 
Motor Works... she was crushed to learn it was Bavarian...

On 12/26/2025 11:35 AM, dave northrup wrote:
> I bought our TR6 26 years ago when my son was 11.  He learned to 
> wrench on that thing,  and its still his favorite car,  although he is 
> really more of a BMW person
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
> Date: 12/26/25 12:30 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Will Daehler <will.daehler at gmail.com>, John Macartney 
> <johnbmacartney at gmx.com>
> Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [TR] The List is Less Busy These Days
>
> im no milenium but my TR3 is sought after by my son.
> i had bought the car as a project when he was just 16.
> at that age no one over the age of 18 is cool. and i had found our 
> relationship was the same as i had with my dad at that age. lacking 
> but still loving.
> my sone was just ready to get his first driving licence and had shown 
> good mechanical skills.
> so together we build a near frame off restoration.
> and it brought us very close as we bled, cused and i introduced him to 
> beer.
> to this day he loves the car and has confirmed to the family that the 
> car will pass to him upon my demise.
> i also own a 1956 bel air that he likes but does not share the love he 
> has for the TR.
> so at least one TR3 will survive for many more years.
>
> the list has gotten me many friends and helped solve many problems.
> with the car fininshed and running really well i rarely have need to 
> ask the list for help.
> but its still my favourite mail
>
> Frank
> as scouser in california
> TS41366L
>
>
> On Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:39:41 PM PST, John Macartney 
> <johnbmacartney at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>
> Just out of casual interest, how many are still here in comparison to 
> say the Millenium? I suspect not many.
> I know BookFace has many adherents and I was on it for a while until I 
> seemingly upset its algorithms by saying something they/it didn’t like 
> and BookFace has informed me more than once when I try to rejoin that 
> I’m banned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, I’m not in sympathy with your 
> political inclinations anyway and I certainly got sick of receiving 
> stuff your algorithms were convinced I’d like, when the reality was 
> they bored me witless. I’ve been a reluctant subscriber to The Triumph 
> Experience for a couple of years which also doesn’t grab me. It’s too 
> Standard-Triumph model specific, people get upset when they 
> accidentally post to the wrong forum and there has been some 
> disquieting and very discourteous responses and no one seems to be 
> particularly helpful. Mark’s monthly reminders tell me I’m logged to 6 
> Pack but I never get six pack stuff coming my way and even with the 
> correct password, I can’t access it.
> The reality (for me) is that tech is going too fast for me to keep up 
> with it and I refuse to spend any day of my surely now limited life 
> transfixed by my smartphone screen that 99% of the rest of the world 
> seems happy to do. I’m not enamoured by either my former iPhone or 
> current Samsung as they’re both full of trash programs that hold zero 
> interest and I can’t be bothered or motivated to learn how they work.
> Perhaps it’s better for me to once more return to the days of carbon 
> paper, card index boxes and an abacus. At least I know how they work!
>
> Jonmac
>
> > On 12 Dec 2025, at 21:10, Will Daehler <will.daehler at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Certainly the volume is down.
> > But I am still here, and read the digest most days, for about 28 years.
> > During this time, I learned so much from all of you, and early on 
> developed friends who helped me immensely. They shared parts, 
> knowledge, and tools.
> > Without you guys and Mark's early computer skills,  all would have 
> been lost.
> > Recently we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.
> >
> > Will Daehler
> > 63 TR4
>
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