Re: The joy of Linux

Subject	Re: The joy of Linux
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From	"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net>
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Date	2024-11-14 00:59 -0500
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On 11/13/24 1:30 PM, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:19:10 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
> 
> 
>>     Some Model-As and REOs kinda had "it" too.
>>
>>     Post-WW2 ... nah ... not so much ... but the mechanicals were better.
> 
> A friend in college had been a commercial pilot who returned to school. He
> was older, married, and had acquired some toys like a Model A that he was
> foolish enough to let us borrow. Troy has steep hills as the surriounding
> area drops down to the river. As we descended one I looked over to see
> Pete rigid as he tried to control our spped with the original mechanical
> brakes.

   NOPE ! NOT so great !!!  :-)

   Good down-shifting skills were a MUST !

   The A's and many others were intended for CITY
   driving - NOT mountains. You got maybe TWO
   good brake apps - then nothing.

   Hey, 20s/30s tech - they did the best they could.

   But "The Look" - hard to beat ! LOVE those curved
   fenders blending into a running board ... art !
   They'd finally figured out what a "horseless carriage"
   should LOOK like.

>>     Anyway, as for "look pristine" ... if they come from up north where
>>     they slather the roads with salt all winter or too close to an ocean,
>>     "pristine" will become "pile of rust" REAL soon. West Texas, Okies,
>>     Colorado,
>>     maybe Kansas, those are yer best bets. Rust-proofing was NOT a big
>>     thing until the 70s or so.
> 
> Montana is a very religious state: God put the snow there for some reason
> and will remove it in the fullness of time. Upstate NY was heavy on the
> salt so anything much over 5 years old had problems. The flip side here is
> older cars look great but are mechanically deficient. There's no vehicle
> inspection so as long as it runs, go for it.

   For a "restored" car - too old now to restore one
   myself - a salt-free origin is IMPORTANT. Damned
   salt gets into EVERYTHING, deadly corrosion you
   may not see immediately, but WILL see soon enough.
   So much for your investment .......

   So, for "restored" - stick to those "middle states".

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  Re: The joy of Linux Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 22:13 +0000
    Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-04 22:33 -0500
      Re: The joy of Linux Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-06 23:00 +0000
  Re: The joy of Linux John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 14:26 -0800
    Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-05 13:53 +0000
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        Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 11:31 +0000
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                OT: (politics) [was Re: The joy of Linux] Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-11-08 03:28 +0000
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                Re: OT: (politics) [was Re: The joy of Linux] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-11-08 15:50 +0000
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                Re: The joy of Linux John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-06 11:14 -0800
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