Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Adam, I did last weekend. Now I know why Detroit keeps solid axles on may of their vehicles. I think I will retire an open a one hour alignment wheel repair facility in Chicago and other northern cities; cash only. On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 1:03 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: > You need to check out the state of Chicago's streets....<grin> > > Adam > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:02 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote: > > You guys are lucky, you have good roads. Here in India, we have to > change > > cars every 4 years or so, mainly because of increasing cost of > maintenance > > due to the hammering they take on dodgy roads, even in urban areas. > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > 2004 Prius has 76000 > > > 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager is at 72000 > > > 1995 GMC Sonoma truck has 73000 > > > > > > All run great. > > > > > > The circumference of the earth at the equator is 24,901.55 miles > > > > > > The truck has never been more than 80 miles from Natchitoches, but it > has > > > delivered thousands of Pizzas. > > > > > > Sonny > > > > > > > > > > > > On 3/12/08, amr3@uwm.edu <amr3@uwm.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > Quoting Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>: > > > > > > > > > if we truly > > > > > cared about the environmental impact of our lives and our stuff - > > > > > we'd get very serious about how to keep our tools (and vehicles) > > > > > running and performing for a life time or two. Was a time when a > > > > > tradesman's tools wore out about the time the tradesman wore out. > > > > > > > > > > > > ............................................................................................................................................ > > > > I always keep my cars until they're ready for scrap. Since 1970, > we've > > > > had one > > > > car for 11 years, then one for 17. Now the Prizm is from 1990, and > the > > > > Honda > > > > is a '93, but they've got years to go before I'm ready to get > anything > > > > newer. > > > > > > > > Same for cameras ;~) > > > > > > > > > > > > Alan > > > > > > > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > > > > University Information Technology Services > > > > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > > > > amr3@uwm.edu > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > > > > Sonny > > > http://www.sonc.com > > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > > USA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com