From refisk at chartermi.net Sat Feb 1 08:42:11 2025 From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 10:42:11 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Bill Young's V6 Midget Message-ID: An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 464474953_10164414173742571_3531749647595149765_n.jpg Type: image/png Size: 176955 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ryan at jimryan.com Sat Feb 1 09:54:26 2025 From: ryan at jimryan.com (Jim Ryan) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 11:54:26 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Bill Young's V6 Midget In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Seems like a strange way to try and sell something as it's a private group. ... And as a famous man once said "Any group that would have me as a member I would not want to join". On Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 10:45?AM Rick Fisk via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > Bill Young's V6 powered Midget is listed for sale on the VSCDA classified > page on faceplant. It's being listed as a vintage racer. I think Bill > would be amused. They are asking only $4,000, which I think would not > amuse Bill. > > [image: 464474953_10164414173742571_3531749647595149765_n.jpg] > > VSCDA Classifieds > > facebook.com > > > > > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/ryan at jimryan.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 464474953_10164414173742571_3531749647595149765_n.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176955 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 464474953_10164414173742571_3531749647595149765_n.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 176955 bytes Desc: not available URL: From refisk at chartermi.net Sat Feb 1 10:02:05 2025 From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 12:02:05 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Bill Young's V6 Midget In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <03AA052D-1A0A-4A36-BC93-5E0783BF1654@chartermi.net> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com Sat Feb 1 10:59:35 2025 From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy)) Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2025 17:59:35 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Spridgets] Bill Young's V6 Midget In-Reply-To: <03AA052D-1A0A-4A36-BC93-5E0783BF1654@chartermi.net> References: <03AA052D-1A0A-4A36-BC93-5E0783BF1654@chartermi.net> Message-ID: <705273611.7260722.1738432775471@mail.yahoo.com> What vintage class does a V6 powered Midget run in?It's got to be faster than it can stick in a corner.? So that makes it handle like a Camaro or mustang.? Nose heavy ,horribly light in the tail and getting it to put power to the road under hard acceleration without breaking loose makes it kinda dangerous as a competition vehicle.? It would need monster wide tires to get a big enough rubber contact patch to keep it on course.? And run very low pressures too.? ?My 800Lb sports racer was heck to keep under control with just 750cc's in a mid engine configuration.? Just sounds kinda crazy...Yet straight line had to be rather exhilarating!ChuckJust saying..... On Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 12:40:39 PM EST, Rick Fisk via Spridgets wrote: It's a private group with over 4,200 members who are interested in vintage racing. ?Seems like a good place to sell something you consider related to vintage racing. On Feb 1, 2025, at 11:54?AM, Jim Ryan wrote: ?Seems like a strange way to try and sell something as it's a private group. ... And as a famous man once said "Any group that would have me as a member I would not want to join". On Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 10:45?AM Rick Fisk via Spridgets wrote: Bill Young's V6 powered Midget is listed for sale on the VSCDA classified page on faceplant.? It's being listed as a vintage racer.? I think Bill would be amused.? 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This time it's a seemingly proper part in a proper car....Anyone else find this on their car???I'm going to aluminum weld the crack just because the casting is too nice to recycle.? Usually I find these horribly corroded where the hose attached....this one is too nice....Chuck -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20250207_181541930_HDR.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1929679 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Seriously, I've never seen this before so I can only suggest in the dark. ?If others have come across it please shout out..... ? * The inside of the thermostat housing should not be scored by the top of the thermostat, there should be a clearance. ?This may suggest that one or the other is the wrong English part that may look as if it is the right one, but it was made for something else and just looks as if it fits. ? * Could it be the upper housing (the bit you are going to weld) and/or the bottom have been filed or smoothed down at their joining surfaces (perhaps for a closer fit) and this brought the top of the upper housing down onto the thermostat? ? * Is the cut-out groove that seats the thermostat clear ? ? Best wishes Guy R Day ------ Original Message ------ From: spridgets at autox.team.net To: spridgets at autox.team.net; easternoshitgroup at groups.io Sent: Saturday, February 8th 2025, 02:31 Subject: [Spridgets] 948 thermostat housing ? Well it had to happen somewhere... right? How about an English made thermostat in an English engine damaging the English correct thermostat housing? For ever I've endured the wrong part from some backyard parts supplier stuck in where it does not belong.? This time it's a seemingly proper part in a proper car.... Anyone else find this on their car??? I'm going to aluminum weld the crack just because the casting is too nice to recycle.? Usually I find these horribly corroded where the hose attached....this one is too nice.... Chuck ------------------------ spridgets at autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation: $12.75 Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets ? http://autox.team.net/archive Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/grday at btinternet.com ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crusaderchuck55 at aol.com Sun Feb 9 22:18:30 2025 From: crusaderchuck55 at aol.com (AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy)) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 05:18:30 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration References: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> Gang,A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the shop.? Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like certain drugs.??I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors !? A device with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me.? Well I pushed the button.? And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive.? So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's.??This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store.? ? Later I spoke with a person I knew worked at this store..? ?I was instructed to contact Walmart directly.? To date no response from Walmart.? Exactly what I expected.Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration.ChuckImage is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_20250205_151311060_HDR.