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-