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Wellington Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2004 Posts: 1890 Location: Montreal
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:55 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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nah it may be a Montreal thing
nah, I hope not. |
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si2t3m Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2005 Posts: 78 Location: Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:00 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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Wellington wrote: |
nah it may be a Montreal thing
nah, I hope not. |
I'm confirming, IT'S NOT! _________________ Marc-André Morin
90 Westy Syncro EJ25
90 Weinsburg Syncro EJ22
76 Westfalia EZ30D
72 911 Targa
70 914-6 conversion
69 Ghia convertible
68 912 coupe
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oasis Samba Member
Joined: December 12, 2002 Posts: 2168
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:17 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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Montréal may have lost the Expos, but they seem to have gained an expose.
People who give and expect something in return aren't givers.
Compassion. Hate. I have a finite amount of each and won't waste either on someone so pathetic. _________________ Now: 2003 New Beetle Turbo S / 1990 Single Cab Transporter / 2014 Tiguan R-Line 4motion / 2013 Tiguan S / 2002 Golf GLS TDI
Past: 1974 Thing Acapulco / 2009 Eos Komfort / 1997 Jetta GT / 2002 Cabrio GLX / 2002 Passat GLS / 1971 Super Beetle / 1993 EuroVan MV Westfalia / 1981 Pickup LX / 1985 Vanagon / 1986 Jetta GLI |
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hdenter Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2008 Posts: 2754 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:47 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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Why hasn't this thread been locked two pages ago? It contributes nothing to this forum. All you are doing is providing a place for someone who clearly has issues to wound himself more and for others to beat him up for it. Whatever his current issues may be, Ben has been an invaluable resource to members here. Let's have and show a little dignity and shut this down. _________________ '79 triple white convertible bug
'84 sunroof vanagon
'85 weekender |
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9.5isCanadian Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2017 Posts: 465 Location: In your blind spot.
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:57 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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HA thanks for the great site tip
My wife saw a character on Siblings driving a Cabriolet and really wants me to find one for her.
I've book marked it for future (after I get Jasper back on the road) research.
as for the rest of this thread......... meh shit happens to us all.
Lock it down before it becomes a dog pile.
Good times ahead. _________________ 9 1/2 - missing a few pieces.
1987 Getaway Hightop
1980 Sunroof Vanagon
2018 BMW R Nine T
2012 Golf tdi |
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9618 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:58 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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I think what we see here is the demon, not Benoit.
When he was in giving mode he gave freely, as a good person.
I do not believe this is the Benoit that we 'knew' over the past years.
I hope Ben is able to shed whatever demon is on his back as it's clearly running the show.
And if he's able to shake this thing off I would welcome him back (depending on some details etc).
It's painful watching him dig a deeper hole, which shows it's getting worse, not improving.
I don't think hes able to make any improvements while there's a demon on his back.
But that's the nature of the demon, and we all know it.
(I'm supposing this is NOT Benoit's actual nature).
Very very few of us have lost anything here but trust, confidence, admiration, and as such...
still possess the gains from what he has freely GIVEN to the Vanagon world.
Definitely feel sorry for those who had to work with him as things went downhill.
Being one of those who hasn't lost anything (only gained) I can wait with hope that he shakes this thing off, and gets back to normal. _________________
'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
....KTMs, GasGas, SPOT mtb
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chrismsnt Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2018 Posts: 247 Location: Cumming, GA
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:01 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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hdenter wrote: |
... Ben has been an invaluable resource to members here. Let's have and show a little dignity and shut this down. |
That was part of my point in a long-winded way from my previous post. I don't know the guy, so I don't know him to be an "invaluable resource". I just know him from a post telling the community to "F all of you". Well, I'm part of "all of you" so I've been told to F off. I just don't see him as a "class act" or "invaluable resource". Just my $0.02. _________________ Chris
1989 T3 Vanagon 16" Syncro
1967 Squareback
https://vwvandiesel.com
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DuncanS Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2013 Posts: 4583 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:11 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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hdenter wrote: |
Why hasn't this thread been locked two pages ago? Whatever his current issues may be, Ben has been an invaluable resource to members here. Let's have and show a little dignity and shut this down. |
Dave???? |
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Sodo Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2007 Posts: 9618 Location: Western WA
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:13 am Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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chrismsnt wrote: |
I just know him from a post telling the community to "F all of you". Well, I'm part of "all of you" so I've been told to F off. I just don't see him as a "class act" or "invaluable resource". Just my $0.02. |
There are others, who I think would say "F all of you" and mean it.
The real thing.
I just don't believe this is the real Ben.
Maybe "real for now" but not all-time real.
I support shutting it down, it's gone toxic. _________________
'90 Westy EJ25, 2Peloquins, 3knobs, pressure-oiled GT mainshaft, filtered, cooled gearbox
'87 Tintop w 47k 53k, '12 SmallCar EJ25, cooled filtered gearbox
....KTMs, GasGas, SPOT mtb |
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Timwhy Samba Member
Joined: January 01, 2009 Posts: 4002 Location: Maine
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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and here I was waiting for Insyncro to chime in..
and sorry to dump on the Montreal amongst us.. being harsh or negative wasn't my intention.
but I'm fairly sure if you are from (or around) there, you know of what I speak
some places the clocks are wound a bit tighter (for some) than the rest.. _________________
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cmayna Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2014 Posts: 1148 Location: SF Bay area, CA
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:09 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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hdenter wrote: |
Why hasn't this thread been locked two pages ago? It contributes nothing to this forum. All you are doing is providing a place for someone who clearly has issues to wound himself more and for others to beat him up for it. Whatever his current issues may be, Ben has been an invaluable resource to members here. Let's have and show a little dignity and shut this down. |
Agreed _________________ '90 Westy / automatic.
If I'm not working on the camper or my '50 Chebbie truck, I'm either fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12115 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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Eff you all.
A Cretan always means what he states.
All Cretans are liars. |
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syncrodoka Samba Member
Joined: December 27, 2005 Posts: 12008 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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The thread shouldn't be in this forum in the first place but here it is. |
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khughes Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2013 Posts: 747 Location: Phoenix AZ
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
Eff you all.
A Cretan always means what he states.
All Cretans are liars. |
I had no idea he was Greek. _________________ '86 Westy FAS GenV Turbo (Marvin) |
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11BC2 Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2017 Posts: 495 Location: Cool, California
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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khughes wrote: |
I had no idea he was Greek. |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4351 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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I absolve thee, I absolve thee, all your mediocrity!
If there were Hero's, little g gods, or unicorns, would they all need to shit in the woods anyway? Hopefully the woods, and not in my yard.
Let it be. _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: I am selling everything I own |
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These are the reasons we have words like “wanker” |
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