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2479077 bytes Desc: not available URL: From refisk at chartermi.net Sun Feb 9 23:01:47 2025 From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 01:01:47 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration In-Reply-To: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2F6D2BF9-E719-415D-984F-6F422A3FF970@chartermi.net> They are trying to slow down the idiot graffiti jerks. They are NOT artists. > On Feb 10, 2025, at 12:26?AM, AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) via Spridgets wrote: > > ? > Gang, > A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the shop. Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like certain drugs. > I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors ! A device with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me. Well I pushed the button. And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive. So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. > This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store. Later I spoke with a person I knew worked at this store.. I was instructed to contact Walmart directly. To date no response from Walmart. Exactly what I expected. > Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration. > Chuck > Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania > > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk at chartermi.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net Mon Feb 10 06:10:54 2025 From: ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net (Ryan Kubanoff) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:10:54 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Spridgets] [EasternOshitGroup] Absolute frustration In-Reply-To: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1320800670.3920717.1739193054715@connect.xfinity.com> Your first mistake was expecting customer service at a walmart. Good luck! Ryan > On 02/10/2025 12:18 AM EST crusaderchuck55 at aol.com via groups.io wrote: > > > Gang, > A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the shop. Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like certain drugs. > I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors ! A device with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me. Well I pushed the button. And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive. So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. > This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store. Later I spoke with a person I knew worked at this store.. I was instructed to contact Walmart directly. To date no response from Walmart. Exactly what I expected. > Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration. > Chuck > Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania > _._,_._,_ > > --------------------------------------------- > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#8067) https://groups.io/g/EasternOshitGroup/message/8067 | Reply to Group mailto:EasternOshitGroup at groups.io?subject=Re:%20%5BEasternOshitGroup%5D%20Absolute%20frustration | Reply to Sender mailto:crusaderchuck55 at aol.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BEasternOshitGroup%5D%20Absolute%20frustration | Mute This Topic https://groups.io/mt/111097579/984645 | New Topic https://groups.io/g/EasternOshitGroup/post > Your Subscription https://groups.io/g/EasternOshitGroup/editsub/984645 | Contact Group Owner mailto:EasternOshitGroup+owner at groups.io | Unsubscribe https://groups.io/g/EasternOshitGroup/leave/2267685/984645/1266659267/xyzzy [ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net] > > _._,_._,_ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mbalsup at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 06:39:34 2025 From: mbalsup at gmail.com (Michael Alsup) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:39:34 -0600 Subject: [Spridgets] [EasternOshitGroup] Absolute frustration In-Reply-To: <1320800670.3920717.1739193054715@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> <1320800670.3920717.1739193054715@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Yeah, Walmart has gone down the crapper hole. No one that works there wants to work for their handout paycheck. They thing is my wife buys almost $300 in groceries and then they stop her at the exit, demand her receipt, and check her groceries THAT THEIR EMPLOYEE checked out because she's a thief! Where else does one pay that much money to get so furious. On Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 7:30 AM Ryan Kubanoff via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > Your first mistake was expecting customer service at a walmart. > Good luck! > Ryan > > On 02/10/2025 12:18 AM EST crusaderchuck55 at aol.com via groups.io > wrote: > > > Gang, > A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the > shop. Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like > certain drugs. > I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with > padlocks on the glass doors ! A device with a push button indicating if I > pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me. Well I pushed > the button. And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to > arrive. So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. > This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store. Later I spoke with > a person I knew worked at this store.. I was instructed to contact > Walmart directly. To date no response from Walmart. Exactly what I > expected. > Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration. > Chuck > Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#8067) > | Reply to Group > > | Reply to Sender > > | Mute This Topic | New Topic > > Your Subscription > | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe > > [ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net] > _._,_._,_ > > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/mbalsup at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I asked him if he got commision on the sale (which he didn't). Then I asked if he felt nervous about his role since I could just knock him in the head with the hammer and grab the tool and run. He suddenly had a look of nervous realization that maybe he should be getting hazardous duty pay. ;-) I gave him a 2 dollar tip for his service (he was very prompt and polite). -Trevor On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 10:38?AM Rick Fisk via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > A lot of people at Walmart use the self-checkout lanes. And some of them > ARE thieves. > > I don't understand why some people get so upset over having their receipt > checked. It takes all of 30 seconds and helps the store stay profitable. > Sam's Club, Costco, and others have always done it and nobody says a word. > ??? > > On Feb 10, 2025, at 8:56?AM, Michael Alsup via Spridgets < > spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > > ? > > Yeah, Walmart has gone down the crapper hole. No one that works there > wants to work for their handout paycheck. > > They thing is my wife buys almost $300 in groceries and then they stop her > at the exit, demand her receipt, and check her groceries THAT THEIR > EMPLOYEE checked out because she's a thief! > > Where else does one pay that much money to get so furious. > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 7:30 AM Ryan Kubanoff via Spridgets < > spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > >> Your first mistake was expecting customer service at a walmart. >> Good luck! >> Ryan >> >> On 02/10/2025 12:18 AM EST crusaderchuck55 at aol.com via groups.io >> wrote: >> >> >> Gang, >> A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the >> shop. Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like >> certain drugs. >> I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with >> padlocks on the glass doors ! A device with a push button indicating if I >> pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me. Well I pushed >> the button. And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to >> arrive. So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. >> This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store. Later I spoke with >> a person I knew worked at this store.. I was instructed to contact >> Walmart directly. To date no response from Walmart. Exactly what I >> expected. >> Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration. >> Chuck >> Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania >> _._,_._,_ >> ------------------------------ >> Groups.io Links: >> >> You receive all messages sent to this group. >> >> View/Reply Online (#8067) >> | Reply to Group >> >> | Reply to Sender >> >> | Mute This Topic | New Topic >> >> Your Subscription >> | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe >> >> [ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net] >> _._,_._,_ >> >> ------------------------ >> >> spridgets at autox.team.net >> >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >> Suggested annual donation: $12.75 >> >> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets >> http://autox.team.net/archive >> >> Unsubscribe/Manage: >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/mbalsup at gmail.com >> > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk at chartermi.net > > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/trevor.jessie at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rich_ball at mindspring.com Mon Feb 10 09:35:39 2025 From: rich_ball at mindspring.com (Rich Ball) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:35:39 -0800 Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration In-Reply-To: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: A Walmart near our house closed up a little over a year ago citing theft losses as the reason. A Starbucks in the same area closed citing safety issues.? Got to be bad to have a Starbucks close up here in the northwest.?I do like to buy my oil at Walmart. A lot cheaper than the auto parts stores.Rich Ball'76 midgetEverett, WA?Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. -------- Original message --------From: "AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) via Spridgets" Date: 2/9/25 9:22 PM (GMT-08:00) To: Spridgets Net , Eastern OSHIT Group , VSAAB , aermacchi at groups.io Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration Gang,A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the shop.? Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like certain drugs.??I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors !? A device with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me.? Well I pushed the button.? And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive.? So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's.??This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store.? ? Later I spoke with a person I knew worked at this store..? ?I was instructed to contact Walmart directly.? To date no response from Walmart.? Exactly what I expected.Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration.ChuckImage is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From refisk at chartermi.net Mon Feb 10 10:07:50 2025 From: refisk at chartermi.net (Rick Fisk) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:07:50 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration In-Reply-To: <20250210165152.3F5C0A1416@autox.team.net> References: <20250210165152.3F5C0A1416@autox.team.net> Message-ID: Rich, I had an experience with the typical "Walmart shopper" last summer. I buy oil filters at Walmart because of the low price. I use Mobil 1 oil filters on my race Bugeye and at Walmart they are $11 and change which is about $5 less than the big box auto parts stores. I went to Walmart and bought two filters. Later that day I went out to the garage to change the oil on the Bugeye and when I opened the filter box I found a Walmart brand oil filter in a Mobil 1 box. Some shithead had switched boxes and bought a Mobil 1 filter for the $4.50 price of a Walmart filter. Walmart made it right, but it meant another trip to the store and going to the service desk, etc. I always open the box and look before checking out now. Rick > On Feb 10, 2025, at 11:51?AM, Rich Ball via Spridgets wrote: > > ? > A Walmart near our house closed up a little over a year ago citing theft losses as the reason. A Starbucks in the same area closed citing safety issues. Got to be bad to have a Starbucks close up here in the northwest. > I do like to buy my oil at Walmart. A lot cheaper than the auto parts stores. > > Rich Ball > '76 midget > Everett, WA > > > > Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) via Spridgets" > Date: 2/9/25 9:22 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: Spridgets Net , Eastern OSHIT Group , VSAAB , aermacchi at groups.io > Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration > > Gang, > A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the shop. Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like certain drugs. > I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors ! A device with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me. Well I pushed the button. And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive. So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. > This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store. Later I spoke with a person I knew worked at this store.. I was instructed to contact Walmart directly. To date no response from Walmart. Exactly what I expected. > Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration. > Chuck > Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk at chartermi.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From weslake1330 at gmail.com Mon Feb 10 13:07:51 2025 From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:07:51 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration In-Reply-To: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: A true story: Customer Service I?d gone shopping and taken Faye with me who was probably aged about nine or ten years old and we were in Halfords, Nuneaton. I can?t remember what I was buying but when I got to the checkout it wasn?t manned. I waited a while and looked around the store expecting to see a keen shop assistant heading in the direction of both myself and the checkout. Unfortunately, I couldn?t see any assistants walking in my direction but did see a couple of them talking to each other. They didn?t see me on the other side of the store or if they did, it made no difference to them. I?m not always the most patient of people and I got fed up of waiting for them. Unfortunately, I recall that I really did need what I?d planned to purchase. So, in a moment of inspiration I leaned over the counter and moved the microphone for the store?s public-address system near enough for me to speak into. I found the switch to press when talking and calmly made the following announcement: Customer service assistant to the checkout please?, twice. I then returned the microphone to its original position and waited. Quite soon a young and bemused looking Halfords employee arrived at the checkout. She politely took my credit card for the transaction and while she did so Faye kept squeezing my hand. Faye squeezing my hand was her way of sending me a very important ?message? when she didn?t want to speak. With my transaction complete I left the store. As soon as we were outside Faye, squeezed my hand again while trying to drag me up the road. I laughed. She told me to hurry up and I asked her what the rush was. She told me that we needed to get a move on before the police arrived. I laughed again and asked why the police would come and she told it was because I shouldn?t have touched the microphone and made the announcement. I laughed even harder but she didn?t relax until we were well out of sight of the store. She remembers this to this day, and recalls how the customer behind us also laughed when I made the announcement. Finally, I?m pleased to say that I never needed to make a similar announcement since. Daniel On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 05:23, AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) via Spridgets wrote: > Gang, > A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the > shop. Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like > certain drugs. > I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with > padlocks on the glass doors ! A device with a push button indicating if I > pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me. Well I pushed > the button. And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to > arrive. So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. > This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store. Later I spoke with > a person I knew worked at this store.. I was instructed to contact > Walmart directly. To date no response from Walmart. Exactly what I > expected. > Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration. > Chuck > Image is the display in Hamburg Pennsylvania > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/weslake1330 at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From creel906 at msn.com Mon Feb 10 19:46:59 2025 From: creel906 at msn.com (Charles Reel) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 02:46:59 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] Absolute frustration In-Reply-To: References: <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1531954522.10541924.1739164711492@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: I think poor work force is a problem for all employers. Especially if your one of the biggest like Walmart. With many retailers being closed during Covid, Walmart was open because they had food. The handwriting was on the wall. They were going to do good. Plus their online business was picking up. With the 3 for 1 stock split it was time to buy! If you did you would be up around $48 a share now! You?d be buying Mobil One for free for a long time and nobody sells it cheaper than them. Retail is a tough business these days with prices and thieves! But few companies have the buying power they do , tariffs or not. Can?t say I?ve had the same problem?s as others and I do like the stock still going up. Just my 2 cents worth. Charlie Sent from my iPhone On Feb 10, 2025, at 3:41 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets wrote: ? A true story: Customer Service I?d gone shopping and taken Faye with me who was probably aged about nine or ten years old and we were in Halfords, Nuneaton. I can?t remember what I was buying but when I got to the checkout it wasn?t manned. I waited a while and looked around the store expecting to see a keen shop assistant heading in the direction of both myself and the checkout. Unfortunately, I couldn?t see any assistants walking in my direction but did see a couple of them talking to each other. They didn?t see me on the other side of the store or if they did, it made no difference to them. I?m not always the most patient of people and I got fed up of waiting for them. Unfortunately, I recall that I really did need what I?d planned to purchase. So, in a moment of inspiration I leaned over the counter and moved the microphone for the store?s public-address system near enough for me to speak into. I found the switch to press when talking and calmly made the following announcement: Customer service assistant to the checkout please?, twice. I then returned the microphone to its original position and waited. Quite soon a young and bemused looking Halfords employee arrived at the checkout. She politely took my credit card for the transaction and while she did so Faye kept squeezing my hand. Faye squeezing my hand was her way of sending me a very important ?message? when she didn?t want to speak. With my transaction complete I left the store. As soon as we were outside Faye, squeezed my hand again while trying to drag me up the road. I laughed. She told me to hurry up and I asked her what the rush was. She told me that we needed to get a move on before the police arrived. I laughed again and asked why the police would come and she told it was because I shouldn?t have touched the microphone and made the announcement. I laughed even harder but she didn?t relax until we were well out of sight of the store. She remembers this to this day, and recalls how the customer behind us also laughed when I made the announcement. Finally, I?m pleased to say that I never needed to make a similar announcement since. Daniel On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 05:23, AOL Mail Update (Terms & Policy) via Spridgets > wrote: Gang, A day ago I went to Walmart to buy 2 cans of spray paint I needed in the shop. Aparently Walmart now has decided spray paint is to be treated like certain drugs. I was greeted by a sliding glass front spray paint sales area with padlocks on the glass doors ! A device with a push button indicating if I pushed the button some sales human would come to assist me. Well I pushed the button. And waited ....and waited ....& waited for no human to arrive. So I gave up and left to buy the paint at Lowe's. This was at the Hamburg Pennsylvania Walmart store. Later I spoke with a person I knew worked at this store.. I was instructed to contact Walmart directly. To date no response from Walmart. Exactly what I expected. Figured I'd share this experience out of sheer frustration. 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Where can one find wheel cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats.? All I can find take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects.? Would like to keep the car non-metric. I apologize if you got this twice. From the frozen Tundra, Dave W '59 :{) '59 MGA 1500 "Pay It Forward" From dtwoerpel at gmail.com Mon Feb 17 16:03:24 2025 From: dtwoerpel at gmail.com (David Woerpel) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:03:24 -0600 Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs] Bleeders In-Reply-To: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net> References: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net> Message-ID: <58cfdb2d-a517-499d-b9fe-fb4ed75e7994@gmail.com> Max, Change ain't for this old guy!? ;-) Dave On 2/17/2025 4:44 PM, Max Heim wrote: > You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets > don?t even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off > the flats. So I?m interested din this, too. > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > > >> On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel wrote: >> >> ?Hi List, >> >> Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry.? Where can one find >> wheel cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats.? All I >> can find take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects.? Would like to >> keep the car non-metric. >> I apologize if you got this twice. >> >> From the frozen Tundra, >> Dave W >> '59 :{) >> '59 MGA 1500 >> >> "Pay It Forward" >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mgs at autox.team.net >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >> Suggested annual donation ?