On 12/5/2007 12:49 PM Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:

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>   AND...I realized after that guy's no start situation in the rain
> .......many people are not actually interested in being self-rescuing and
> fully independent.
>        They'd rather have an incident and need to interact with others they
> find to come to their rescue and help them.

Everyone picks their own level of "what I'm willing to deal with in the
field." I don't know how many on this list would choose to replace a blown
head while camping, but if such manly men exist they might feel superior
to the next fellow who says "screw this," and calls the tow truck. The
fellow who chooses to replace a failed starter in 30F weather can sneer at
me because I do not choose to climb under my van in 35F water to hook up a
manual start switch. But I can replace a wiper blade and could be coaxed
into sneering at the fellow who takes his car into the shop for that -- if
I didn't keep in mind that there are those who find my level of "what I'm
willing to deal with" totally pitiful and girlish. One hopes they, too,
remember that there might be others who actually bring spare starters and
heads camping.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR