Gerard,
Of course, you have to add another three years that it took me to get it on the
road;-)
- Bryan
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>To: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>, grbyrns@ucdavis.edu,
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>Hi Bryan,
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>Four years... you call that postponement? Mine sat under a tarp for sixteen
>years, falling further and further down the list if priorities. I guess
>that's why I ended up with one to restore and one to drive. Things sort of
>got out of hand after that...'-) I can relate to the support from the home
>front... we should talk sometime.
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>Gerard
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>At 4:00 PM -0800 3/13/00, Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>>Bill,
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>>Yeah, but that was after I put the sprite on hold while I had spent 4-years
>>remodeling a house, moving, and remodeling another bathroom , and another
>>kitchen. (oh- yeah, and having two kids)
>>That's when I said 'I'm not going to take on another project until I
>>finish the
>>sprite'.
>>I spent way too many nights out in the garage, after putting the kids to bed,
>>working past midnight trying to get the car finished. Looking back, I'm
>>amazed
>>that I got it on the road at all given the minimal ammount of support I
>>had on
>>the home front. I hope you have a better time at it than me:-)
>>
>>Good luck - Bryan
>>
>>>To: "'Glen Byrns'" <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>, spridgets@autox.team.net
>>>Subject: RE: Mini-Mania meet
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>>>Hey Glen, that's my photo and it's copyrighted! Just kidding, I'm glad it
>>>gives you inspiration. Just going out there and seeing cars like Bryan's and
>>>David's (h**l even anybody who has a running Spridget) inspires me. I just
>>>have to keep at it and do a little at least every week if not every day. I
>>>have to say what someone (Bryan?) said Sunday to their SO, "The Sprite has
>>>to take priority now" (paraphrased).
>>>
>>>Bill Hunt
>>>64 MK II Sprite - HRBYTOY
>>>(and maybe a HRBYTOY2 in time for summer)
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>>>snip>The photo of his car that was just posted is now my computer wallpaper
>>>to
>>>inspire me each day to work harder on mine each night. No kidding Bryan,
>>>that is one beautiful Bugeye<snip
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