[Shotimes] Hey Jason.....was: Re: HEY YOU.......

Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:20:19 -0700 (PDT)

Have we witnessed the first online handshake?

--- Jason Hartberger <atanhartberger@mail.com> wrote:
> Ok, well, since I've had my ass handed to me, I
> might as well apologize. I
> too had just come home from a long day and was
> feeling especially bitter
> about pretty much everything. I do retract my
> statement that Tauruses are
> shitboxes; I actually do feel that they're one of
> the finest cars ford
> (recently) made. My 94 is actually in pretty damn
> good shape considering the
> miles it has on it, but not a day goes by when I
> can't list at least three
> things that need fixing on it. I suppose it's a good
> thing; it keeps me
> occupied, but it also keeps my check occupied too. I
> don't make that much
> money, and I don't think I really realized how much
> money it takes to keep
> one of these beasts running.
> 
> I apologize to George and anybody else that may have
> taken personal offense
> to what I said. I guess the only thing I can really
> say is - I didn't mean
> it. It kind of hurt that I got called an outsider
> even after 8 admittedly
> short months here, but I suppose I had it coming. I
> suppose I should be
> somewhat honored in a slightly macabre way that my
> name did make it into the
> subject lines, though...
> 
> Even after all I've been through with the first 94
> that had no title that I
> had to deal with, and all the trials and
> tribulations (tribbles!) I've been
> through with Annabelle, would I buy another kind of
> car in the future? No.
> I'd just buy another SHO, because I can't think of
> another car (save the M5,
> which I will never be able to afford) that so
> gracefully combines pedestrian
> person hauler with snarly sports car that regularly
> eats ricers and
> mustangs.
> 
> All in all, no matter what s**t I might blow out my
> ass, I love my SHO, and
> would never have anything else. Even if my car is
> slowly turning into the
> U.S.S. Rustoleum because of this stupid virginia
> seashore weather.
> 
> George, if I ever meet you at a convention, I'll buy
> *you* that beer
> instead. Once again, I'd like to apologize.
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "kenneth martin" <cajun76082@hotmail.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Hey Jason.....was: Re: HEY
> YOU.......
> 
> 
> > Sounds to me like Jason hasn't had his reccomended
> daily allowance of
> > fiber.Maybe his SHO is a shitbox,papa said along
> time ago" if it looks and
> > smells like shit"well then thats what you
> got"SHIT"
> > Kenneth C.
> > '90 Red
> > '92 SHO-SHO,proud owner of two of them there
> shitboxes!
> >
> >
> > >From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@comcast.net>
> > >To: "shotimes@autox.team.net"
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > >Subject: [Shotimes] Hey Jason.....was: Re: HEY
> YOU.......
> > >Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:45:25 -0700
> > >
> > >On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 01:25:22 -0700, George
> Fourchy wrote:
> > >
> > > >COME OUT HERE AND LOOK AT MY CAR AND TELL ME IT
> IS A SHIT BOX.  AND
> > > >TELL ME TO MY FACE......I DARE YOU.......
> > >
> > >Jason...
> > >
> > >I'm sorry I went off at you last night.  I don't
> apologize for what I
> said,
> > >but I
> > >think you might not have realized the effect on a
> carclub list like this
> > >that a
> > >statement like yours might cause.
> > >
> > >You need to know that there are a bunch of
> crazies here.  We all know how
> > >much
> > >trouble our cars can be, but in spite of that, we
> enjoy them so much that
> > >we put up
> > >with whatever might happen with them, and share
> our knowledge with each
> > >other so
> > >that we can minimize the problems that come up.
> > >
> > >Saying something like that on this list, even if
> you have a SHO yourself,
> > >is VERY
> > >dangerous in this 'crazy' environment, because
> not every car out there is
> > >constantly
> > >causing problems.  Some of them, like Patty's,
> and mine, and Don
> > >Mallinson's, and
> > >many, many others, have been very trouble
> free.....my car happens to have
> > >had all
> > >its standard problems while it was under its 100k
> mile warranty.  All the
> > >tough
> > >stuff got fixed early, for free, and we don't
> have a rust problem in
> > >California.
> > >Plus, I've been fixing my cars (and my parents'
> cars) since I was 8 years
> > >old
> > >(simple things that young, of course), and took
> auto mechanics in
> > >college....so I've
> > >been able to learn a lot about the basics, and
> can head off most big
> > >problems with
> > >the SHOs through periodic regular scheduled
> maintenance and
> > >inspections....brake
> > >jobs, suspension work, plugs, etc.
> > >
> > >But anyway, I just wanted to say that I had put
> in a long day yesterday,
> > >and was
> > >laughing at all the responses to that post, and
> then yours popped up.
> > >
> > >If you come to the convention, grab me and let me
> buy you a beer.
> > >
> > >George
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