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Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
Nah, that's just what I call it. I mean face it; there isn't a lot of
practicle information in JP magazine... Seriously, how many TJ drivers are really running 40s?! But it's fun to look at... I'm not renewing my subscription. I can find better jeep ---- on the internet. td "Nathan W. Collier" wrote: > > jeep----- rag. > > jeep ----? hmm, maybe i cancelled my subscription a couple years to early. > :-) |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
PLONK!!!!
Gerald G. McGeorge wrote: > If Earle lives in Silverton he does not live in an upscale neighborhood > (yet), but he certainly lives in God's country. Hummer H2's are rarely seen > there, the roads are steep & narrow, with dirt & rock. (Wouldn't want to > mess up that paint.) Plus it's a long way down if you FU and go off the > edge. > > The rich have yet to decide that Silverton is a fashionable place to be. > When they do they will designate it the next jewel of a mountain town to be > ruined like Aspen & Telluride. However, not to worry, the Silverton natives > are tough enough to handle matters themselves. When the first batch of rich > sissies arrives from California to buy up the town's treasures the > Silvertonians will amass on Green St with torches blazing, like the > villagers in a Frankenstein movie, and will chase the bastards out of town, > over Ophir Pass and all the way to Telluride where they belong. > > There the dispossessed rich will gather to share the experience of their > harrowing escape from the Silverton ruffians, and perhaps they'll write it > all down for publication in a trendy Californian magazine. Then they'll sip > well respected Cabernets at only the most appropriate of places in > Telluride. Meanwhile, the Silvertonians will have another beer at the Miners > Tavern, and that's as it should be. > > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
PLONK!!!!
Gerald G. McGeorge wrote: > If Earle lives in Silverton he does not live in an upscale neighborhood > (yet), but he certainly lives in God's country. Hummer H2's are rarely seen > there, the roads are steep & narrow, with dirt & rock. (Wouldn't want to > mess up that paint.) Plus it's a long way down if you FU and go off the > edge. > > The rich have yet to decide that Silverton is a fashionable place to be. > When they do they will designate it the next jewel of a mountain town to be > ruined like Aspen & Telluride. However, not to worry, the Silverton natives > are tough enough to handle matters themselves. When the first batch of rich > sissies arrives from California to buy up the town's treasures the > Silvertonians will amass on Green St with torches blazing, like the > villagers in a Frankenstein movie, and will chase the bastards out of town, > over Ophir Pass and all the way to Telluride where they belong. > > There the dispossessed rich will gather to share the experience of their > harrowing escape from the Silverton ruffians, and perhaps they'll write it > all down for publication in a trendy Californian magazine. Then they'll sip > well respected Cabernets at only the most appropriate of places in > Telluride. Meanwhile, the Silvertonians will have another beer at the Miners > Tavern, and that's as it should be. > > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:vkdqhj3trcjeb4@corp.supernews.com... > If Earle lives in Silverton <SNIP> since you have not responded directly to my post, id like to add something that i should have included in my first response to you. concerning air conditioning being a "stupid" option..... it would be one thing if my rubicon was a dedicated trail rig. fact is, my family rides in it 90% as often as i do. i cant ride around topless all the time with a 2 year old just to somehow prove that im "hardcore"...she just cant tolerate _that_ much of it. im not going to take my wife to semi-formal events with either beads of sweat or wind blown hair just to somehow prove that im "hardcore". if your jeep is a "trailered to the trail" jeep then maybe a/c would be a "stupid" option but for a daily driver jeep in the real world, a/c is just plain necessary in most parts of the country. -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
"Gerald G. McGeorge" <gmcgeorge@frontier.net> wrote in message
news:vkdqhj3trcjeb4@corp.supernews.com... > If Earle lives in Silverton <SNIP> since you have not responded directly to my post, id like to add something that i should have included in my first response to you. concerning air conditioning being a "stupid" option..... it would be one thing if my rubicon was a dedicated trail rig. fact is, my family rides in it 90% as often as i do. i cant ride around topless all the time with a 2 year old just to somehow prove that im "hardcore"...she just cant tolerate _that_ much of it. im not going to take my wife to semi-formal events with either beads of sweat or wind blown hair just to somehow prove that im "hardcore". if your jeep is a "trailered to the trail" jeep then maybe a/c would be a "stupid" option but for a daily driver jeep in the real world, a/c is just plain necessary in most parts of the country. -- Nathan W. Collier http://7SlotGrille.com |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
Sorry. First reply.
