[Rhodes22-list] Elevator story
Bill Effros
bill at effros.com
Tue Jan 23 13:00:55 EST 2007
I'm sure he did.
It's so socially funny. I never saw his face, which I would have
recognized. As you know, around here, there are situations in which eye
contact is considered a provocation. Not me. I never looked up, I
couldn't step out of the elevator, I just hoped there was something
other than my worst fears to explain why this guy was in this place at
this time.
Lucky for me, there was a good reason.
Bill Effros
Michael D. Weisner wrote:
> Bill,
>
> He probably breathed a sigh of relief when you left without so much as a
> word.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>
>
> From: "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:21 AM
>
>> Interesting.
>>
>> He really did repeat the same gag over and over. We never got any
>> closer to the Mystery than that.
>>
>> Now for my second funny story...about the time I got into an elevator in
>> an apartment building late at night without first noticing that there
>> was a huge black guy already in the elevator. I pushed the button for
>> the lobby and dropped all pretensions of atheism. Elevators move
>> e.x.t.r.e.m.e.l.y slowly when there is a huge black guy behind you in an
>> elevator. I escaped with my skin and never looked back.
>>
>> Later I learned that Patrick Ewing owned the penthouse in that building.
>>
>> Bill Effros
>>
>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>
>>> Bill,
>>>
>>> Funny! Actually, the stuff is nothing more than gun oil but when
>>> atomized
>>> in a carb or fuel injection system it burns carbon off of valves.
>>> Sticking
>>> valves from all the lead in so-called 100 low lead is a big problem in
>>> old
>>> engines like my Continental E-225. As an oil additive it is highly
>>> detergent, which helps clean out crankcase deposits. You only want to
>>> use
>>> it in small doses near oil change time in older engines (mine doesn't
>>> have
>>> that much time since overhaul so not a problem). There is a similar FAA
>>> approved additive which costs five times as much since it is government
>>> approved. I'm sure it is five times as good though. Of course, I
>>> only run
>>> the government approved stuff myself! The guys who run low compression
>>> radial engines swear by MMO. They pay $30K plus for overhauls and don't
>>> dink around with ideas that haven't proven to work. So here's the
>>> choice;
>>> MMO or a rabbits foot?
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/22/07, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The guy who owns Marvel Mystery Oil taught me Celestial Navigation. He
>>>> said it was a mystery to him why people bought the stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Bill Effros
>>>>
>>>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>> It was a real simple fix. I threw massive amounts of money at the
>>>>> problem
>>>>> and it magically went away! The engine driven pump came back free of
>>>>> charge
>>>>> from the overhaul facility. They said it bench tested fine but
>>>>> overhauled
>>>>> it anyway. After re-installation, the engine ran fine but wouldn't
>>>>> idle for
>>>>> more than 30 seconds. I was convinced we were sucking air from
>>>>>
>>>> somewhere
>>>>
>>>>> and the electric back-up pump was the likely culprit. That, and the
>>>>> fact it
>>>>> saved my arse once was reason enough to send it off for overhaul.
>>>>> Actually,
>>>>> it saved my arm as much as my arse. The alternative was to operate
>>>>>
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> manual wobble pump with my right arm and use the other one for the
>>>>> yoke and
>>>>> throttle - kinda like using a manual bilge pump to stay afloat while
>>>>> manning
>>>>> the tiller and trimming the sails simultaneously. We installed the
>>>>> overhauled electric pump and now she purrs like a kitten. I flew her
>>>>> to the
>>>>> Gulf and back over Christmas to pick-up my brother but have been too
>>>>> busy to
>>>>> go chase $100 cheeseburgers since. Total bill was about $1700.
>>>>>
> Value
>
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>>> the fun? Priceless.
>>>>>
>>>>> The E-series Bonanza guru for the American Bonanza Society is a big
>>>>> believer
>>>>> in Marvel Mystery Oil for our older E-series engines. I've done a
>>>>>
>>>> little
>>>>
>>>>> research on the subject and started using it in my cars, both oil and
>>>>> fuel
>>>>> systems. Anyone else have any Marvel Mystery experience?
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/22/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Speaking of planes for docs, how's the V-tail going? Did you ever
>>>>>> resolve
>>>>>> the fuel pump issue?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> Monday, January 22, 2007
>>>>>> 11:12 AM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Luis,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Interesting, but I'll neither fly it or invest in it - too many
>>>>>>>
>>>> moving
>>>>
>>>>>>> parts, extremely optimistic performance numbers, and its ugly.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> However,
>>>>>> if
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the doctor or lawyer population gets out of control, it might be a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> good
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> idea!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brad
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1/22/07, Luis Guzman <trpclman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brad,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Jetsons are coming.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Check this out: http://www.moller.com/m400.htm
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Luis
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast
>>>>>>>> with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.
>>>>>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>>>>>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>>>>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>>>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> __________________________________________________
>>>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>>>>
>>>>
>>> __________________________________________________
>>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>>>
>>>
>> __________________________________________________
>> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>>
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>
>
More information about the Rhodes22-list
mailing list