re: Welding...then on the other hand

["Tony Sims" <simstony@domain.elided>]

Biba wrote:

>I can do a lot of things. Supposed to since I bill myself as a restorer.
>
>That said, there are lots of things I don't / can't do. Some years ago I
>was chastised by Allan Ward for not having machining capabilities...
>I don't weld. Nada... I don't own a sewing machine and can't 'do'
upholstery....
>Neither do I personally rechrome, zinc plate, or powder coat...
>I don't remove / replace dash foam and the vinyl coverings...
>I take wheels to have the tires removed and replaced....

Biba, you've made my day!  After years of thinking I was just some goofball
with a jones for old cars and the lingering smell of grease and gas about him
who didn't really have any skills, I find out I'm a restorer!  I'm gonna run
out and get some business cards made pronto!

(NB:  The above is Tony making a feeble attempt at HUMOR/HUMOUR.  It is not
intended to insult Biba, demean his skills, suggest that Tony believes he is
actually a restorer, or start a thread about SUV's or how many cars are faster
than old Alfas)

PS: >Bottom line: Know your capabilities and don't overreach.
Clint said it best -- "A man's got to know his limitations..."  (I can't
remember if that's spaghetti western or Dirty Harry era, but it's on the list
of Clint wisdom I intend to pass on if I ever have a son.  What a maladjusted
little man that will be...)

PPS: Biba -- stick with restoring Alfas, brother -- your future is not in
advertising... ;-)

Tony
Portland OR
74 GTV 2000
70 2800Cs
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