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Date:         Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:54:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: FaceTime repairs
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFnDXk1APhicPMj4rscXuq=bSKXPHQd9WoRFoL7yPc287=YSLg@mail.gmail.com>
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I think FaceTime or Skype is a fair solution. I'd be willing to join in.

Alistair

> On Nov 19, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I was the one who suggest it, but I thought later that it might be better > to put a a video like ken does, OR to make ourselves available/on call to > arrange a time to do a FaceTime call. The good thing about FaceTime is that > is allows the viewer(s) the chance to interact, ask questions, or to go > back over something they missed. A FaceTime video is also a lot less work > than producing a video. > > The bad thing is that you are probably going to get whammed with data > charges if you go on for very long. > > I would do this, for sure, and as I mentioned John Rodger is trying to get

> up here this week to attack his heater motor problem in my driveway. We > will take every shortcut to getting the dash out, pull the motor, get it in > my studio on the table and whack it open with a hammer and chisel and swap

> the motors out. I can "take orders" on a FaceTime call to try it out, for > maybe a few, but the callers will have to be on standby a little bit > because I don't know if John is going to make it up here for sure this > week. We would probably do a series of calls every 10 minutes or so to show > the salient features of the process, not the removal of every bolt and > screw. > > But, again, all that notwithstanding, I would be happy to be of whatever > service that I could using FaceTime. Too bad I didn't think of this before

> as in the last two years I have upgraded the bushings and springs and > brakes all around the car, I have converted to a turbo-diesel engine, I > have relayed about everything in the car but the horn, painted the car, > replaced window rubber, etc and a host of other things I am not ever likely > to do again (and probably couldn't have been done with a camera in one > hand, either). But I can think of lots of things I could show from time to

> time, and would be glad to go put the camera on anything I could explain. > Just remember that I no longer dwell in the gasoline world. > > Jim > >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Eric Wunrow <VW@ericwunrow.com> wrote: >> >> Like he said… >> >> Eric >> Eric Wunrow Pictures >> 85 S Union Blvd, #Q123 >> Lakewood, CO 80228 >> >> 303. 988. 8717 >> VW@EricWunrow.com >> >> >> >> >>> On Nov 19, 2014, at 5:06 AM, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> You could also do a Google hangout and have up to ten people on and >> record >>> it for later reference. Heck you could broadcast a hangout live to >> YouTube >>> and have thousands if they knew when... Technology is amazing! >>


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