And you thought global WARMING was bad

[dolfan]

Try global shrinking!!

[MacUser]

This is proof, this is proof it exists.

Proof that our scientists "don't know squat". I do love that southern term.

[dolfan]

This is proof, this is proof it exists.

Proof that our scientists "don't know squat". I do love that southern term.

I'm gonna hijack my own thread. MacUser, yesterday, I went to my wife's sister's house to borrow his pickup (my dryer went out this week and I had to go buy another). Anyway, he said, "Did you see my '74 Super Beetle?"

No, I hadn't.

We walked out into his back yard and there was a very, very nice SB, original style, not dolled up. Baby blue. Interior was restored to original. "Yeah," he said, "I worked with this guy and he had it. It was his daddy's, and he bought it new. I told him if he ever wanted to sell it to let me know. Then, a couple of months ago (NOTE: my brother in law retired several months back, so time had passed here) he called me and he was in jail. He had gotten his 3rd DUI and needed bail money. He told me he'd sell it to me for $1,000. I didn't argue with him and I bought it."

He's been offered 4 times that since, but hasn't sold it. We cranked it up (I would've driven but didn't have time), and it was as smooth as a 35 year old VW can get. Very nice classic VW purr. He said the only problem was a pop under the right front strut (he thinks that's what it is) and he's going to change that. 65 hp motor.

Thought you'd appreciate that story!

[MacUser]

Ha.. very good deal if as you described.

Tell him to keep that old car UNDER a shed or in a car port or it will degrade rapidly. That's money in the bank.