[SEL] Happy New Year / Calendar

[Jerry Evans]

Hi Guys and Girls, (read right to the bottom)
         New Year will be in 1 1/4 hours here. I'll probably run the small 
Vincent since I've now got it behaving itself and it's also the closest to 
my workshop door. It has just started to rain here and the wind is really 
blowing so it will just have to be an engine that I can run indoors close 
to the workshop door. (Maybe the Maytag ??) (Dave and Arnie, will that be 
acceptable?)

         Once again, thanks for all the friendship shown during the last 
year. I love the lists, even when the dreaded "cabin fever" rears it's 
head! I've also been guilty of "venting" quite often (mostly on Slick) and, 
if I've offended anyone, I beg forgiveness. I've never intended to be 
obnoxious to anyone on the lists (O.K. there was that one guy :-) but I see 
he does not post anymore!!). Jokes aside, I enjoy each and every post and 
value your friendship and input.

         I really enjoy the friendly "banter" between members even if it is 
often "off topic". And, what would the lists be like if nobody posted 
comments about Maytags ?

         May 2009 bring much happiness, love, peace, old iron and anything 
else that you and your families would wish for.

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         Earlier in the year (about 6 months ago) I mentioned that I would 
like to make a 2009 calendar for the SEL and Oldengine lists.
**************** Here is a copy of that mail***********
Hi All,
         I'd like to publish a 2009 calendar exclusively for members of the 
2 lists I belong to ie. SEL and Oldengine lists.

         What I visualize is the following:
         a) A fairly high resolution .pdf document that members could print 
out on their own printers. I will make it in both A4 and letter size to 
cater for everyone.
         b) This would be downloadable from my site sometime in December.
         c) It would be an exclusive calendar for list members ie. not a 
general download - I could do this with a password protected page or 
something like that. Of course, if members would like to send a copy to a 
friend that would be O.K. - I just do not want to make it something that 
every Tom (sorry Tom in NZ), Dick and Harry (except for Harry Matthews) can 
log on and download. :-)
         d) Of course there would be "no charge". I'd just like to do this 
for list members and friends.

         I would like you guys to send me a high resolution pic of you and 
your favourite, most famous, rarest, most popular or whatever engine. Of 
course it will be nicer if you and your better half (wife/girlfriend/lover 
or whatever) are included in the photo. That way we could put a face to the 
people we correspond with on the lists. I'd also like a location but only 
very vague like "Wisconsin, USA". We do not necessarily want to publish the 
full address.

         If you would include your birthday I can try to fit your pic into 
the appropriate month as well as mark that day as "Joe's birthday".

         Due to the worldwide nature of this calendar I may or may not show 
"Public holidays" - maybe just important International ones - let me know 
your thoughts.

         Depending on the response it would be a 12 page (1 page per month) 
calendar with a really good picture of a members engine or a few smaller 
pics of various members and their engines. The pictures would take up most 
of the available space on the page with the actual "calendar" taking up 
maybe 1/4 of the space.

         Please let me know your thoughts and start selecting the 
photograph that you would like included. Remember that I would like this to 
be high quality so please select good, clear, high resolution photographs. 
It will not look good if you or your engine is just a "big shadow". For 
those of you who do not have digital photo's you could post me a print and 
I will scan it.

P.S. Maytags are welcome :-)
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The response was affirmative and good but I received very few pictures from 
list members.

I know that it is a bit late right now but I have actually already got the 
calendar "set up" but I need more pictures.

         PLEASE SEND ME SOME GOOD PICTURES TO INCLUDE.

         I have all the pics (only about 8) originally submitted and will 
use them but some are low resolution or small so I may make a "collage" of 
these and put them all on 1 page.

         Also, PLEASE do not send me a link to a picture on any type of 
"Webshots" site. Many of these sites require me to "register" to be able to 
download (or save) pics and I think that this is just another ploy to get 
my eMail address for spamming so I refuse to give it to them.

         A link to any decent or legitimate site (like Oldengine.org) is 
fine so long as the pic is of a decent size and resolution.

         I would really prefer you to email the pic direct to me at the 
original resolution that your camera took it (ie. DO NOT reduce it for 
eMail). I've got broadband (albeit African style) and can handle large files.

         In a recent post Arnie mentioned that someone (sorry I've 
forgotten who) should send a pic of that nicely restored Maytag with the 
exhaust connected up to an "Oil dispenser or pump". I'd like a high res of 
that pic for inclusion if possible. Maybe I'll devote a whole page to a 
collage of Maytags.

         Hoping for a good response this time - Happy New year












Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
Etched Brass Engine Plates made to order:
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