$12.75 >> >> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive >> >> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevinv1275 at gmail.com Mon Feb 17 16:59:33 2025 From: kevinv1275 at gmail.com (Kevin Valentine) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:59:33 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs] Bleeders In-Reply-To: <58cfdb2d-a517-499d-b9fe-fb4ed75e7994@gmail.com> References: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net> <58cfdb2d-a517-499d-b9fe-fb4ed75e7994@gmail.com> Message-ID: Dave, try this ;) https://www.rockauto.com/en/tools/brake+&+wheel+hub,caliper,brake+bleeder+screw,1676 Kevin On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 6:14?PM David Woerpel via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > Max, > Change ain't for this old guy! ;-) > Dave > > > > On 2/17/2025 4:44 PM, Max Heim wrote: > > You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets don?t > even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off the flats. > So I?m interested din this, too. > > -- > Max Heim > '66 MGB > > > On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel > wrote: > > Hi List, > > Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry. Where can one find wheel > cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats. All I can find > take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects. Would like to keep the car > non-metric. > I apologize if you got this twice. > > From the frozen Tundra, > Dave W > '59 :{) > '59 MGA 1500 > > "Pay It Forward" > _______________________________________________ > > Mgs at autox.team.net > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net > > > > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/kevinv1275 at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevinv1275 at gmail.com Mon Feb 17 17:07:20 2025 From: kevinv1275 at gmail.com (Kevin Valentine) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:07:20 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs] Bleeders In-Reply-To: References: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net> <58cfdb2d-a517-499d-b9fe-fb4ed75e7994@gmail.com> Message-ID: These guys have the too; https://www.speedbleeder.com/ Go to the website and click "original auto chart" at the top of the page. Kevin On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 6:59?PM Kevin Valentine wrote: > Dave, try this ;) > > > https://www.rockauto.com/en/tools/brake+&+wheel+hub,caliper,brake+bleeder+screw,1676 > > Kevin > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 6:14?PM David Woerpel via Spridgets < > spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > >> Max, >> Change ain't for this old guy! ;-) >> Dave >> >> >> >> On 2/17/2025 4:44 PM, Max Heim wrote: >> >> You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets don?t >> even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off the flats. >> So I?m interested din this, too. >> >> -- >> Max Heim >> '66 MGB >> >> >> On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel >> wrote: >> >> Hi List, >> >> Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry. Where can one find wheel >> cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats. All I can find >> take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects. Would like to keep the car >> non-metric. >> I apologize if you got this twice. >> >> From the frozen Tundra, >> Dave W >> '59 :{) >> '59 MGA 1500 >> >> "Pay It Forward" >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Mgs at autox.team.net >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >> Suggested annual donation $12.75 >> >> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive >> >> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net >> >> >> >> ------------------------ >> >> spridgets at autox.team.net >> >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >> Suggested annual donation: $12.75 >> >> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets >> http://autox.team.net/archive >> >> Unsubscribe/Manage: >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/kevinv1275 at gmail.com >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kevinv1275 at gmail.com Mon Feb 17 17:09:35 2025 From: kevinv1275 at gmail.com (Kevin Valentine) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:09:35 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs] Bleeders In-Reply-To: References: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net> <58cfdb2d-a517-499d-b9fe-fb4ed75e7994@gmail.com> Message-ID: And Summit has them too; https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-12701?seid=srese1&ppckw=pmax-stock-replacement&gclid=CjwKCAiA2cu9BhBhEiwAft6IxFwfqsuM7zlaeZtbBdTwcX43qLhNXs428PzI0IyqN-RolX50qhi9ERoCc9UQAvD_BwE Kevin On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 7:07?PM Kevin Valentine wrote: > These guys have the too; > > https://www.speedbleeder.com/ > > Go to the website and click "original auto chart" at the top of the page. > > Kevin > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 6:59?PM Kevin Valentine > wrote: > >> Dave, try this ;) >> >> >> https://www.rockauto.com/en/tools/brake+&+wheel+hub,caliper,brake+bleeder+screw,1676 >> >> Kevin >> >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 6:14?PM David Woerpel via Spridgets < >> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: >> >>> Max, >>> Change ain't for this old guy! ;-) >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2/17/2025 4:44 PM, Max Heim wrote: >>> >>> You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets >>> don?t even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off the >>> flats. So I?m interested din this, too. >>> >>> -- >>> Max Heim >>> '66 MGB >>> >>> >>> On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi List, >>> >>> Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry. Where can one find wheel >>> cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats. All I can find >>> take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects. Would like to keep the car >>> non-metric. >>> I apologize if you got this twice. >>> >>> From the frozen Tundra, >>> Dave W >>> '59 :{) >>> '59 MGA 1500 >>> >>> "Pay It Forward" >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Mgs at autox.team.net >>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >>> Suggested annual donation $12.75 >>> >>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive >>> >>> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> >>> spridgets at autox.team.net >>> >>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >>> Suggested annual donation: $12.75 >>> >>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets >>> http://autox.team.net/archive >>> >>> Unsubscribe/Manage: >>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/kevinv1275 at gmail.com >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Zormecteon at comcast.net Mon Feb 17 17:17:33 2025 From: Zormecteon at comcast.net (Bill L.) