Well said Louise - we keep a "Pure White" trailer. Could advertise "World's
Fastest xxxx"
but don't. Can't afford to lose the stuff.
Dan (pining for recognition) Warner
----- Original Message -----
From: "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth <lanspeed@west.net>
To: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: List products to support the list
> Hhhmmm . .. support for the list and creating more camaraderie is
> great!
>
> However, give a hard think about putting stickers on your rigs calling
> attention to what is inside. Dragging my livelihood around for three
> years on 2 1/2 inch ball made us keenly aware of the benefits of being
> "invisible" at times. The unadorned trailer made sleeping in strange,
> quirky towns, or grabbing a bite to eat in busy, but obstructed
> parking lot view eateries a lot easier on the brain than if we
> advertised that a race car with plenty of tools and easily pawnable
> items were inside . . .
>
> You can keep the rig close, but just like kids, you can't keep tabs on
> them 24/7 -- unless there is a sentry, or one heck of a great alarm
> system, its "plain Jane" for me.
>
> Just a thought from someone who spent a few years living out of a
> suitcase while seeing the USA a quarter-mile at a time . . .
>
>
> Speedy Regards,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
>
> LandSpeed Productions
> Telling stories with words and pictures
> ------------------------o0o--------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Rothfuss" <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 6:52 AM
> Subject: List products to support the list
>
>
> > Keith, Dick J, List,
> >
> > Interesting concept, the sunscreen/sticker thing. Maybe even a
> bumper
> > sticker for our trailers/tow vehicles. (Some folks might either
> prefer no
> > stickers on their car, or have no room left for any more) I think
> with a
> > few exceptions, most of us drag some sort of trailer for hundreds or
> > thousands of miles to get to events. Imagine how much exposure a
> catchy
> > sticker could get in that distance from the gawkers that pass us.
> > This internet thing must not just be a fad. WWW's seem to be
> everywhere.
> > I've even got a plug for www.roadsters.com (home of ECTA's site) on
> the USS
> > Wankel. A little bit of exposure in print can go a long way toward
> sparking
> > BIG interest in something. It wasn't too long ago that Keith and I
> were
> > pretty much talking to each other on this list, and doing all we
> could to
> > spread the word. Then Wendy Jeffries gave it a little bit of ink in
> BRN and
> > things really started to happen FAST. (Just the way we like it!
> Thanks Wendy!)
> >
> > My next thought was right along the same line as Keith's, how
> about
> > selling the things and donating a portion of the profit to help
> support the
> > list. That'd sure help out the occasional list fund drive for new
> hardware.
> > (Though I understand that went well, thanks to all the willing
> contributors
> > who want to see this list grow) OK, how about some list T-shirts or
> hats?
> > That'd identify us when we're away from our rigs. Might help Keith
> keep the
> > sun off his neck if he had three hats to wear at the same time!
> Perhaps a
> > button or pin to attach to our own special hat. I pick up stuff at
> every
> > event to support something or other, and this list is certainly a
> worthy
> > cause.
> >
> > Kinda like my old rabbit dog, Dinky, I'm a "jump dog." When I
> see a
> > rabbit (In this case a Great Idea) and give it a nudge, then I sit
> back and
> > see what happens next. I think Dick J has hit on a real winner
> here. We
> > can all have fun with it, raise a little money to support the list,
> and get
> > the word out to a wider audience if someone can now just grab onto
> the idea
> > and make it happen. With the level of creativity on this list we
> oughto
> > have a contest for best list t-shirt design. I'll just sit here and
> listen
> > for the BANG!
> >
> > Chuck Rothfuss
> > LSR #510
> > Pole Cat Hollow, NC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:41 PM 9/1/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Nice Site John.... obviously Professional Work....
> > >
> > >What we are talking about is a semi Standardized list Sticker that
> those of
> > >us that Chose to could put on our cars....
> > >
> > >I am sure each of us would be happy to pay a reasonable price for
> them...
> > >and some folks like me would even be happy to buy extra's to pass
> out or
> > >sell...
> > >
> > >as a Thought... we might even do something like have the Electrical
> shut off
> > >Sticker ..Sponsored by the List.... you know where we could put out
> the
> > >stickers that show the ON/OFF and in fine Print the Majordomo thing
> or the
> > >Landspeed list entry or maybe Jon's site.... what do you all
> think?
> > >
> > >Keith ( hey it's a thought... might help us identify each other...)
> >
> >
>
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