Yea well, those cattle yards really sucked. Only time in my life that I
appeciated having a cold.
BTW good luck. There are a few folks in the Denver area that are on the
MG list, maybe James could ask them for advice.
Larry
>>>>On 10/9/00 8:36 PM so and so (Patricia Sauthoff) said. (And I quote:)
>>>BTW I lived in Greeley, not to far from Boulder, we always refered to
>those in Boulder as Flat Heads<<
>
>and we refer to a west wind as "yuck, there's greeley" (it smells just
>awful somedays when they do the slaughter)
>
>we've tried tuning it and tuning it but it's still not good enough for the
>nature loving (SUV driving) politicians. since the temp tags already ran
>out i'm going to get more tomarrow, and just sign the car over to Mom, who
>lives in a normal area of town where the wackos aren't in charge. i still
>get my collector plates, and my Honda is in her name anyway so it doesn't
>really matter.
>
>BTW the horror stories you Pennsylvanians were telling sure makes me wonder
>if i really do want to go to school there someday. maybe i'll just commute
>from another state!
>Patricia
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry Macy [mailto:macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu]
>Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 6:26 PM
>To: Patricia Sauthoff
>Cc: Spridgets
>Subject: Re: roll bar/DMV
>
>
>I like that idea. I had the Midget pass PA Emissions, once, right after I
>tuned it by ear with a Weber. Now there is a "look lets see what is
>supposed to be there and fail the bastard if it ain't" law. But in
>addition there is a "you only gotta spend $400 on it to try to get it
>right and then we pass ya" law. So taking it to a place to get it to
>pass, and keeping the receipts, and then after it passes, take it back
>idea is a good sound plan.
>
>BTW I lived in Greeley, not to far from Boulder, we always refered to
>those in Boulder as Flat Heads (a reference to the Flat Irons, just
>outside town).
>
>Larry
>
>>>>>On 10/9/00 6:31 PM so and so (kate & gary) said. (And I quote:)
>
>>Do what I did with my mother's Chevy Nova a number of years ago. Take it
>>too the
>>best shop in town, and tell them it needs to pass emissions. As soon as it
>>does,
>>go back to the same shop, and tell them to make it run right. It will cost
>>you a
>>little money, but it sure beats the aggravation of repeated visits to smog
>>control.
>>Kate
>>
>>Patricia Sauthoff wrote:
>>
>>> I've spoken with 3 different people at the title bureau and they've all
>said
>>> the same thing. A lot of it is that I live in a strange hippie county.
>>> They actually passed an ordinance so that pet owners are now known as
>>> GUARDIANS. Why? I think even God is confused. Boulder is known as 5
>>> square mile surrounded by reality. And it's so true. They would ban
>>> driving in the city limits if they could, just so that people would use
>>> "earth friendly" public transportation. For that reason there are very
>few
>>> old cars in this town, and most of them belong to kids who have them
>>> registered out of state. According to the county I only have to pass it
>>> once, then I'm exempt.
>>>
>>> Patricia
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Brad Pace [mailto:britclas@worldshare.net]
>>> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 4:15 PM
>>> To: Patricia Sauthoff; spridgets@autox.team.net
>>> Subject: Re: roll bar/DMV
>>>
>>> Pat, ( If I may be so bold with this sobriquet)
>>> I question the validity of " collector car emissions " , at least for
>>> your vintage of automobile, on the grounds that Federal guidelines are
>>> what the states are required to adhere to and there are not , to my
>>> knowledge,any prior to 1968. Ergo, what standard are you to meet? How
>>> emissions efficient do you suppose that a 1908 Ford is? Or for that
>>> matter how about the standards for a '54 Corvette? I suggest that you
>>> go to a superior ,of the clerk you saw, and get clarification of the
>>> statute you must attain to.
>>>
>>> Brad
>
>
>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.
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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