Date:         Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:03:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: acceptance speech (Re: And the Schmoo Award winner is........)
Comments: To: Sudhir Desai <desa4622@YAHOO.COM>
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we need a plaque for dis dood. ;)

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----         Sudhir Desai <desa4622@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> At 12:43 PM 8/9/2001 -0600, John Andrew wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > So the Schmoo Award winner is Sudhir Desai.  He had his 1984 Vanagon
> with
> > some type of engine conversion on the stretcher at least a dozen
> times!
> > Sounds like the conversion should have included a tow truck!  I will
> let him
> > tell his story to you all in his acceptance speech.
> >
> > Thanks for all the entries!
> >
> > John Andrew 1984 "Westiico"
>
>
> well here's my acceptance speech... i'm a little tipsy right now as
> i was
> partying hardy downtown tonight, so you will have to relegate yourselves
> to
> reading a repost (copy) of the nomination e-mail i sent to john .
> enjoy:
>
> "
> John,
> I'd like to nominate myself for the schmoo award.
> I've put my van on a stretcher at least 12 times in the past year(i.e.
> at
> least once a month the van was back in the e.r. because of the
> chronic....problems its been having).
> The first couple of times the engine wasn't balanced and kept throwing
> belts.  The transmission blowing up, the clutch giving out, and the
> valve-stem seals giving up the ghost helped the van get put on life
> support
> the remainder of the year.  As of this e-mail, the van is in a coma
> in my
> driveway whilst the search for a new fuelie top end/ECU for under $150
> is
> completed.
>
> Oh yeah, and if that was not enough, my Jetta has also been a trailer
> queen
> numerous times this past year.
>
> I can not stress enough that I had no part in the self-destructive
> tendencies of the
> engines-with-4-wheels-and-an-enclosed-passenger-compartment that I
> "lease"
> from the state in upwards of $300 per annum. :-)
>
>
> thats why i think that i should not get the schmoo award...lol
>
> anyways, may surya(hindu sun god) see the shiny side up and the rubber
> side
> down on all your roadgoing adventures.
>
> peace, out.
> -sudhir
> "
>
> well thats the letter, hope you enjoyed it, i am now going to a**-out
> and enjoy
> sleeping till at least 1400 hours tomorrow.
>
> peace.
> -sudhir
> Sudhir H. Desai desa4622@yahoo.com
> ICQ: 8255956            AOLim: rawsuds
> 1984 Vanagon Z34        1996 Jetta (soon to be race ready)
>
>
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