<VV> Re: BOOKS

[Norman C. Witte]

Yeah, the check's in the mail.  I'll get that right out.  ggggg

Norm 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shaun [mailto:shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:43 PM
> To: Norman Witte
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Re: BOOKS
> 
> 
> Hey Norm, for a retainer I'll be on hand to answer all your Corvair
> questions. I'll even have my people research the tough ones! Send your
> cheque directly.
> 
> yea, Vairily ... Shaun McGarvey, MBS
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
> To: "'corvairs'" <lonwall at corvairunderground.com>; "'Ron'" 
> <ronh at owt.com>
> Cc: <N2VZD at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:34 PM
> Subject: RE: <VV> Re: BOOKS
> 
> 
> > SNIP
> >
> > > On the other subject - It took me 12 minutes to type this
> > > letter. I have
> > > railed in the past about the "Internet mentality" that thinks
> > > that all
> > > information ought to be free - that means it has no 
> inherent value.
> > > There will always be lots of "free" information  but it 
> will almost
> > > always be totally inadequate for most people.
> >
> > SNIP
> >
> > I don't know that all information "ought" to be free...I 
> make my living
> > selling advice, after all.  But the free information 
> available on this
> list
> > has enabled me to do things I never thought I would be able to do.
> > Sometimes it's the reassurance that someone will call me 
> out when I start
> > down a wrong path that makes it easier for me to get 
> comfortable with
> > tackling projects, sometimes its a solution to a problem 
> that I can't
> > resolve after reading the shop manual, but the free advice 
> I get on this
> > list has been invaluable to me.  When I post a question, I 
> frequently get
> > answers that either don't address my problem or are 
> obviously wrong, but
> in
> > between I also frequently get expert, accurate advice.  I 
> try always to
> > thank those who respond, even the ones whose advice I don't follow,
> because
> > at the very least they took time to address my question.
> >
> > I own a lot of Corvair books and I read them, but I 
> disagree that the
> "free"
> > information I get here is anywhere near "totally inadequate."
> >
> > On further reflection, I don't think it's really free, 
> either.  Instead
> it's
> > a barter system.  I share what I learn, and you share what 
> you learn.
> Terry
> > Kalp has provided me with many excellent technical answers 
> over the years.
> > I was pleased in the last weeks when I was able to return 
> the favor a
> little
> > by writing about installing the body trim around the well on my
> convertible
> > and about recovering the interior quarter panels.  It takes 
> me time to
> write
> > down what I do, and for me time really is money, but I do it for two
> > reasons.  First, I am proud of my accomplishments and I 
> want to share what
> I
> > have done, and second, I hope to provide a resource for 
> others who want to
> > take on more ambitous projects than they've been willing to 
> tackle in the
> > past.
> >
> > I wasn't offended by the idea of writing out a detailed recipe for
> > rebuilding motors.  Whether those who have the knowledge 
> and skills also
> > have the time and inclination, I don't know.  But I find it 
> odd that the
> > idea would generate such a strong negative reaction by 
> various members of
> > the list.  Maybe the idea will be stillborn, but the Basics 
> manual started
> > pretty much the same way.  Nothing wrong with throwing it 
> out there and
> > seeing if it will fly.
> >
> > I do think a lot of the necessary information can be found 
> in places like
> > the shop manual, Bob Helt's excellent book, the vendor 
> catalogs, and so
> > forth.  But if someone pulled together all the parts 
> information in one
> > place, there might be interest in such a publication.
> >
> > I don't think the idea deserves to be treated as a
> > "you-just-don't-want-to-read-the-book" heresy.
> >
> > Go ahead and toast me.
> >
> > Norm
> >
> > PS  Hank, you must be mellowing.  Did I miss it or did you 
> not issue the
> > traditional closing phrase?
> >
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