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:17:33 -0800 Subject: [Spridgets] Bleeders In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1536033787.20250217161733@comcast.net> Hello David, Look for Speed bleeders. You should be able to find them .. and the plus is that they come with one way valves so you don't need two people or a pressurized system. -- Best regards, Bill mailto:Zormecteon at comcast.net Paranoia: Believing this tagline is about you. From kevinv1275 at gmail.com Mon Feb 17 17:17:34 2025 From: kevinv1275 at gmail.com (Kevin Valentine) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:17:34 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] [Mgs] Bleeders In-Reply-To: References: <08C1D626-E4DD-483E-8312-C48C94E9EB16@sonic.net> <58cfdb2d-a517-499d-b9fe-fb4ed75e7994@gmail.com> Message-ID: In case you need this, here are the sizes for bleeders; Clutch (all Spridgets) 3/8 x 24 Disc brakes 3/8 x 24 Front drum brakes 3/8 x 24 Rear brakes (1 piston 1/4 elliptical leaf springs) 3/8 x 24 Rear brakes (2 piston wheel cylinder, semi elliptical leaf springs) 1/4 x 28 On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 7:09?PM Kevin Valentine wrote: > And Summit has them too; > > > https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rnb-12701?seid=srese1&ppckw=pmax-stock-replacement&gclid=CjwKCAiA2cu9BhBhEiwAft6IxFwfqsuM7zlaeZtbBdTwcX43qLhNXs428PzI0IyqN-RolX50qhi9ERoCc9UQAvD_BwE > > Kevin > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 7:07?PM Kevin Valentine > wrote: > >> These guys have the too; >> >> https://www.speedbleeder.com/ >> >> Go to the website and click "original auto chart" at the top of the page. >> >> Kevin >> >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 6:59?PM Kevin Valentine >> wrote: >> >>> Dave, try this ;) >>> >>> >>> https://www.rockauto.com/en/tools/brake+&+wheel+hub,caliper,brake+bleeder+screw,1676 >>> >>> Kevin >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2025 at 6:14?PM David Woerpel via Spridgets < >>> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Max, >>>> Change ain't for this old guy! ;-) >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 2/17/2025 4:44 PM, Max Heim wrote: >>>> >>>> You?re lucky ? I was finding ones with a 7mm flat. Most wrench sets >>>> don?t even HAVE a 7mm, and it?s so dinky it?s guaranteed to round off the >>>> flats. So I?m interested din this, too. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Max Heim >>>> '66 MGB >>>> >>>> >>>> On Feb 17, 2025, at 12:58?PM, David Woerpel >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi List, >>>> >>>> Been quiet so I thought I'd make an inquiry. Where can one find wheel >>>> cylinder brake bleeders that are 7/16" across the flats. All I can find >>>> take a 10mm wrench from the usual suspects. Would like to keep the car >>>> non-metric. >>>> I apologize if you got this twice. >>>> >>>> From the frozen Tundra, >>>> Dave W >>>> '59 :{) >>>> '59 MGA 1500 >>>> >>>> "Pay It Forward" >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Mgs at autox.team.net >>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >>>> Suggested annual donation $12.75 >>>> >>>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs >>>> http://autox.team.net/archive >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim at sonic.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------ >>>> >>>> spridgets at autox.team.net >>>> >>>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >>>> Suggested annual donation: $12.75 >>>> >>>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets >>>> http://autox.team.net/archive >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe/Manage: >>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/kevinv1275 at gmail.com >>>> >>> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Zormecteon at comcast.net Mon Feb 17 17:42:50 2025 From: Zormecteon at comcast.net (Bill L.) Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:42:50 -0800 Subject: [Spridgets] Bleeders In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1264265467.20250217164250@comcast.net> Hello David, I think... Russel speed bleeder part #639540 for 1/4" and or 639590 for 3/8" ... -- Best regards, Bill mailto:Zormecteon at comcast.net "We're off to Scotland," said Tom clandestinely. (*2) From weslake1330 at gmail.com Mon Feb 24 13:43:43 2025 From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:43:43 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC Message-ID: Hi List, I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR). I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That place was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension Island (at least one good fiction book was based on the island...). I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the Berlin wall. The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued around the world and in various countries and still do. So I guess this is the present. The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia. However I guess Iran and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so. The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on their last legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty price to date. If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right. However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they want and so does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less safe from rogue states than ever before? Regards Daniel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nory1 at roadrunner.com Mon Feb 24 14:14:40 2025 From: nory1 at roadrunner.com (nory1 at roadrunner.com) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:14:40 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC Message-ID: Many of us in the US did not vote for this administration, and are terrified by what it is doing to our country and the rest of the world :( Nory -----------------------------------------From: "Weslake1330 via Spridgets" To: "Spridgets" Cc: Sent: Monday February 24 2025 3:54:49PM Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC Hi List, I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR). I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That place was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension Island (at least one good fiction book was based on the island...). I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the Berlin wall. The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued around the world and in various countries and still do. So I guess this is the present. The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia. However I guess Iran and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so. The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on their last legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty price to date. If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right. However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they want and so does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less safe from rogue states than ever before? Regards Daniel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dwgwater at hotmail.com Mon Feb 24 15:51:31 2025 From: dwgwater at hotmail.com (David G) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:51:31 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You are not alone in being baffled ________________________________ From: Spridgets on behalf of Weslake1330 via Spridgets Sent: Monday, February 24, 2025 2:43 PM To: Spridgets Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC Hi List, I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR). I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That place was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension Island (at least one good fiction book was based on the island...). I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the Berlin wall. The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued around the world and in various countries and still do. So I guess this is the present. The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia. However I guess Iran and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so. The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on their last legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty price to date. If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right. However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they want and so does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less safe from rogue states than ever before? Regards