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Subject: [Leica] Re: What recession?
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Fri Feb 20 20:47:06 2009
References: <200902192307.n1JN6bE8069803@server1.waverley.reid.org><1800AF3A-6E61-4617-9712-EE4EE8858A23@optonline.net> <3cad89990902200836rb7c8dc7rd458416d225f4dd6@mail.gmail.com><022020092224.2117.499F2D83000A76E400000845223245003003010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com><02d001c993aa$d2eb2900$78c17b00$@net><022020092300.2475.499F36040000E13F000009AB223245003003010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <9C44E791AE26434696B65203C5FB6848@jimnichols> <022120090439.27903.499F858500024EB100006CFF223045151403010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

If you're driving a Volvo, I have an extra fuel pump.
It was a spare. No longer needed, as we gave the ? million miler to a  
charity.
sd


On Feb 20, 2009, at 8:39 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

>
>
> Jim,
>
>
> My fuel pump also failed, but I fixed it myself.  ;-)  I paid $250  
> for the car and put another $3000 in it to get it running and back  
> on the road.  Worked very nice, but now it does not run after  
> sitting in the drive for 4 years.  So it will be my spring project  
> for year 2 of my retirement.  ;-)  Hopefully it will not take too  
> much to get back running and back on the road.
>
>
> Gene
>
>
>
>  -------------- Original message from "Jim Nichols"  
> <jhnichols@lighttube.net>: --------------
>
>
>> Gene,
>>
>> My youngest son, fresh out of college, bought an 85 Fiero.  My  
>> memories of
>> it are not as kind as your feelings. Sometime during the first  
>> year, the
>> tank-mounted fuel pump failed. We towed it to the next town, where  
>> the
>> dealer was located, and they dropped the tank and replaced the pump.
>>
>> The next time he filled the tank, fuel ran out of the top of the  
>> tank.  They
>> had failed to get the gasket back correctly. So, afraid of a fire,  
>> we towed
>> it back again.
>>
>> He got married about a year later, and, not needing two cars, he  
>> sold it to
>> another young owner.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>> To: "Leica Users Group"
>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:00 PM
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: What recession?
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, the Fiero is a fun car, not sure how collectible it is, but  
>>> fun and
>>> fairly economical. It's not the Ferrari I would love to have, but  
>>> then I
>>> could not afford the upkeep on any Ferrari, no matter how  
>>> inexpensive it
>>> is, and I have seen some at quite affordable prices. At least  
>>> with the
>>> Fiero, I have a fun car to drive, and with the Leica's I can take  
>>> photos
>>> of where I drive it. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Gene
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------------- Original message from "Jim Shulman"
>>> : --------------
>>>
>>>
>>>> Gene,
>>>> Forget the Leicas--the Pontiac now looks like it'll become quite a
>>>> collector's
>>>> item.
>>>> And it's eligible for the Hershey car show in 2010.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Jim Shulman
>>>> Wynnewood, PA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----From:
>>>> lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> grduprey@mchsi.com
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:25 PM
>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: What recession?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  I guess i am lucky then, as I have no money sinks draining off my
>>>> funds...  My ham radios and cameras are paid for, my Audi is  
>>>> also paid
>>>> for, and my wife's leased Chrysler Van goes back to Chrysler  
>>>> next month.
>>>> My only indulgence, a 1985 Pontiac Fiero is also long ago paid  
>>>> for and I
>>>> will be doing some restoration work on it when the weather  
>>>> finally warms
>>>> up in a couple of months.   As for my retirement funds, I also  
>>>> have lost
>>>> about 40%, although the last 2
>>>> quarters I have actually seen 17% gains.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One year into retirement, and I see no reason to go back to  
>>>> work.  ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Gene
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  -------------- Original message from Jayanand Govindaraj :
>>>> --------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Larry,
>>>>> You will be surprised:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/business/20repo.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Jayanand
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Complaining about high Leica lens prices? Don't be a cheapskate.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Because of an inflated former job title, I am on the mailing  
>>>>>> list of
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> magazine "Showboats International." This glossy rag features  
>>>>>> luxury
>>>>>> yachts
>>>>>> costing upwards of $1,000,000. The pages are replete with 100 ft.
>>>>>> plus
>>>>>> boats, featuring interiors that would put Westminster Castle to
>>>>>> shame.
>>>>>> Tucked amongst the ads for Rolex watches and executive jets is  
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> from an
>>>>>> Italian pen maker, Tibaldi. Partnering with Riva, an Italian  
>>>>>> classy
>>>>>> runabout
>>>>>> maker, Tibaldi offers an inlayed wood ball point pen for a mere
>>>>>> $3000. Come
>>>>>> on now. It's a ball point pen that probably doesn't write any  
>>>>>> better
>>>>>> than a
>>>>>> Bic.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One of the articles is an interview with a yacht owner, an  
>>>>>> aged man
>>>>>> sporting a nubile young female companion far too young to be his
>>>>>> daughter.
>>>>>> Dangling from his shoulder, like a piece of jewelry, is a  
>>>>>> Leica IIIf.
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> text of the article suggests that his hobby, in addition to  
>>>>>> clipping
>>>>>> coupons, is adorning his floating palace with functional  
>>>>>> antiques -
>>>>>> the best
>>>>>> products from each era. The centerpiece is a collection of old  
>>>>>> Leica
>>>>>> cameras.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Obviously luxury yachting is one segment of the economy that the
>>>>>> world
>>>>>> recession hasn't impacted. Boatyards specializing in  
>>>>>> construction of
>>>>>> yachts
>>>>>> for the super rich are backed up for years. Although a few  
>>>>>> have been
>>>>>> caught,
>>>>>> most of the Bernie Madoffs of the world are alive and living  
>>>>>> on their
>>>>>> floating pleasure domes off the Cote d' Or.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So spring for that new 18 mm lens. Keep Dr. Kaufmann on his  
>>>>>> yacht.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Larry Z
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P.S. I'm bitter because, as of this morning, my investment  
>>>>>> portfolio
>>>>>> has
>>>>>> lost 50% of its former value.
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>
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Replies: Reply from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
Message from jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Re: What recession?)
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