Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Happy Birthday!

From: Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 15:53:26 -0400

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Great read. Thank you for all you have done Mark.
So many of us have saved time, money and mostly frustration in solving our
vehicle problems because of these lists, mostly LBC. I have not given my
Sprite attention in a while and I must say April 11th set many of us back.
I will do my best to become more active in the Spridget list serve as my
little Sprite is ready for attention and I'm ready to attend : )
Safety fast,
Linda
62 California Sprite "Pinky"

On Sun, May 18, 2025 at 2:40=E2=80=AFPM Charlie Shelden via Spridgets <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I=E2=80=99m
> Just catching up on email. While I don=E2=80=99t have a running spridget.=
 I do
> still have a 74 MG and a 59 Sprite I got from David Oliver in upstate New
> York  Always wondered what happened to his cars after he passed. .
>
> Mark thank you for keeping his going. I believe I joined in 2000. Met
> several of you. Rick Fisk glad to see you are still kicking!
>
> Charlie
> OKC
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 15, 2025, at 9:26=E2=80=AFPM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> > =EF=BB=BFMark, 34 years is incredible!  Thank you!  This list and the p=
eople on
> it have meant a bunch to me over the years.  I just wish the list was mor=
e
> active these days.  Faceplant is a joke.  The car forums I frequent are
> fine and enjoyable, but don't have the feeling of community like the list
> used to have.  Guess we're getting old and too busy with other things.
> >
> >> On Apr 11, 2025, at 10:54=E2=80=AFPM, Mark Bradakis via Spridgets <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
> >>
> >> =EF=BB=BFOn April 11th, 1991, team.net became a new domain.  34 years =
ago, how
> time flies!  Back then it was just two lists, autox and british-cars. My,
> things have changed.  At its peak, there were 77 lists, I think, stemming
> from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey, etc lists.
> And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and Bricklin and ... you
> get the idea.
> >>
> >> While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back in th=
e
> early days, there are still just over 30 lists.  About half a dozen of
> these see daily, or almost daily, traffic.  Some see hardly any use at
> all.  Back in the mid nineties, the autox list would see like a thousand
> messages in August, leading up to the Nationals.  I think the one and onl=
y
> year I attended, '97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team Net.  Los=
t
> track of how many stickers I sold.  Still have a few somewhere in my offi=
ce.
> >>
> >> As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the
> line, with a 120 MHz processor.  Attached is the label for that box.  Cos=
t
> me $2,500.  See the photo for the specs :-)    Actually, it didn't cost M=
E
> much money.  Before Team Net came about, I had a fundraiser.  Back then,
> having an internet connection at home was not cheap.  I think I raised li=
ke
> $3,000 which got us started down this trail.
> >>
> >> Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a
> thing of the past.  When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, the=
y
> visit http://www.team.net/donate.html - donate early, donate often!
> >>
> >> Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of
> effort.  Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week
> dealing with errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and =
so
> on. All that effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of
> Fame.  That was nice.
> >>
> >> And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.
> >>
> >> Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!
> >>
> >> mjb.
> >> ------------------------
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> >>
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> >> Suggested annual donation: $12.75
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Great read. Thank you for all you have done Mark.<div>So m=
any of us have saved time, money and mostly frustration in solving our vehi=
cle problems because of these lists, mostly LBC. I have not given my Sprite=
 attention=C2=A0in a while and I must say April 11th set many of us back. I=
 will do my best to become more active in the Spridget list serve as my lit=
tle Sprite is ready for attention=C2=A0and I&#39;m ready to attend : )</div=
><div>Safety fast,</div><div>Linda</div><div>62 California Sprite &quot;Pin=
ky&quot;</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quot=
e_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, May 18, 2025 at =
2:40=E2=80=AFPM Charlie Shelden via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:spridge=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-wi=
dth:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-=
left:1ex">I=E2=80=99m<br>
Just catching up on email. While I don=E2=80=99t have a running spridget. I=
 do still have a 74 MG and a 59 Sprite I got from David Oliver in upstate N=
ew York=C2=A0 Always wondered what happened to his cars after he passed. . =
<br>
<br>
Mark thank you for keeping his going. I believe I joined in 2000. Met sever=
al of you. Rick Fisk glad to see you are still kicking!=C2=A0 <br>
<br>
Charlie <br>
OKC <br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
&gt; On Apr 15, 2025, at 9:26=E2=80=AFPM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets &lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]=
am.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; =EF=BB=BFMark, 34 years is incredible!=C2=A0 Thank you!=C2=A0 This lis=
t and the people on it have meant a bunch to me over the years.=C2=A0 I jus=
t wish the list was more active these days.=C2=A0 Faceplant is a joke.=C2=
=A0 The car forums I frequent are fine and enjoyable, but don&#39;t have th=
e feeling of community like the list used to have.=C2=A0 Guess we&#39;re ge=
tting old and too busy with other things.=C2=A0 <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; On Apr 11, 2025, at 10:54=E2=80=AFPM, Mark Bradakis via Spridgets =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">spridgets=
@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; =EF=BB=BFOn April 11th, 1991, <a href=3D"http://team.net" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">team.net</a> became a new domain.=C2=A0 34 yea=
rs ago, how time flies!=C2=A0 Back then it was just two lists, autox and br=
itish-cars. My, things have changed.=C2=A0 At its peak, there were 77 lists=
, I think, stemming from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, =
Healey, etc lists.=C2=A0 And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters a=
nd Bricklin and ... you get the idea.<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back i=
n the early days, there are still just over 30 lists.=C2=A0 About half a do=
zen of these see daily, or almost daily, traffic.=C2=A0 Some see hardly any=
 use at all.=C2=A0 Back in the mid nineties, the autox list would see like =
a thousand messages in August, leading up to the Nationals.=C2=A0 I think t=
he one and only year I attended, &#39;97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were=
 on Team Net.=C2=A0 Lost track of how many stickers I sold.=C2=A0 Still hav=
e a few somewhere in my office.<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the=
 line, with a 120 MHz processor.=C2=A0 Attached is the label for that box.=
=C2=A0 Cost me $2,500.=C2=A0 See the photo for the specs :-)=C2=A0 =C2=A0 A=
ctually, it didn&#39;t cost ME much money.=C2=A0 Before Team Net came about=
, I had a fundraiser.=C2=A0 Back then, having an internet connection at hom=
e was not cheap.=C2=A0 I think I raised like $3,000 which got us started do=
wn this trail.<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are =
a thing of the past.=C2=A0 When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare=
, they visit <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel=3D"noreferrer"=
 target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> - donate early, dona=
te often!<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of e=
ffort.=C2=A0 Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week=
 dealing with errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and s=
o on. All that effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of=
 Fame.=C2=A0 That was nice.<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.<br=
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!<br>
&gt;&gt; <br>
&gt;&gt; mjb.<br>
&gt;&gt; &lt;20250411_131842.jpg&gt;<br>
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&gt;&gt; Suggested annual donation: $12.75<br>
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