Daniel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jmfarley61 at gmail.com Mon Feb 24 16:25:34 2025 From: jmfarley61 at gmail.com (John Farley) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:25:34 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I was born in 1947, so lived through the Cold War and hiding under our desks in schools when the air raid tests were conducted. I completely agree with Nory. On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 6:01?PM David G via Spridgets < spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > You are not alone in being baffled > ------------------------------ > *From:* Spridgets on behalf of > Weslake1330 via Spridgets > *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2025 2:43 PM > *To:* Spridgets > > *Subject:* [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC > > Hi List, > > I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems > within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in > England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance > in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking > range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR). > > I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the > place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That place > was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received > and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension Island (at least one > good fiction book was based on the island...). > > I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w > photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from > my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that > arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the > Berlin wall. > > The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer > place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued around the > world and in various countries and still do. So I guess this is the > present. > > The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My > understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a > friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a > starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North > Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia. However I guess Iran > and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe > one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or > maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so. > > The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they > haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help > and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on their last > legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty > price to date. > > If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to > help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub > delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. > > So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to > Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right. > However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea > who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise > (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they want and so > does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less > safe from rogue states than ever before? > > Regards > > > Daniel > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets > http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: > http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/jmfarley61 at gmail.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From weslake1330 at gmail.com Mon Feb 24 16:39:26 2025 From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:39:26 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi David, I guess the blessing for us both in being baffled is that we aren't leaders of other nations, government departments and such that have to work out how to respond or not and just have to remain baffled. Regards Daniel On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 at 22:51, David G wrote: > You are not alone in being baffled > ------------------------------ > *From:* Spridgets on behalf of > Weslake1330 via Spridgets > *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2025 2:43 PM > *To:* Spridgets > *Subject:* [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC > > Hi List, > > I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems > within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in > England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance > in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking > range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR). > > I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the > place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That place > was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received > and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension Island (at least one > good fiction book was based on the island...). > > I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w > photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from > my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that > arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the > Berlin wall. > > The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer > place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued around the > world and in various countries and still do. So I guess this is the > present. > > The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My > understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a > friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a > starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North > Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia. However I guess Iran > and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe > one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or > maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so. > > The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they > haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help > and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on their last > legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty > price to date. > > If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to > help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub > delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. > > So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to > Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right. > However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea > who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise > (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they want and so > does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less > safe from rogue states than ever before? > > Regards > > > Daniel > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From weslake1330 at gmail.com Mon Feb 24 16:45:19 2025 From: weslake1330 at gmail.com (Weslake1330) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:45:19 +0000 Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi John, A long time ago I was a member of our national Civil Defence Force (The Royal Observer Corp) and we had our own siren but only tested it very occasionally (I am often tempted to buy one on eBay but not sure if I tested it the police would come and lock me up and take it away). Once a week we would spend time in our local small bunker and learn our tasks and occasionally we would have exercises and practice them. I left the Corp to join the RAF and about a decade late the