Careful Keith, they have crying towels for near records too
Keith Turk wrote:
> Sneaking on to the list without a Formal introduction of yourself....
> Geez.... well I never ( I know I bet you never have)
>
> Hey Guys and Gals... Cris and Ed Shearer are the folks that meet you at the
> End of the Long Course... great folks... bring you a Cool Towel and a cold
> drink of water.
> ( in Ed and Joe's case they bring Fire Extinguishers )
>
> I think they reserve the Towels for Records Personally...
>
> These Two are also the TWO CLUB man of the YEAR... for 98? I think....
> Great folks....
>
> Keith ( Hey Cris & ED... welcome to the List!!! )
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cris Shearer" <cshearer@tacisp.com>
> To: "Smith, Simon-Pierre" <Simon-Pierre.Smith@PSS.Boeing.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2000 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Specialized engine building equip
>
> > Ah, great stories. Keep it up. cris
> >
> > "Smith, Simon-Pierre" wrote:
> >
> > > These "engine in the house" tales remind me of 2 stories.
> > >
> > > First is when my brother got a Fantic trials bike. These things
> were made for going slowly but over rocks, logs, waterfalls, whatever. I
> come home and find him in the living room, motor running, trying to get from
> the front to the back door without dabbing a foot. The hard part was taking
> a hand off the bars to open and close the doors.
> > >
> > > Second was a repair shop that had a flat head motor of some sort
> all built up on a stand, open headers. Instead of a door dinger when
> someone walked into the shop they had it wired to a starter. The engine
> would rev free for about 3 seconds and shut off. I'm sure all that cold
> running wore it quickly but who cares.
> > >
> > > Simon
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