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 withdrawn from the market in California.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 Non-repairable or just too old and outdated?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+   
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