(OT-ish) Musing on the state of affairs

[gr8hunter1 at comcast.net (Jacob Hawes)]

I'm a mostly lurker in all my online goings. while I read SFI and blade 
forums multiple times daily and I check my mail about once a day, my 
usual input is about twice a week for forums, and less for the rocco 
list. My big problem is that as a high school student without a job I 
have very little money to spend making my car work better.
I do have a bunch of spare parts that I have no idea how to identify 
though. I figure that I could offer much of it up for sale if I were to 
find someone who could go through it with me and figure out if any of it 
works.

Is no one in the Salem, OR area on the list? I know I have seen at least 
4 other roccos in the area. 1 primer with mars red chips still attached 
that resides behind burger king on river road, one black 16v that is/was 
over on C st. between 17th and 16th, I saw a red 16v? by Sunnyview, and 
one more that I can't remember where. If any of you are on this list you 
can have first dibs at what ever works, I still have to charge for it 
since it will be funding my senior project.

Back on topic: it is normal for the old members to leave after a time. 
Usually they are slowly replaced as the group grows. Then there are the 
veterans of the group who refuse to give into common sense. I salute 
you. As I said, I am in the lurker category. The main thing that has 
kept me from really contributing is a lack of funds to spend on my car.

PS. I'm looking for a name for the mk1.

miT wrote:

>I to lurk about this list.
>
>I've only been a member for a little less than a year now, but in that time
>I've fixed many things on my own without having to take it back to my shop
>for it to be done for me. (Saving me a nice chunk of change in the process)
>
>A big thumps up for the "hardcores" that refuse to give up.
>
>
>/miT
>__________
>'85 Cabriolet 2.0L
>'88 Scirocco 16v
>[Euro.Trash]
>http://ETvw.org
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Frank Jones
>Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:14 PM
>To: Scirocco Mailing List
>Subject: Re: (OT-ish) Musing on the state of affairs
>
>Hi all, I,m a lurker & can,t help myself. That said, I
>do enjoy reading posts from the list. I have been on
>the list since 2000 & have met a lot of you at cincy
>in 01,02&04 I have to say this list has has helped me
>on my car more than most of you will ever know. I try
>to drive it 8 months a year, & usedly end up working
>on it most of the other 4. It's been a labor of love
>or hate to keep it going, depending on if its
>something I want to do to it, or something it demands
>I have to do. Who says they have no soul. Well I got
>to go I hear her calling.
>Later, Frank
>
>--- Calimus <calimus@techography.net> wrote:
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>Later, F Jones
>       87 16V Scirocco
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	'78 Lincoln mark V "QE2" nearly abandoned work in progress
	'80 Scirocco mk1 searching for a name (open to suggestions)
	'92 Ford Tempo "the... ford" soon to be replaced by rocco as DD
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