[SEL] Decision Time

[Peter Lowe]

Well Peter, you have had advise from around the world, now it is YOUR 
decision.

I find is funny in being a member of the two engine Lists, it seems that the 
older some of us get the bigger our engines get. Then not long after we get 
them we are too old to lug them around.
The main thing is, you have saved many pieces of old iron from the Chinese 
steel furnaces, it is now time to find new collectors and hopefully younger 
ones to take over your obsession and love of old iron.

I also thank you for the tireless work on the web site and wish you well 
with your decision in the future.

This year sees me drastically reducing my meagre collection to just a few 
engine I like, I am over the clutter as well. Don't get me wrong, I am still 
a rustaholic through and through.

Good luck mate from Down Under

Regards
Peter Lowe
R&V Engine Registrar
Australia
Ph: 61-266453455
http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rvpage.htm
http://www.oldengine.org/members/plowe/rv-engines/rv-register.htm




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> -----Original Message-----
>
> Seriously (for a minute anyway)
>
> After more discussions the other evening, and following on from
> George's posting, we are at the point of deciding on whether to devote
> more time to the website and engine matters therein, and less on the
> actual mechanical side of things.
>
> I am going to be 62 in February, and while I am still very active, the
> lugging around of big lumps of iron is starting to take its toll. Like
> my mate, Reggie, I also had a motorcycle accident (back in the early
> 1980's) and although I didn't break anything then, the muscles on my
> left arm and shoulder are starting to give me a fair bit of trouble,
> as a result of hitting a car that turned across me as I was overtaking
> him...(wrote off my BMW R100CS as well)
>
> Anyway,  we wanted to get all the engine Patents and other
> carb/magneto stuff listed and on the website before I got to the stage
> where my eyesight wasn't up to doing the volume of computer work
> required. That implies something like 3-4 years work, and with the
> other stuff that we have in the queue for the website, I cannot see us
> having the time to play with the engines AND do the website work.
>
> The other problem is the cost of storage. We rent a farm building to
> house most of the overspill from the workshop and the engine tent
> outside the house, and that is going to get more expensive soon.
> That's nearly 1000sq ft altogether.
>
> We'll still be around and active on the Lists, but we will wind down
> the engine collection (about 15 at present) to just the Ruston and the
> Diter and maybe one of the Cub gennies.
>
> The decision is almost made, unless someone can give me a VERY good
> reason not to do it?
>
> Peter
>
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