I agree with TJ Smith.
WE need to communicate to others even though we've never met, generally
speaking !
We all can choose during these horrible recent events to shut up and not
vent our frustrations... and there is always the delete key. Which key I
sometimes/often use too !
This weekend we had our MVPA chapter meeting at our house.
(We had a very nice day ...more about that at the end of this posting.)
We talked and displayed our vehicles. We enjoyed the sunshine and freedom
and free discussions on this or that feature of our vehicles, and so on .
However, whether or not any individual wanted to talk about the religious
human maggot infested zealots and their recent destruction ... this topic
"still" came up !
Then, the subject would go away and later, it would surface again in
another small pocket of MVers., because, we are still hurting ...and
"some" are hurting more than others !
As for our MONTHLY MEETING we had 10 vehicles which included 3 CJ2A jeeps.
Next to us is a County Park. We had an annual Antique Car Show and Flea
Market, which draws thousamds of people each year !
The public, parks the vehicles on our left side and walks past our nice
Mil-Vehcle display and on into the Car show next to us on the right side of
our property.
We had hundred stop by and enjoy our vehicles.& were able to signon new
members too !
My wife and I put on a corn roast BBQ and all the trimmings.
I also tested the New burner in the old BBQ ( fabricated an old large cast
iron burner from a furnace. I just got tired of buying the crap that they
pass of as stainless steel - rust free - replacement burners ...you know,
the one that rust all too quickly.!!!!)
Finally the allday event was accompanied by a nice smoldering log fire which
not only roasted the corn, but was enjoyed right on into the evening well
after the sun went down
Regards From Aussie Rob
Upstate NY near Syracuse.
42MB Jeep
42MB USMC Communications Jeep
a Gaggle of CJ2As
and one Surrey Jeep with the fringe on top (without the fringe)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Smith" <timothy.smith1@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [MVlist] Tolerance
> Ladies and gentlemen,
>
> I have a little news that is relative to the topic of MV's to
begin.....that
> is that my wife bought for me that military shop van module (I'll tell
> everyone what M-series the danged thing is soon as I find my notes....but
> the sides fold out) mounted on the military semi-trailer. I have so much
> militaria that I need the thing to store it all (I ain't braggin'...it's
> just a sad, sad fact) so that I can recover some living space in the house
> and garage. As a bonus, the trailer will someday give up the module and
> receive a dove-tail and a deck so that I can haul the Scout Car long
> distances (providing the feds don't revoke THAT privilege given our most
> recent events.)
>
> And recent events is what brings me to the subject of TOLERANCE. I
> acknowlege that Arthur has got some RULES around here and I don't care to
> tread to heavily on his toes because after all it's his nickel. However,
I
> would like to point out that tolerance (or more pointedy the LACK of
> tolerance) is why we have so much off-topic things to discuss lately. Our
> terrorist types are motivated because (generally speaking) they are
> intolerant of America. And as they are not willing to use statesmanship
to
> work things out, we have things like the WTC going on around us. So I
> submit to you, dear readers, that perhaps WE should lead by example and
> tolerate.....TOLERATE some of this off topic chatter for a while. I doubt
> that we will stray far from our first topic of discussion...such is our
> mania for HMV's.
>
> More to the point, I for one think that I could tolerate some off-topic
> discussion of this with others on the list mixed in with HMV dialogue
> BECAUSE (1) we are on this list because we obviously have similar
interests
> (2) because we seem to have similar value systems (3) and because we have
> similar patriotic urges and with that comment, I mean to include our
members
> in other countries (4) and because I suspect we have similar
> ideologies....well, maybe not Gene (just a joke, Gene...just a joke) and I
> am interested in what ALL of you have to say (so long as you say it with
> some care) especially if you have a different view of things (otherwise I
> could just sit in the garage and talk to myself about this all night).
>
> Besides, it seems silly to discuss nuts and bolts and paint codes while
> terrorists are flying airliners into buildings all around us....kind of
like
> Nero fiddling whilst Rome burned. But hey, maybe that's just me. So
there
> ya have it, with the skin still on...... and I've got my fire resistant
> suit on.....flame away, MacDuff!
>
> God Bless us all and Keep Em Rollin'!
> TJ
> MVPA 21162
>
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