-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Thursday, March 12, 1998 5:57 AM
Subject: Giving Ron A Hard Time

>I have to say it makes me laugh every time you give Ron a hard time over
>being commercial on the list.
>
>He tries as hard as he can to be helpful, to sharpen his deals, to keep his
>prices low, and try to offer us top service and price packages. The fact
>is, he is a real asset and probably doesn't deserve to be bashed up too
bad.
>
>But it is so much fun reading your impish posts blasting things like
>"blatant sales pimping" that I don't want you to stop either.
>I wonder how Ron feels about being hit by the cold harsh blasts from the
>north? (He'll say he ignores you as a crackpot and that he is too busy
>shipping parts, I expect.) Nevertheless, your posts are amusing.
>
>At 01:00 PM 3/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>At 09:46 AM 3/12/98 -0200, The Bus Depot wrote:
>>>> How much do the pop top seals cost from JC Whitney?
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>Furthermore, their quality is slightly lower.  Both JCW and I buy our
>>>poptop seals from the same manufacturer, in the U.S.  But mine are
slightly
>>
>><snip>  (blatant sales pimping removed).
>>
>>
>>I believe McMaster-Carr in NewBrunswick, NewJersey supplies these seals,
by
>>the foot.  Someone posted this a couple of years back, including the part
#.
>>They have a website,  www.mcmaster.com,  but it is busy/slow. Can order
>>online.  This place also sells thermoplastic PS/hydraulics hose with
various
>>fittings on the ends, and has heater hose in 1/8" increments perfect for
>>replacing the '85 and earlier steel pipes.  This is a huge industrial
supply
>>company. Buy direct and save.
>>
>>bye, Tim
>>
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