Thunderbird Club

[Miles_ONeal]

First car Dad bought when we came to Canada was a VW square back. Much later, we bought a used VW fast back which eventually passed to me in high school. Kept beer in the rear truck and would go to the car at lunch time to drink. Afternoon classes were... fun...

The woman friend in my hippie days whop loaned me her essentially untouched Esquire drove her family's Beetle for a few years, then bought a used European fastback. I think it was a VW but don't recall. We went on a lot of not dates together (we both had SOs at the time, but they were often unavailable in the evening); she did dinner theater and movie reviews for WREK and I did concert reviews and band interviews for the Technique. So we saw a TON of stuff together for free. We were really good friends, so it worked out perfectly.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

yeah, like the bass player?..

Like whoever wasn't driving or navigating. I was always kind of equal opportunity. You had to work at it to be a second class citizen in my book; just being a lowdown varmint like a bass player wouldn't cut it. Come to think of it, that's still true, except it's almost impossible to do so. A handful of politicians (who shall remain nameless) are working hard to unlock that achievement, though.

Nowadays the bass player would crawl back there and sleep, if only to guard the gear.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

For an authentic surfing car, shouldn't you get a woody? Ahem.
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Beat (ahem) me to it.

 

[dagrev]

Hey, those three things are not all mutually exclusive...

No they are not, I was just trying to be concise. There is often a blending that comes into play and one may not know which is predominate till it all shakes out. Even then, some uncertainty may yet remain. Thus perseverance, not talent or smarts is often what makes the final difference. So ride that bull till the horns fall off. Then change bulls. After all, the government is depending on you being extra revenue.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

Given how inexpensive they are, why would you fix one? Just get another...
Pignose - 7-100 Portable Amplifier

Some big names on their list of artists (from warranty cards sent in). And now I am considering getting some warranty cards to send in in the names of James Jamerson, Duck Dunn, Jaco Pastorius, and various other dead bass players.

you may be on to something.....read an article years ago (forget where or who by) about a a character (early scammer) in Victorian London who became wealthy by browsing through the obituaries and sending the families of the deceased a bill for the repair of the deceased's umbrella.......

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

No they are not, I was just trying to be concise. There is often a blending that comes into play and one may not know which is predominate till it all shakes out. Even then, some uncertainty may yet remain. Thus perseverance, not talent or smarts is often what makes the final difference. So ride that bull till the horns fall off. Then change bulls. After all, the government is depending on you being extra revenue.

interesting topic... seems like everyone has to (at least once) reinvent themselves at some point in this very fast paced globalized environment.....was listening to talk radio today and they were discussing student loans and folks with STEM degrees...blah blah...and then someone mentioned the inevitable fact that A students usually end up working for B students...

 

[PillO]

interesting topic... seems like everyone has to (at least once) reinvent themselves at some point in this very fast paced globalized environment.....was listening to talk radio today and they were discussing student loans and folks with STEM degrees...blah blah...and then someone mentioned the inevitable fact that A students usually end up working for B students...

There is a difference between being educated and being capable. I have met some PhDs that couldn't reason their way out of a wet paper bag (I have also met some who are brilliant strategists). Education does not correlate with intelligence.

 

[PillO]

Now everyone stop posting for a bit. I need to go practice.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

There is a difference between being educated and being capable. I have met some PhDs that couldn't reason their way out of a wet paper bag (I have also met some who are brilliant strategists). Education does not correlate with intelligence.

"quod natura non dat, Salamantica non praestat"..

 

[GBassNorth]

And on an unrelated note, I stumbled across an awesome ride that I thought you'd like as well...
1957 Plymouth Plymouth | eBay
Recall that I've been looking for a wagon to use as a beach car. Something to haul the surfboards and other gear in that I don't need to worry about if it gets a bit beat up and sandy. This one checks all the right boxes.

this is how we do it in NorCal..
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As fond as I am I Porsches, I just couldn't do that to a 356. Heck beaters with non original engines and trashed interiors start at $35,000. I'll pass on that one.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

As fond as I am I Porsches, I just couldn't do that to a 356. Heck beaters with non original engines and trashed interiors start at $35,000. I'll pass on that one.

these guys are in their own class...i was shocked to see some real beauties in really banged up shape participating in last weekend's rally....guess these folks can take or leave 35k.....

 

[JJR58]

interesting topic... seems like everyone has to (at least once) reinvent themselves at some point in this very fast paced globalized environment.....was listening to talk radio today and they were discussing student loans and folks with STEM degrees...blah blah...and then someone mentioned the inevitable fact that A students usually end up working for B students...

