Msg: 6526 *Conference*

05-12-96 09:24:55

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : JOHN LATORRE

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #6525 (OFF-LINE READERS)

QSO requires TDBS and this host will not support TDBS ... it's just an XT!!
Sorry.

Thanks for the get well.  And, yes, TOON-T was involved ... I hit a a tree and
bent the tie rod, front axle, front spring perch, snapped off the left side
radius rod bracket and snapped the breakaway steering bracket.  I wasn't hurt
in the accident but burned my arm and leg while trying to pull TOON-T off the
concrete stop before the tree.

The problem in the burns was in the healing.  I've noticed that at 47, healing
takes all your energy away ... it ain't like 20 years ago.  I found this both
interesting and frustrating.

Anyway, TOON-T is repaired and rolling again.  Since I will have to repaint the
frame, and since I drive it so much it needs some other work, I'm planning on
taking it totally down (body off, engine out, suspension apart) to do the job
right.  It may sound like a big job but actually, I can pull the whole car
apart in one day, do all the repairs and have things chromed and painted, and
have it back together in a week.  There's a show coming up mid-June.  I'll be
ready for that show with a totally rebuilt car.

However, the BIG problem is setting asside the time from work ... and I'm
really way behind.  Getting caught up is my top priority.  I'll find the time
for TOON-T's resoration somehow.  I always do.

Thanks again for your concern.  -Rick-