Corps was disbanded - members, who were all unpaid volunteers first heard this news in many cases when they read about it in a national newspaper. Regards Daniel On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 at 23:25, John Farley wrote: > I was born in 1947, so lived through the Cold War and hiding under our > desks in schools when the air raid tests were conducted. I completely > agree with Nory. > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 6:01?PM David G via Spridgets < > spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote: > >> You are not alone in being baffled >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Spridgets on behalf of >> Weslake1330 via Spridgets >> *Sent:* Monday, February 24, 2025 2:43 PM >> *To:* Spridgets >> >> *Subject:* [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC >> >> Hi List, >> >> I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems >> within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in >> England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance >> in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking >> range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR). >> >> I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the >> place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That place >> was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received >> and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension Island (at least one >> good fiction book was based on the island...). >> >> I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w >> photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from >> my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that >> arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the >> Berlin wall. >> >> The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer >> place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued around the >> world and in various countries and still do. So I guess this is the >> present. >> >> The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My >> understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a >> friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a >> starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North >> Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia. However I guess Iran >> and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe >> one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or >> maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so. >> >> The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they >> haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help >> and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on their last >> legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty >> price to date. >> >> If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to >> help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub >> delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. >> >> So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to >> Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right. >> However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea >> who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise >> (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they want and so >> does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less >> safe from rogue states than ever before? >> >> Regards >> >> >> Daniel >> ------------------------ >> >> spridgets at autox.team.net >> >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html >> Suggested annual donation: $12.75 >> >> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets >> http://autox.team.net/archive >> >> Unsubscribe/Manage: >> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/jmfarley61 at gmail.com >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From pnase at me.com Mon Feb 24 18:23:55 2025 From: pnase at me.com (Philip Nase) Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:23:55 -0500 Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5D1DB39F-5A4D-496B-A980-00D4E5F9522B@me.com> What Nory said! Phil Nase > On Feb 24, 2025, at 4:16?PM, nory1--- via Spridgets wrote: > > ?Many of us in the US did not vote for this administration, and are terrified by what it is doing to our country and the rest of the world :( > > Nory > > ----------------------------------------- > > From: "Weslake1330 via Spridgets" > To: "Spridgets" > Cc: > Sent: Monday February 24 2025 3:54:49PM > Subject: [Spridgets] Past present and future- no LBC > > Hi List, > > I was born in the early 1960s in a rural part of the country and it seems within walking distance of one of many nuclear missile stations here in England. It was too soon for ICBMs so America had our friendly assistance in siting short range nuclear missiles in our country and within striking range of the USSR - THOR (lots on YouTube and the internet about THOR). > > I was at school for the moon landings and only decades later visited the place where Neil Armstrong's famous words were first heard. That place was not the USA but a British crown territory where the signal was received and then sent onto the USA. The place was Ascension Island (at least one good fiction book was based on the island...). > > I was an enlisted serviceman in the RAF where I saw one of the last b&w photos of a Russian bear that had been live intercepted by a fighter from my squadron. About the same time I saw a piece of rubbish concrete that arrived in the mail for a member of the squadron - it was a piece of the Berlin wall. > > The world order changed, the cold war ended and the world seemed a safer place and maybe for a while it was. Terrorist attacks continued around the world and in various countries and still do. So I guess this is the present. > > The future seems less safe and so I wanted to write this e-mail. My understanding is that lots of honest (not corrupt) and good countries are a friend of the USA. Also the good countries (think of NATO members as a starting point) have the same common enemies as the USA does: Iran, North Korea, China (Peoples Republic of China) and Russia. However I guess Iran and North Korea actually hate the USA and would like to nuke it and maybe one day they will try to, but not bother with England/the UK or Europe or maybe just not have enough missiles to try to do so. > > The Ukraine has been invaded in part by Russia and the only reason they haven't been totally taken over is because they fought back and had help and support from the USA and Europe. The Ukraine might be on their last legs but in a different way so is Russia and they have both paid a hefty price to date. > > If you think back to my childhood where Europe was a willing buffer to help keep the USSR at bay who targeted missiles (now ICBMs and sub delivered) at the USA and Europe - it was a policy that worked. > > So what I don't understand is why the USA would now be so friendly to Russia. Call the Ukraine a European problem and you might be right. However, why be wholly on Russia's side who are propped up by North Korea who have undoubtedly gained money and most likely warfare expertise (nuclear and missile technology)? Once Russia have what they want and so does North Korea, is the world a more dangerous place and is the USA less safe from rogue states than ever before? > > Regards > > > Daniel > ------------------------ > > spridgets at autox.team.net > > Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation: $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/spridgets http://autox.team.net/archive > > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/pnase at me.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: