On Fri May-18-2012 05:46, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 RW> 18 May 12 08:27, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:

 RW>> It is unwise to eat while working on the throne...

 RN> Also unnecessary.

 RW> "Apple pie  eating on throne"...

Where does that saying originate (although I can see why one would want to
be there while eating apple pie)?

 RN> I once complained to my doctor, when I came down with a cold that
 RN> wouldn't go away, that I either washed my hands too many times or one
 RN> less than I should have.  Poor guy never knows what I'm gonna say
 RN> next. So, I ate the pie after the job was finished and had washed my
 RN> hands.  (-:

 RW> 8^) OK.

 RW>>> California stopped the sale of R12 in the state years ago...those
 RW>>> in the know around San Diego merely went down to Tijuana and bought
 RW>>> it. R134 is going to go the same route in the near future and it
 RW>>> will be made available too. The newer, replacement coolant will not
 RW>>> be backwards compatible either.

 RN>> And at one time you could buy it OTC here and then as they were
 RN>> about to make the transition, it was no longer an OTC product and
 RN>> only licensed A/C mechs could buy it.  Under a buck a can if I
 RN>> remember right.

 RW>> Yeup. That was true everywhere and I believe it was prematurely
 RW>> withdrawn from the market in California.

 RN> Just like Allstate?  (-:[

 RW> Ebay used to be located in SF Bay area, now in Austin, TX... 

 RW> Or was that Denver...

 RW> Don't know about Allstate.

Oh, yes!  I was working for Met Life when that happened.  I believe it was
in the early Nineties.

 RN>>>> Non-repairable or just too old and outdated?

 RW>>>> Mostly too old to bother with an update. New has more bells and
 RW>>>> whistles.

 RN>>> And more things to go wrong, no doubt.

 RW>>> And more complicated to operate...I had a hard time getting the
 RW>>> most recent one working the way it should and they lost the manuals
 RW>>> for those older machines.

 RN>> Not available online?

 RW>> I don't think Harry was interested in chasing after wild geese...he
 RW>> was more interested in moving what he could use at home or sell if
 RW>> it was good enough to bring a good price. i.e. he had a 4L60E GM
 RW>> rebuilt and sealed trans with a new torque converter advertised
 RW>> locally for sale at $800.

 RW>> When he didn't sell it, I offered him $500 for it and it's now
 RW>> mine. I plan to offer it for sale on a few automotive sites that I
 RW>> frequent for $1300 and I probably won't have any trouble finding a
 RW>> buyer.

 RN> Wow!

 RW> I originally bought it to have as a spare for my Silverado, but if
 RW> I can get that much for it, then the Silverado will have to last a
 RW> little longer. It's 10yo old and only has 74k miles on it, so it
 RW> should last quite a while. I intended to tow the racecar trailer
 RW> and race car with it, but my neighbor died recently and he left a
 RW> 1989 GMC Suburban behind, which I've asked his widow (seperated)
 RW> for 1st dibs on when she gets around to selling it. He took great
 RW> care of his umpteen vehicles and they're all in great shape.

Yes, if you're in a hurry to sell, that means less money.


Regards,

Roger 
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+