Louise; I agree with you about running a plain white trailer. I towed a
nascar stock car around the 6 western states and Canada with out any
trouble for years. The guys that had advertising on their trailers got
hassled in Oregon until they wrote "Not for Hire" in big letters on
their trailer. Some guys with open trailers even had trouble about the
stickers on the front fenders. They had to put car covers on just to
keep going. It only takes one PUC jerk at the scales or one highway cop
to screw up your day. If your not getting paid by a company to show off
their logo why bother.
Doug Odom hiding in big ditch
"LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth wrote:
>
> 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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