T3: Re: Did I do the right thing?

["John T. Croteau" <johnc@geekopolis.com>]

All these April fools jokes are starting to hurt really bad.  Especially
when they concern very rare T34's. ;-)

- John

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998 DILLARDP@edu-suu-lifac.li.suu.edu wrote:

> Yesterday a fellow called me because he had heard that I was a VW enthusiast.
> Out in his barn, he said, he had a funny looking little car which, according
> to the owner's manual, was a VW Type 34.  His grandad had bought the car new,
> had driven it fewer than 3,000 miles, and had stored it in the barn, where
> it has remained, covered and dry, for over 30 years.  The caller stated that
> he wanted to clear out his barn, and he would sell the car to me for $100 if
> I wanted it.
> 
> I thanked him, but said I wasn't interested.  After all, I explained, the car
> was very, very old...and finding parts for it would be difficult. 
> 
> Wanting to be helpful, however, I suggested a way that he could dispose of the VW.
> 
> This morning he called back to thank me.  He said that, following my advice, he
> had hauled the car into an auto wrecking yard where the owner gave him
> $25 and promptly rolled the vehicle into the crusher.
> 
> Now I am beginning to wonder...did I do the right thing?
> 
> Phil
> dillard@suu.edu
> 
> April 1, 1998
> 
> "Before drawing boards were invented, what did people go back to?"
> 
>