td "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message news:5UB1b.230933$o%2.105966@sccrnsc02... > I'm thirty, Earle, but why does it matter. and re: troll bait, you were the > second reply with Aesop's fable... > -td > > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message > news:bi6nf5$5qacr$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de... > > You guys are awful sensitive. I swear to Satan I have never even seen a > > Rubicon owner less than sixty-five. I wish you all would come up > Silverton > > so I could convince myself that a young fiftyish guy like me would buy > one. > > Here's a tip about trolls too. When you react like this it actually makes > > it look as if the troll has a case. ;o) > > > > Earle > > > > "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message > > news:AdB1b.230601$o%2.105732@sccrnsc02... > > > <first rant ever> > > > I agree with everything that Nathan said here, except the part about not > > > tackling an obstacle because of my payment. Please understand that I'm > not > > > rich. I manage a restaurant for Pete's sake. I make the same $500 > payment > > as > > > the rest of the Rubi owners do, but I take mine through rocks that I > > > shouldn't and up hills that I could roll over on if I don't do it right. > > > I'll post pictures of my body damage if you don't believe me (or maybe > my > > > flatfenders). Then again, I didn't pay 30K... > > > > > > Screw Cappa and his magazine. He's got a bug up his rear because of some > > > argument with a Rubi owner (who probably was a jackass) on Jeeps > unlimited > > > and now he's goin off on everyone in his widely distributed soapbox. > Poor > > > discussion if you ask me... He's going to loose a lot of subscribers to > > his > > > little jeep----- rag. > > > > > > And as far as "veteran jeepers" developing a school of thought... Who > > cares? > > > If some old timer won't wheel with me because he didn't get a Jeep wave > > from > > > some kid in his Dad's Rubi, that's not the guy I want to wheel with. > > > > > > "Nathan W. Collier" wrote: > > > > jeep and let jeep. > > > > > > Indeed, Nathan! Here here! > > > -td > > > </man that was nice> > > > > > > > > > > > > |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
Sorry. First reply.
td "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message news:5UB1b.230933$o%2.105966@sccrnsc02... > I'm thirty, Earle, but why does it matter. and re: troll bait, you were the > second reply with Aesop's fable... > -td > > "Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message > news:bi6nf5$5qacr$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de... > > You guys are awful sensitive. I swear to Satan I have never even seen a > > Rubicon owner less than sixty-five. I wish you all would come up > Silverton > > so I could convince myself that a young fiftyish guy like me would buy > one. > > Here's a tip about trolls too. When you react like this it actually makes > > it look as if the troll has a case. ;o) > > > > Earle > > > > "Tyler Dirden" <na@spam.smeat.net> wrote in message > > news:AdB1b.230601$o%2.105732@sccrnsc02... > > > <first rant ever> > > > I agree with everything that Nathan said here, except the part about not > > > tackling an obstacle because of my payment. Please understand that I'm > not > > > rich. I manage a restaurant for Pete's sake. I make the same $500 > payment > > as > > > the rest of the Rubi owners do, but I take mine through rocks that I > > > shouldn't and up hills that I could roll over on if I don't do it right. > > > I'll post pictures of my body damage if you don't believe me (or maybe > my > > > flatfenders). Then again, I didn't pay 30K... > > > > > > Screw Cappa and his magazine. He's got a bug up his rear because of some > > > argument with a Rubi owner (who probably was a jackass) on Jeeps > unlimited > > > and now he's goin off on everyone in his widely distributed soapbox. > Poor > > > discussion if you ask me... He's going to loose a lot of subscribers to > > his > > > little jeep----- rag. > > > > > > And as far as "veteran jeepers" developing a school of thought... Who > > cares? > > > If some old timer won't wheel with me because he didn't get a Jeep wave > > from > > > some kid in his Dad's Rubi, that's not the guy I want to wheel with. > > > > > > "Nathan W. Collier" wrote: > > > > jeep and let jeep. > > > > > > Indeed, Nathan! Here here! > > > -td > > > </man that was nice> > > > > > > > > > > > > |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
