Date:         Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:03:56 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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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