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Date:         Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:43:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: $100 Reward Results
Comments: To: "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <53C968F1.3050001@turbovans.com>
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And nearly every career Air Force enlisted person I met pronounced the word mandatory as "mandantory."  Let's hope Alistair has been spared that. Stephen On Friday, July 18, 2014 2:35 PM, "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: lol.. that's just one genre of course... old military-based acronyms. there are whole other realms of course. NRE SO OSO for example, and on and on. ( one means 'new relationship energy', one means Significant Other, and the last one is Other Significant Other )   gets complicated when people start talking about their OSO's DW's daughter . ( DW = dear wife )  lol. still got a great 87 Syncro Doka with 1.9 AAZ TD engine for sale here in So. Oregon . runs fine ...needs various cosmetics like a headliner , etc. asking price is $ 15,500 and I am pretty sure the owner would take 'any decent' offer.  Needs a new home for sure. bfn ( bye for now ) Scott On 7/18/2014 7:21 AM, Old Volks Home wrote: > Clearly Alistair never served in the military where SOP was part of the > daily lingo, ad nauseum. > > :) > > Jim Thompson > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" > Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012 > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ > Find me on Facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/people/Jim-Thompson/100000710343835 > *********************************** > > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Scott, Jim, whoever, >> >> You have to stop using jargon in your messages. What the heck is SOP? >> >> Soldiers on parade? >> >> Starboard or port? >> >> Strange old Protestant? >> >> Sherry or port? >> >> Sandwiches or pasta? >> >> Sunrise over Portland? >> >> The choices are endless. >> >> Alistair >> >> >> >>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 3:28 PM, "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" < >> scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: >>> there is ALWAYS RISK with just adding a bypass wire like that. >>> perhaps you have already .. >>> but until enough of the harness is revealed and inspected to be sure >>> you've found ALL the melted/shorted stuff.. >>> you really can't be totally. >>> >>> I'd sure carry two fire extinquishers ( SOP on these old rigs ) .. >>> and have a way to get batteries disconneted like Right Now. >>> >>> >>>> On 7/10/2014 6:21 AM, Karl Wolz wrote: >>>> What I Lind of expected (the bypass, that is). >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Karl Wolz >>>> Sent from my electronic umbilicus >>>> >>>>> On Jul 10, 2014, at 9:16 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>> Ric ran a new wire from the switch to the solenoid.


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