OT: Oil companies

[scirocco at mindspring.com (Ron Bunch)]

Sorry, I agree about Scirocco content, but this whole thing has been OT from the start.
My point is only that we are all Americans, Canadian, Mexican, et al, and there is no argument against it. 
We are also Mexican, Canadian, Columbian, Panamanian, UNITED STATESIANS, but the USA has no claim on being THE Americans.
Not a popular point and I'd rather discuss a fuel pump.
There would be more rational replies.

-----Original Message-----
>From: C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>Sent: Jul 31, 2006 12:10 AM
>To: Ron Bunch <scirocco@mindspring.com>
>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org, mk1mark@gmail.com
>Subject: Re: OT: Oil companies
>
>Oddly, where I work, we're pretty well all considered foreigners, except
>those who are Native Americans. So there you have it. My passport says
>Canada on the cover. So I consider myself a Canadian. Good enough proof for
>me.
>
>Don't we need some Scirocco content here? I had my 8V to the track again,
>and he's such a blast to drive. I nearly beat a 16V with my faithful old
>Klaus in the quarter, the sad part is that it was MY 16V. Hubby was not
>impressed. Yeah, THAT car needs some love.
>
>Cathy, with one of each, remember the good old days when we fought about
>which engine was best???
>
>On 11:53 pm 07/30/06 Ron Bunch <scirocco@mindspring.com> wrote:
>> In another century, the one in which Sciroccos were born (exactly
>> 1974), I first encounterd this who is an "American" question. I was
>> Aircraft Commander of a US Army aircraft flying near Southampton in
>> England, when I heard an "American voice" reporting approach to another
>> nearby airfield. Later, I met the "American voice." He turned out to
>> have been what I would have theretofore called Canadian. Being a United
>> Statesian in England trying to learn their language, that officer
>> really grabbed my attention when I said: "Oh, I thought you were an
>> American!" His reply was: "I am!"
>> And he was.
>> This entire continent, northernmost to southernmost, is America.
>> That includes Canada: the northernmost Americans.
>> The USA is , let's say it correctly, The United States OF America.
>> There is no argument. The USA is only part of the whole.
>> Certainly it is a sovereign part of America that I have and have
>> sworn to defend, but the the USA is not AMERICA! Forget the song. It
>> applies to all. Penguins to polar bears. -----Original Message-----
>> > From: C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>> > Sent: Jul 30, 2006 11:01 PM
>> > To: " Mark F. " <mk1mark@gmail.com>
>> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> > Subject: Re: OT: Oil companies
>> >
>> > On 2:32 pm 07/30/06 "Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>  On 7/30/06, LEF <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> >> >   Last time I looked, Canada was in N. America.
>> >> >   This would make Cathy an "American".   :)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>  HELL NO!  Good luck finding a single Canadian who would refer to
>> >>  him/herself as an "American" - especially these days...
>> >>
>> >>  Later,
>> >>
>> >>  Mark.
>> >>  75
>> >>  82
>> >>  82 Caddy
>> >>  93 Chevy/Kia 1/2 ton
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, there are no stars and stripes tattooed on me, nor will there
>> > be, though a quick glance at my permananent ink will tell you that
>> > I'm proudly Canadian. I have nothing against Americans, I just
>> > don't want to be one. Cathy
>> >
>> >
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>>
>> 1982 Porsche 911SC Targa
>> 1983 911SC Coupe (Eurospec engine)
>> 1986 Scirocco 8V (custom ordered Sep 85)
>> 1975 Suburban (Libyan export spec)
>> 1999 Suburban
>> 1978 Piper Archer
>> A pile of Corvair Turbo engines I'm rebuilding to go in VWs,
>> Porsches, or Corvairs. Absolutely no sense of when to quit buying
>> more things to maintain
>


1982 Porsche 911SC Targa
1983 911SC Coupe (Eurospec engine)
1986 Scirocco 8V (custom ordered Sep 85)
1975 Suburban (Libyan export spec)
1999 Suburban
1978 Piper Archer
A pile of Corvair Turbo engines I'm rebuilding to go in VWs, Porsches, or Corvairs.
Absolutely no sense of when to quit buying more things to maintain