Larry,
That's a good question...I plan on keeping the handle. Dustin goes by RACEFROGG
on ICQ and other such devices. Besides, hopefully I'm going to be the one
"graduating" to RO-EYE....our Turbo II RX7 powered Bugeye that's in the works.
WFO Herb
Larry Macy wrote:
> Herb, Way to go!!! I won't tell.
>
> Are you gonna have to change your email address if you no longer have
> FROGGI? Or change the name of the car?
>
> Larry
>
> >>>>On 4/18/00 12:21 AM so and so (HFC) said. (And I quote:)
>
> >Larry,
> >
> >Sounds like your daughter is a chip off the old block. I doubt you'd find
> >anyone on this list that would think it out of the norm for a child of a
> >Spridgeteer to have an interest in what they've grown up with.
> >
> >My son graduates this June from Oregon Institute of Technology with a degree
> >in Computer Hardware Engineering and also an Electronics Engineering degree.
> >He's getting the title to FROGGI in his graduation card...for being such a
> >"good boy". MUM's the word on this guys. I know some of you e-mail with
> >him.
> >
> >WFO Herb
> >Keep the stick side down!
> >
> >
> >
> >Larry Macy wrote:
> >
> >> Unnerstan that. Most all of the time I have worked on the Midget my now
> >> 23 y/o daughter was there to help in one fashion or the other. She is
> >> graduating from Templ U next month and all she wants for a grad present
> >> is an MG. Go figure. ;-)
> >>
> >> Larry
> >>
> >> At this exact moment in time 4/17/00 12:39 PM, macleans@earthlink.net
> >> made the profound statement:
> >>
> >> >I was lucky enough yesterday to spend quality time with both my LBC and
> >> >my 10 year old son. He always wants to help when I'm working on my
> >> >Bugeye restoration, but some things just don't require 10 year old
> >> >skills. Yesterday I was installing the rear bumpers and as anyone with
> >> >a Bugeye knows, getting into the boot area and being 49 years old (read:
> >> >middle aged fat) is not real easy. My 10 year old son, Justin can crawl
> >> >in there and hide if he wants to, so when it came time to hold the
> >> >stiffeners in place to start the screws,
> >> >he was an invaluable help. He was quite proud of this fact, especially
> >> >when I told the rest of the family later that night at the Outback
> >> >steakhouse, that I couldn't have done it without him. After installing
> >> >the rear bumpers, I let him help me chase threads on the gas tank
> >> >fasteners that hang below the boot floor. I'd start the die and let him
> >> >turn it up to the top and back it off again. As everyone knows, after
> >> >body work and painting, you've got a lot of threads to chase on the
> >> >body. Justin gets more and more excited as the car begins to look more
> >> >like a car. I have the suspension, wheels, windshield, steering wheel
> >> >on the car now. In our two car garage, to work on my car, I first have
> >> >to move my wife's car out and then move the Bugeye over to work on it.
> >> >I used to be able to just slide it over before the suspension and wheels
> >> >were installed, because I had it on a homemade dolly with casters. Now
> >> >I have to push it back and forth, turning the steering wheel until it's
> >> >centered in the garage to begin work. I figured, here's another task
> >> >where Justin can come in handy. If you add all these little things he
> >> >can do to help together, he becomes quite involved and he asks if there
> >> >is more he can do.
> >> > I'm beginning to feel I won't have to worry about the fate of my
> >> >Bugeye or other LBC's if we can involve our sons and daughters like this
> >> >at an early age. Days spent with dad like this are not forgotten when
> >> >we are older and to bring back those days, playing with our handed down
> >> >LBC just might make us feel better.
> >> >Mike MacLean 60-Sprite
> >>
> >> Larry Macy
> >> 78 Midget
> >>
> >> Keep your top down and your chin up
> >>
> >> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> >> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> >> System Administrator/Manager
> >> Neuropsychiatry Section
> >> Department of Psychiatry
> >> University of Pennsylvania
> >> 3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
> >> Philadelphia, PA 19104
> >>
> >> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> >> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
>
> Keep your top down and your chin up.
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Manager/Administrator
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
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