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randye
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OCT 25, 05:45 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by infinitewill:
You ever going to put that new nose on Randy????
Dr. W.
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I really, really hope to Doc.
Talking to someone like you about *my* lack of ambition and enthusiasm for my Fiero right now does make me feel silly.
Where I can't seem to find the motivation to even spend 5 minutes in my garage right now, *you* go and beat back the dreaded "C" and motor on with your Fiero like nothing ever happened.
I have nothing like the health troubles you have faced and yet I'm honestly afraid that I have lost all interest in my Fiero.
The gloom is so deep that I even told JimmyS the other day that I might be inclined to just sell the car if I can't get excited about it again soon.
I wasn't about to nearly kill myself from heat stroke in the garage again this summer like I did for the previous 4 summers , but now that cooler weather is here in FL I've lost another excuse for not doing *something* out there.
The deal with my son for the 3800SC fell through and he sold the motor and trans along with the Lambo kit car.
He needed the $ for his upcoming wedding to his lovely fiance, so I agree with his decision.
The buyer of the kit car wanted the whole package, and my son got a good price for everything, so Old Dad lost out on the deal 
I had thought that the 3800SC swap from my 3.4 would have brought a renewed interest in the car to me, but alas that is not to be for now.
When I told the wife that I *might* sell the Fiero, her response was:
"Like HELL you are!!, Not after all that money you put into the damn thing and all the crap we went through to get it just to what it is now.!!"
wow...who knew? I thought she would be thrilled to see it go...
Perhaps what I really need is an *Intervention* to get me out of this.
Maybe you could get Jimmy and Joe and a few others to drop by and physically drag my sorry depressed keister out of my office and into the garage and put a wrench in my hand and shove me under the car. 
Honestly, I wish I knew how to break out of this.
I remember not that long ago when I had FUN with that car.
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doublec4
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OCT 25, 06:07 PM
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Just have to take it out for a spin! Go to a show or two and you'll get the feeling back 
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exoticse
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OCT 25, 07:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by doublec4:
Just have to take it out for a spin! Go to a show or two and you'll get the feeling back |
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Bingo ! I couldn't say it fast enough.
Take that baby out for a spin and watch people's tongues hang out and you will go from gloom to smiles !
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infinitewill
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OCT 26, 03:16 AM
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. [This message has been edited by infinitewill (edited 01-05-2016).]
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bowrapennocks
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OCT 26, 10:38 AM
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Will,
Great to hear your progress on colon cancer. I too have had a regular colonoscopies, which fortunately have been normal. However, cancer hits you in other more insidious ways. Last November, I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. This baby does not have the high cure rate of colon cancer. One day you seem normal and the next, perhaps a few weeks later you are fatigued and feverish. I went through four rounds of chemo prior to a bone marrow transplant. Chemo for leukemia is quite different: one week of in hospital IV drip which knocks your immune system to zero, followed by a month of in hospital stay to recover a semblance of an immune system. As I am die hard Fiero nut, I bought a wrecked 4.9 95 Deville via Internet auction two weeks after transplant and conned my son in law to drive me the 40 miles to the scrap yard, where I drove that 54K mile baby home. If my doctors knew what I had done with a compromised immune system only 2 weeks after transplant, they would have gone nuts. Unfortunately, I had a relapse of leukemia after two months and have gone through three more rounds of chemo since. That has not stopped me, as I also bought all the essentials for the F40 six speed and managed to remove the 4.9 from the Caddy between hospital stays. And by the way, I am in remission now.
So I guess the message to you and Randy is keep on trucking; Fiero work never stops.
Jim (a.k.a Dr. J).
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exoticse
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FEB 04, 09:17 PM
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Bump for randye,
We miss you bud, hope you get the itch back !
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yellowstone
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FEB 12, 12:07 PM
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randye
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MAY 03, 04:49 PM
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Reposted here from "Post a pic of your Fiero taken today" ( http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../077736-13.html#p506 )
I'm reposting it here to say that sometimes life, health and fortune have direct effects on any "build" and that despite all the encouragement in the world from friends, you sometimes just have to work through the bad times and pray for the good times to come again.
That said, the day after I posted the following, I did go get a new battery for the car, and I'm trying hard to get that old spark back again, (pun intended)
These have not been good times for Tangerine Dream or me.
Reflecting my mood and present state of affairs, her image is appropriately out of focus and absent of natural light. She sits alone in the unkempt, darkened garage, her only company is a still unistalled Fi 355 nose whose constant grin seems to mock her sad state. She has a dead battery, a tank full of stale fuel and to add insult to injury, a forgotten bulk package of toilet paper resting on her nose.
Piles of storage boxes, hastily used and forgotten tools, appliances and other detrius of life encircle her like a shabby prison. .
These have not been good times for Tangerine Dream or me.
It has been well over a year since she and I last felt the wind of the open road and the taste of freedom away from daily worries.
Her beautiful color now dulled by a layer of dust she looks forlorn and faded and yet she never fails to smile at me every time I happen into the garage. She looks eagerly at me and says, "Today?, Will today be the day you once again show me the love and care you once did? Will today be the day we fly along the roads again in a blaze of color and noise and laughter? Today?"
I stop for a moment, look at her, and think, "No, not today. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe this weekend, Maybe when......"
I hit the light switch, close the door and walk away and she is soon once again forgotten.
These have not been good times for Tangerine Dream or me.
Maybe tomorrow............
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exoticse
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MAY 03, 10:37 PM
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Snap out of it randye.
It is hard to see one of the most innovative, and inspirational guys on the forum fall into a funk. That beautiful car of yours needs you !
Do you know how many people would love to have a car like yours ?? You sir are truly blessed.
Whatever it is you are going thru, let the car be your release, your escape. You will be amazed at what you get done and how much your stress or gloom gets relieved.
Best wishes
Tony[This message has been edited by exoticse (edited 05-05-2012).]
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johnyrottin
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MAY 04, 02:27 PM
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Anyone up for a roadtrip to his house? Maybe we can "gang up" on both Randye and TD...dump the stale fuel, clear the dust, rip out her perfectly good beating heart while offering her a new one???? Just sayin it might be fun. Of course, there would need to be a BBQ and some frosty malted beverages....
Who knows....maybe today is the day!!!![This message has been edited by johnyrottin (edited 05-04-2012).]
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