Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/12

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Subject: [Leica] Not buying a Hummer
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Wed Mar 12 05:07:09 2008
References: <200803112106.m2BL1vlN089110@server1.waverley.reid.org> <1205300690.47d76dd2b36ca@panthermail.uwm.edu> <a3f189160803112255y707476fcje28dfdd3ea559a23@mail.gmail.com> <3cad89990803112302r6c6524c0u7a79686784a2cc81@mail.gmail.com> <4cfa589b0803112303h4394330cre5f05ab5f32376f4@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you Adam, I did last weekend.  Now I know why Detroit keeps solid
axles on may of their vehicles.  I think I will retire an open a one hour
alignment wheel repair facility in Chicago and other northern cities; cash
only.

On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:

> You need to check out the state of Chicago's streets....<grin>
>
> Adam
>
> On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:02 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj
> <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote:
> > You guys are lucky, you have good roads. Here in India, we have to
> change
> >  cars every 4 years or so, mainly because of increasing cost of
> maintenance
> >  due to the hammering they take on dodgy roads, even in urban areas.
> >  Cheers
> >  Jayanand
> >
> >
> >
> >  On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >  > 2004 Prius has 76000
> >  > 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager is at  72000
> >  > 1995 GMC Sonoma truck has 73000
> >  >
> >  > All run great.
> >  >
> >  > The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles
> >  >
> >  > The truck has never been more than 80 miles from Natchitoches, but it
> has
> >  > delivered thousands of Pizzas.
> >  >
> >  > Sonny
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > On 3/12/08, amr3@uwm.edu <amr3@uwm.edu> wrote:
> >  > >
> >  > > Quoting  Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>:
> >  > >
> >  > > > if we truly
> >  > > > cared about the environmental impact of our lives and our stuff -
> >  > > > we'd get very serious about how to keep our tools (and vehicles)
> >  > > > running and performing for a life time or two. Was a time when a
> >  > > > tradesman's tools wore out about the time the tradesman wore out.
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  >
> ............................................................................................................................................
> >  > > I always keep my cars until they're ready for scrap.  Since 1970,
> we've
> >  > > had one
> >  > > car for 11 years, then one for 17.  Now the Prizm is from 1990, and
> the
> >  > > Honda
> >  > > is a '93, but they've got years to go before I'm ready to get
> anything
> >  > > newer.
> >  > >
> >  > > Same for cameras  ;~)
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > Alan
> >  > >
> >  > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> >  > > University Information Technology Services
> >  > > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
> >  > > amr3@uwm.edu
> >  > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
> >  > >
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> >  > >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > --
> >  > Regards,
> >  >
> >  > Sonny
> >  > http://www.sonc.com
> >  > Natchitoches, Louisiana
> >  > USA
> >  >
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-- 
Don
don.dory@gmail.com

In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (amr3@uwm.edu) ([Leica] Not buying a Hummer)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Not buying a Hummer)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Not buying a Hummer)
Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Not buying a Hummer)