Cease fire. cease fire on Jay Zed .... He makes a valid point -- in our zeal to help, we *can* be sanctimonious snobs at times. I think this is a good opportunity to consider what he says and make sure the shoe doesn't fit.
But Jay, quite a few years back, now, we had a young man on here who was very excited about getting a tired Big Bolt from somewhere (the details are fuzzy) might have been grandpa's or something. Anyway, with some encouragement from us, he jumped in, took it for a joy ride one day before making sure the brakes were functional (we didn't know that part at the time -- neither did he). On a downgrade in a curve, on a dirt road and excessive speed is where he discovered they weren't. Today he is a quadraplegic from that wreck. For those of us who remember that (or other similar events in our past), we probably tend to the cautious side when presented with exuberance coupled with questionable fabrication or materiel state of readiness.
To whatever Carl says, allow me to add a hearty, yet brotherly "Harrumph."
Food for thought: In the future, when presented with an opportunity for graceful response (such as above), we would all do very well to stop, listen to the daisies, smell the bees (ask Carl about that ...) and ask ourselves ....
What would George say?
Thanks,
John
