I guess my perceived guilt was misunderstood! I was thinking more about asking Roger about the tranny/parts when the wreck was still smokin, the kittie still missin, & the wife still hurtin! Now all is well, so road trip? I prefer to do my scavenging when the body is cold? YMMV, Mr. BZ-"Co Parts" location? On Mar 18, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Bob Stevens wrote: > "Gee, I didn't want to be a vulture flying over Roger's wreck, so I > never brought up wanting to get his 5 sp tranny, but if it's still > there I might just have to?" > ... and ... > "As for feeling any guilt about being a vulture, someone is going to > eat > the carrion, might as well be a hungry friend as a stranger." > > Absolutely! > > My goodness, when considering recycling and "the carbon footprint" > aspects > of > everything we consume vs buy new, this seems like such a smarter AND > much > more virtuous thing to do than to see scavenging parts from > otherwise dead > rigs, > as a bad thing. > > Although in my case there is nothing at all virtuous about putting > "other" > engines > in my van, it is such a good idea with the above consideration, vs > buying > some > sort of new iteration of a van/camper (not that there is one, in my > opinion, > that > would satisfactorily substitute for the Syncro Westy or Westy for my > preferred > uses.) > > There is a segment of our economy that maintaining my SW supports, > that I > will > gladly take credit for. I don't see anything at all predatory about > it. > > bob |
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