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04-27-2012, 07:23 AM
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Rivet Master
Airstream - Other
2016 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Bosque Farms
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 7,026
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Glad to hear that these options can still be avoided. We did the same with our 2000 truck. Evidently, non-option trucks are sometimes called contractor trucks. Fine by me.
We've learned the hard way that electronic control units do go bad, and that manufacturers do not keep producing old ones. Our 96 Honda now has no air bags, no remote lock and no working right-rear window. (By contrast, the MG uses all manual stuff. And all of that stuff is still available, and the company hasn't even existed since 1980.)
Lynn
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Originally Posted by zigzagguzzi
My 06 Dodge---no power windows, no power door locks, no cruise control. Still available but it almost seems as if it costs more to go oldstyle. jim
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04-27-2012, 07:34 AM
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Rivet Master
1974 Argosy 26
Morrill
, Nebraska
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 6,014
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My '98 Dodge has wind up windows, manual door locks and a 5 speed manual transmission. It does have cruise control.
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04-28-2012, 11:19 AM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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Curb feelers
Where are these today?
I could not find new curb feelers when I looked for them in 2008 so modified my GW's "iron board cord holder" to work on the Clipper. It has saved me a couple times over the years.
I mounted it, more for protection/warning of the f/g lower fender when manouvering those tight Tim Hortons parking lots with the cement curbs, than for curb parking. (a good driver should be able to judge his distance from the curb on a regular stop. )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_feeler
Dave
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04-28-2012, 11:46 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Dave,
We still see 'em once in awhile at the Car Shows....
Amazon sells just about everything!
Bob
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04-28-2012, 11:53 AM
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Site Team
2002 25' Safari
Dewey
, Arizona
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 15,615
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This was a neat Airstream option in the 70s...
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Wally Byam Airstream Club 7513
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04-28-2012, 12:05 PM
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#46
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Martinez
, California
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 87
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A mechanic once told me that engines are no harder to work on today than they were 50 years ago - it's diagnosing the problem that's gotten a lot harder. You need $10,000 worth of gear to figure out what's wrong, but once you do it's still just a matter of unbolting something and replacing it.
Things I miss:
-companies that hire enough employees to actually get the job done (voice mail has made it possible for companies to disguise the fact that they just don't have enough people)
-switchboards and operators - if my call is so "important to you" then why don't you answer the @#*& phone instead of having a machine do it?
-Common courtesy
-cars with road draft tubes. Speaking of which, today car companies brag that their latest model puddle-jumper gets 35 MPG, but my 1970 Fiat 850, with no emission control what-so-ever, routinely got 45MPG.
-shortwave radio
-paying $1 to get into the Fillmore auditorium to see not one, not two, but three big name rock groups.
-not having to be fluent in Spanish to communicate with half the people I deal with daily
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04-28-2012, 12:40 PM
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4 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
Weldon Spring
, Missouri
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 463
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I miss that brief period in human history between the discovery of birth control pills and the discovery of HIV/AIDS.
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04-28-2012, 12:57 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fmrcaptevil
I miss that brief period in human history between the discovery of birth control pills and the discovery of HIV/AIDS.
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Me too!
Bob
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04-28-2012, 02:13 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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And with LED's today it would be easy to do again.
Dave
Quote:
Originally Posted by azflycaster
This was a neat Airstream option in the 70s...
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04-28-2012, 10:37 PM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
MILAN
, Illinois
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 2,013
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I don't know.....
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aage
The old TV is something we do NOT need, Ed.
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Well, If memory serves you could repair a tuner with a can of cleaner and a few terrycloth towels and it would work like new. Or change out a $1.00 tube and get the TV to work again.... also like new. Try that on todays TV's. Lets see ya make that sensor read the remote in the flat screen in your trailer! Or for that matter how do you repair that remote for under $5.00? So maybe that old B&W rotary channel selector TV wasn't such a bad thing afterall! Ed
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1967 Safari Twin "Landshark" w/International trim package
2014 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab SLE
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"My tire was thumping, I thought it was flat. When I looked at the tire, I noticed your CAT!" Burma Shave
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07-02-2012, 11:48 AM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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Could we not produce today, a mid size auto, that stands out from the "world designs" that you can't distinguish one from the other.
Where have all the imaginative entrepreneurs gone to?
I know it all takes money, but quality on a small scale should ensure surrvival.
Dave
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07-02-2012, 12:11 PM
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Overland Adventurer
1991 34' Excella
2009 34' Panamerica
Telluride
, Colorado
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 2,476
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For the audioohiles with us.....
Vinyl is king (next to 1/4" open reel tape moving at 30ips).
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07-02-2012, 12:16 PM
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Site Team
1974 31' Sovereign
Ottawa
, ON
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 11,219
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What we really need is a great tow vehicle. This design could be updated, couldn't it?
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07-02-2012, 12:38 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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Well - that would make backing up the trailer easy!
Dave
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07-02-2012, 09:05 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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My GW just ordered and received Vinyl LP combined with CD set for one of the popular American Idol stars? (I don't listen to that stuff. ) She plays it on the big old RCA combo unit that still might be quality superior to whats available today?
Dave
Quote:
Originally Posted by AtomicNo13
Vinyl is king (next to 1/4" open reel tape moving at 30ips).
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07-03-2012, 02:57 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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Vinyl still rules....
One of the best things about it....you have to actually sit down, pay attention, and LISTEN to it, when it's finished it requires you to actually choose what you would like to hear next.
Bob
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07-03-2012, 01:44 PM
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Rivet Master
2010 27' FB Flying Cloud
Fraser Valley
, British Columbia
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,966
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Not so much from "the past" but I am sure missing the local video store.
The mom and pop stores went first, and then Blockbuster about a year ago. I do not have the technology or know how to get onto Netfix etc. I have not seen a new release in over a year.
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07-03-2012, 01:56 PM
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65th Anniversary CLIPPER
1996 36' Clipper Bus
Tub City
, British Columbia
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 3,309
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You young ladies should watch the old movies. They are more romantic!
Dave
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07-03-2012, 01:59 PM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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New release? Video Store?
You meen I don't have to go to the Picture Show?
Bob
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