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Date:         Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:33:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4562161D-1435-4807-9E9E-C772D5007584@comcast.net>
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quoting mr heston sort of you can have my tranny and 5 speed assembly when you peel it from my dead cold bolts or something like that

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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