Corvette

Anyone remember when this was a Corvette user group where Corvette owners
helped each other with repairs and purchases? Boy, those were the days.

Why, yes, I remember that. Back in aught-three, I believe. T'was a
Thursday. Those were the days, my friend. Gyawd, but I despise Modern Times.

-- Vandervecken (still beating against the storm)



BDragon wrote:
> Anyone remember when this was a Corvette user group where Corvette owners
> helped each other with repairs and purchases? Boy, those were the days.
>
>

Well, I have to take credit for the downfall. I asked about a lawn mower.
How was I to know that would destroy everything?

At least it wasn't about Europe, Mustangs, China, nuclear proliferation, who
will be the next world power, who is the current world power, and why some
person I've never heard of should cross post to a dozen different groups.


"Vandervecken" > wrote in message
news:kE6te.486$SF5.340@fed1read07...
> Why, yes, I remember that. Back in aught-three, I believe. T'was a
> Thursday. Those were the days, my friend. Gyawd, but I despise Modern
Times.
>
> -- Vandervecken (still beating against the storm)
>
>
>
> BDragon wrote:
> > Anyone remember when this was a Corvette user group where Corvette
owners
> > helped each other with repairs and purchases? Boy, those were the days.
> >
> >

Well, Tom, any of us could have made the same mistake. I, too, would not
have thought a lawnmower could unearth so much stuff. It's just one of
those things I guess we look back on, and whistfully tell our grandchildren
when we're reminiscing.

Keep beating, Vandervecken. There might yet be some way to calm or beat the
storm.
"Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> Well, I have to take credit for the downfall. I asked about a lawn mower.
> How was I to know that would destroy everything?
>
> At least it wasn't about Europe, Mustangs, China, nuclear proliferation,
who
> will be the next world power, who is the current world power, and why some
> person I've never heard of should cross post to a dozen different groups.
>
>
> "Vandervecken" > wrote in message
> news:kE6te.486$SF5.340@fed1read07...
> > Why, yes, I remember that. Back in aught-three, I believe. T'was a
> > Thursday. Those were the days, my friend. Gyawd, but I despise Modern
> Times.
> >
> > -- Vandervecken (still beating against the storm)
> >
> >
> >
> > BDragon wrote:
> > > Anyone remember when this was a Corvette user group where Corvette
> owners
> > > helped each other with repairs and purchases? Boy, those were the
days.
> > >
> > >
>
>

BDragon wrote:
> Well, Tom, any of us could have made the same mistake. I, too, would not
> have thought a lawnmower could unearth so much stuff. It's just one of
> those things I guess we look back on, and whistfully tell our grandchildren
> when we're reminiscing.
>
> Keep beating, Vandervecken. There might yet be some way to calm or beat the
> storm.
> "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
> ink.net...
>
>>Well, I have to take credit for the downfall. I asked about a lawn mower.
>>How was I to know that would destroy everything?
>>
>>At least it wasn't about Europe, Mustangs, China, nuclear proliferation,
>
> who
>
>>will be the next world power, who is the current world power, and why some
>>person I've never heard of should cross post to a dozen different groups.
>>
>>
>>"Vandervecken" > wrote in message
>>news:kE6te.486$SF5.340@fed1read07...
>>
>>>Why, yes, I remember that. Back in aught-three, I believe. T'was a
>>>Thursday. Those were the days, my friend. Gyawd, but I despise Modern
>>
>>Times.
>>
>>>-- Vandervecken (still beating against the storm)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>BDragon wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone remember when this was a Corvette user group where Corvette
>>
>>owners
>>
>>>>helped each other with repairs and purchases? Boy, those were the
>
> days.
>
>>>>
>>
>
>
I was also guilty on the lawnmower OT affair.

I believe that the mower thread wasn't the problem. We seem to go
through this about once a year. If everyone will cease feeding any
troll that crossposts, the problem will go way in a couple of weeks.

Paul H.

Sigh, I admit I've helped feed the trolls. Sorry.

Joel Jacobs
4thC4at60

While it is drastically off-topic, and definitely not contributing to a
better news group, some of it is kind of funny to think some of these people
are serious about what they are saying.

And I liked the link to the mobile homes.