I, on the other hand, am not convinced he IS a newbie. I've seen the
diatribe, thought process (or lack thereof) and writing style. A troll is a troll is a troll, no matter what alias is used. Give him all the chances you want. He has graduated into my killfile. Nathan W. Collier wrote: > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message > news:8CB1b.256$aj.152747171@newssvr30.news.prodigy .com... > >>Of course he's trolling. No one is that obtuse by accident. > > > being a newbie to the group (at least, ive never seen him before) i figured > he might just be trying to fit in with what he thought was the feeling of > the group. im waiting until i see a little more (hopefully a direct > response to my questions) before i form any impressions. in the past some > of my statements concerning the liberty have been taken the wrong way and > maybe i seemed elitist. although i clarified my "problem" was not with the > liberty itself, sometimes it just didnt come out right. maybe thats what > happened here, maybe not. i hate to dismiss anyone as a troll, and only do > when its blatently obvious. > > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
I, on the other hand, am not convinced he IS a newbie. I've seen the
diatribe, thought process (or lack thereof) and writing style. A troll is a troll is a troll, no matter what alias is used. Give him all the chances you want. He has graduated into my killfile. Nathan W. Collier wrote: > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message > news:8CB1b.256$aj.152747171@newssvr30.news.prodigy .com... > >>Of course he's trolling. No one is that obtuse by accident. > > > being a newbie to the group (at least, ive never seen him before) i figured > he might just be trying to fit in with what he thought was the feeling of > the group. im waiting until i see a little more (hopefully a direct > response to my questions) before i form any impressions. in the past some > of my statements concerning the liberty have been taken the wrong way and > maybe i seemed elitist. although i clarified my "problem" was not with the > liberty itself, sometimes it just didnt come out right. maybe thats what > happened here, maybe not. i hate to dismiss anyone as a troll, and only do > when its blatently obvious. > > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Tomb Raider Rubicon
Sorry, I've been a contributor to this and several other forums for years.
"twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message news:K1J1b.277$p%.187694187@newssvr30.news.prodigy .com... > I, on the other hand, am not convinced he IS a newbie. I've seen the > diatribe, thought process (or lack thereof) and writing style. A troll > is a troll is a troll, no matter what alias is used. Give him all the > chances you want. He has graduated into my killfile. > > Nathan W. Collier wrote: > > > "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message > > news:8CB1b.256$aj.152747171@newssvr30.news.prodigy .com... > > > >>Of course he's trolling. No one is that obtuse by accident. > > > > > > being a newbie to the group (at least, ive never seen him before) i figured > > he might just be trying to fit in with what he thought was the feeling of > > the group. im waiting until i see a little more (hopefully a direct > > response to my questions) before i form any impressions. in the past some > > of my statements concerning the liberty have been taken the wrong way and > > maybe i seemed elitist. although i clarified my "problem" was not with the > > liberty itself, sometimes it just didnt come out right. maybe thats what > > happened here, maybe not. i hate to dismiss anyone as a troll, and only do > > when its blatently obvious. > > > > > > -- > __________________________________________________ _________ > tw > 03 TJ Rubicon > 01 XJ Sport > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." > -- Dave Barry > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) > __________________________________________________ _________ > |
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