Jim, I certainly am in agreement with you. Had it not been for others to
willingly share their knowledge and understanding of our vehicles I would
have been lost a long time ago. I get so much greater enjoyment from my van
because of it. You are a direct example of that in that you helped -
actually you did most of the work. I was just a sidewalk superintendent -
remove the dash, repair a dead dash fan, then reinstall it all. I was a
lost puppy in that project. It was through this list that we made contact.
For that I am forever grateful. Matt Yester here in Birmingham is another.
He did the installation of the Subaru engine in my van. From accidents I
got so crippled up I could not do it myself. He came to the rescue.

I will stick with this list for as long as it lasts and as long as I have a
Vanagon.

On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 1:30 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, Richard, I have likely learned as much from this group as anybody.
> While everyone here has been helpful and supportive, and I have learned
> many things that made vanagon life better and easier, there are a handful
> of people who have absolutely saved my butt a number of times and are the
> prime reason that I still own and drive a Vanagon. That's irreplaceable. I
> am eternally grateful for and loyal to this list. I am a member of other
> things, but this list is the one I would never be without as long as it
> exists.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 12:38 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes Jim, your words speak loud and clear.  Over and over for decades, you
> > have humbly provided key knowledge.  I know this for a fact.
> >
> > And you are spot-on about the One-Upmanship, smart-asseassry, and general
> > Internet anonymity.  This is the way of our Modern World.  Prolific on
> > Facebook....I know that for a fact too.  A lot of nonsense....but
> > interspersed are some genuine nuggets of knowledge.
> >
> > What to do?
> >
> > In general, it's mostly like any Vanagon problem.
> >
> > You settle down, you get down to basics.
> >
> > On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 10:04:22 AM PST, Jim Felder <
> > jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Funny how this all comes around. Ten years ago, I was lobbying for the
> > ability to post photos as that was an option at the time, during one of
> our
> > major switchovers. I argued that it would make us more effective at
> > communication which part, where, how, etc. The purists would hear none of
> > it. Where are they now? Did they die off? I think they all migrated to
> > Facebook when they got the chance and this list suffered for it. But here
> > we have a real discussion, not the morass-like structure of FB which is
> > like a river--anything put into it floats downstream to never be seen
> > again, the one-upsmanship, the smartassery of of internet anonimity. Just
> > wish we could have both.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
>