Face it Joel, you got sucked in. Happens to a lot of people. It happens
because people can say things over the Internet without fear that someone
will put a fist down their throat. while I like the anonymity, sometimes I
wish there was a bit more accountability of who each was that was saying
things. Might slow down the garbage.


"Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
...
> Sigh, I admit I've helped feed the trolls. Sorry.
>
> Joel Jacobs
> 4thC4at60
>
>

While it is drastically off-topic, and definitely not contributing to a
better news group, some of it is kind of funny to think some of these people
are serious about what they are saying.

And I liked the link to the mobile homes.

Face it Joel, you got sucked in. Happens to a lot of people. It happens
because people can say things over the Internet without fear that someone
will put a fist down their throat. while I like the anonymity, sometimes I
wish there was a bit more accountability of who each was that was saying
things. Might slow down the garbage.

To keep this on Corvettes, I changed valve cover gaskets on the '79 last
night. Makes me want to punch the nose of some of the engineers responsible
for half that garbage under the hood. I remember when I could change the
valve cover gaskets in 15 minutes tops on a small block, but it took me that
long to get the stupid things off. After that, I had to clean it all up,
straighten the things out, replace them, put in real bolts and retainers
that spread the pressure, then reroute a half dozen vacuum lines, of which I
found three in the wrong place, and finally it was done.



"Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
k.net...
>
> "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Sigh, I admit I've helped feed the trolls. Sorry.
> >
> > Joel Jacobs
> > 4thC4at60
> >
> >
>
>

"Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> While it is drastically off-topic, and definitely not contributing to a
> better news group, some of it is kind of funny to think some of these
people
> are serious about what they are saying.
>
> And I liked the link to the mobile homes.
>
> Face it Joel, you got sucked in. Happens to a lot of people. It happens
> because people can say things over the Internet without fear that someone
> will put a fist down their throat. while I like the anonymity, sometimes
I
> wish there was a bit more accountability of who each was that was saying
> things. Might slow down the garbage.
>
> To keep this on Corvettes, I changed valve cover gaskets on the '79 last
> night. Makes me want to punch the nose of some of the engineers
responsible
> for half that garbage under the hood. I remember when I could change the
> valve cover gaskets in 15 minutes tops on a small block, but it took me
that
> long to get the stupid things off. After that, I had to clean it all up,
> straighten the things out, replace them, put in real bolts and retainers
> that spread the pressure, then reroute a half dozen vacuum lines, of which
I
> found three in the wrong place, and finally it was done.
>
>
>
> "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
> k.net...
> >
> > "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Sigh, I admit I've helped feed the trolls. Sorry.
> > >
> > > Joel Jacobs
> > > 4thC4at60
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
I have to admit, sometimes it seems like the engineers come in drunk on
Monday and re-route the vaccum lines just to give everyone fits.

"BDragon" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
> ink.net...
>> While it is drastically off-topic, and definitely not contributing to a
>> better news group, some of it is kind of funny to think some of these
> people
>> are serious about what they are saying.
>>
>> And I liked the link to the mobile homes.
>>
>> Face it Joel, you got sucked in. Happens to a lot of people. It happens
>> because people can say things over the Internet without fear that someone
>> will put a fist down their throat. while I like the anonymity, sometimes
> I
>> wish there was a bit more accountability of who each was that was saying
>> things. Might slow down the garbage.
>>
>> To keep this on Corvettes, I changed valve cover gaskets on the '79 last
>> night. Makes me want to punch the nose of some of the engineers
> responsible
>> for half that garbage under the hood. I remember when I could change the
>> valve cover gaskets in 15 minutes tops on a small block, but it took me
> that
>> long to get the stupid things off. After that, I had to clean it all up,
>> straighten the things out, replace them, put in real bolts and retainers
>> that spread the pressure, then reroute a half dozen vacuum lines, of
>> which
> I
>> found three in the wrong place, and finally it was done.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message
>> k.net...
>> >
>> > "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> > > Sigh, I admit I've helped feed the trolls. Sorry.
>> > >
>> > > Joel Jacobs
>> > > 4thC4at60
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
> I have to admit, sometimes it seems like the engineers come in drunk on
> Monday and re-route the vaccum lines just to give everyone fits.
>

Try working on a new front wheel drive car. Then you'll appreciate your
Vette a lot more. Just pull the radiator out of a Taurus, that should so it.

Al