Wow Jim yes very anal and not necessary but I guess for some it is all about
collecting dust with the plastic trophy. Now if there was a cool vintage
part as the trophy I'd give it a try...wink.
No problem with flooding for me I am high and dry, I also have a home on a
slab so I don't get the wet basements like my neighbors do. I've been
through that as a kid with a wet basement and decited not to buy with a
basement again. I do feel for those who are struggling but I'm sure after
they see what is going on in Japan their situation can't compare with the
nuclear disaster. Still waist deep water is horrible.
Lin
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:35 AM, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jay,
>
> Concours does not interest me at all. I went through that with motorcycle
> restorations years ago and found that for every warm fuzzy I got about a
> zillion upset stomachs. I've actually seen judges take a paint chip and
> analyze it to see if it is correct paint! Sorry, but that is anal
> retentive. I do not begrudge people who are into that sort of thing, but I
> do see the hypocrisy in their obsessing over minutia. They are welcome to
> do
> so as long as they don't expect me to participate... ;-)
>
> Oh... And I'm not dissing the Concours group. Mike Osipik happens to be
> a
> good friend and I do respect what they are trying to do. I just think it is
> a fools errand by good people who mean well.
>
> Have you had the awful flooding we are seeing on TV?
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim Johnson
> Don't miss the BIG PARTY!! Midget 50th Anniversary!
> Elkhart Lake, WI July 18-22, 2011
> Info & Registration here:
> http://www.sprite-midgetclub.org
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:59 PM, Jay Fishbein <jfishbein at snet.net> wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > On one hand you demonstrate some useful insight. I would recommend you
> get
> > involved with the Conciurs Committee and offer your services.
> >
> > On the other hand, besides having five fingers, you are quite negative
> > about some people who have devoted much time and effort to develop and
> hone
> > the Concours Standards to help preserve representative examples of how
> > Sprites existed when brand new.
> >
> > Your pi**ing match with Ed has nothing to do with dissing the Concours
> > Committee.
> >
> > And FYI, I am not, and never was, a member of that committee.
> >
> > Jay Fishbein
> > Wallingford, CT
> > -An iPhone communication-
> >
> > On Mar 14, 2011, at 8:02 PM, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > . You can
> > > never be sure that anything is absolutely authentic. I suppose that
> > people
> > > who write the Concours Standards are aware of this but simply choose to
> > > ignore it.
> _______________________________________________
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation $12.75
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/grunthaner at gmail.com
|