I had to reinvent. Survival mode really kicked in.

 

[RedVee]

NICEEEEE!!! I’d still go for a VW square back due to minimal interior.
Still very cool.
Prefer the 59’s though. Few years back there was a fairly rare 59 Plymouth Suburban... TWO DOOR... for sale a few hours away but it was ROUGH!
(Not this one)

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I’d have voted for a Type 3 wagon, I think you guys call them squarebacks.

Keep your good standing in the flat/boxer fraternity.

 

[GBassNorth]

these guys are in their own class...i was shocked to see some real beauties in really banged up shape participating in last weekend's rally....guess these folks can take or leave 35k.....

Yeah, we have a few 356 outlaws in the Porsche club down here that don't think twice about driving completely ratted out barn finds. It's just not me.
This is actually what I told goat boy I'd probably get...
1968 Volkswagen Type III Squareback | eBay
Still about the most practical solution, just getting very hard to find one. Last time I did a national search I only spotted about a dozen for sale.

 

[dagrev]

interesting topic... seems like everyone has to (at least once) reinvent themselves at some point in this very fast paced globalized environment.....was listening to talk radio today and they were discussing student loans and folks with STEM degrees...blah blah...and then someone mentioned the inevitable fact that A students usually end up working for B students...

There is a difference between being educated and being capable. I have met some PhDs that couldn't reason their way out of a wet paper bag (I have also met some who are brilliant strategists). Education does not correlate with intelligence.

People wrongly assume that education equates being good at a job in that area. It clearly does not. (Or you need a lot of education to be good at something, or something important.) A top student simply means that a given person is good at being a student and knows how to thrive in that environment. That does not automatically transfer into a usable skill, even one related to the degree. I used to work with a guy who had a 2 Masters degrees and a PhD. I was his boss, and he still thanks me for helping him improve at his job. Super nice guy, but he knew how to do school work but that didn't transfer into other areas of life. Anecdotal I know, but repeated very often.

Being incompetent or a fool is no respecter of education or the lack thereof. I don't mean to be political with this at all and won't go there, but I saw a study once where the people with the most education voted the same way as those with the least education.

 

[RedVee]

Yeah, we have a few 356 outlaws in the Porsche club down here that don't think twice about driving completely ratted out barn finds. It's just not me.
This is actually what I told goat boy I'd probably get...
1968 Volkswagen Type III Squareback | eBay
Still about the most practical solution, just getting very hard to find one. Last time I did a national search I only spotted about a dozen for sale.

That’s what I thought. Though I like the look of the later one 72? a bit better.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

"quod natura non dat, Salamantica non praestat"..

Got no time for dat", says Nature, "salamanders are not playing at statues!"

 

[Miles_ONeal]

People wrongly assume that education equates being good at a job in that area. It clearly does not. (Or you need a lot of education to be good at something, or something important.) A top student simply means that a given person is good at being a student and knows how to thrive in that environment. That does not automatically transfer into a usable skill, even one related to the degree. I used to work with a guy who had a 2 Masters degrees and a PhD. I was his boss, and he still thanks me for helping him improve at his job. Super nice guy, but he knew how to do school work but that didn't transfer into other areas of life. Anecdotal I know, but repeated very often.

Being incompetent or a fool is no respecter of education or the lack thereof. I don't mean to be political with this at all and won't go there, but I saw a study once where the people with the most education voted the same way as those with the least education.

My dad is a PhD (he got it in record time, too). I have no doubt he would have been certified genius decades ago if he would have tested. He was also astoundingly good at teaching and as a college dean... but he just got fed up with the internal political BS of colleges and universities. He's done other things since that he was equally good at, from bank vault management to hospice.
Through Dad I met quite a few brilliant people, many with multiple advanced degrees. But I also met school-smart people with alphabet salads after their names who would have better served society almost anywhere but within the setting they were in, be it educational, financial, managerial, technical, legal, governmental, etc. Some of them were well qualified for janitorial work, sewer cleaning, or food service but because of their prestigious list of diplomas, they could always find a job screwing things up for others.
Understanding this prepared me for both college and the professional technical world. I still had to learn how to recognize the chameleons, and how to cope with them at a pro level, but at least I knew what to expect and look for in general. It also made me even more determined to only work in an arena I could be competent in.

 

[PillO]

"quod natura non dat, Salamantica non praestat"..

While I appreciate the sentiment "Don't let salamanders loose in the kitchen" I'm not sure it is germane.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

While I appreciate the sentiment "Don't let salamanders loose in the kitchen" I'm not sure it is germane.

short practice....just D7th flat 9 today?..