[ausev] Resignation.

[mark witt]

To Dan P , Chris, Mark F, Derek and all the rest. Maybe I missed a post or 
two but whats up with all the hub bub? All I know is that without each one 
of yous guys I  might be a french fry by now and no where near this close to 
a dream realized on the long running Ranger project! I'll butt out since I 
don't think I know the full story...however..I'd like to say..

Thanks to all who came over last Sat. and helped. I hope nobody died from 
the chili! And thanks to Dan, Chris and Mark for the lifting and toting of 
the batts into the case. I tried to carry two at once and then step up onto 
the trailer...not good..still paying for that.
   Alot was done toward getting the Ranger mobile! I plan on having another 
open garage this Sunday around 12:30pm (11-12-06). With any luck we might 
finish cabling the batts and maybe adding an off board charger connection. I 
purchased a NGS tester and I hope it comes in by the next weekend 
(Nov19-20)this could be the weekend the pack goes back under the truck. More 
later...Ranger Witt

PS..fryed turkey will be the food of the day. I have managed to do several 
of these without burning down my house. Quite tasty. I think if you look 
online you can find some cool videos of people accidently torching their own 
dwellings with oil and propane...good combo for that(mixed with a frozen 
turkey).



>From: "Erik Bigelow" <electricbasset at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: AustinEV News Announcements and General 
>Discussion<ausev at austinev.org>
>To: "AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion" 
><ausev at austinev.org>
>Subject: Re: [ausev] Resignation.
>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 07:10:48 -0600
>
>Dan and all,
>
>As a relative newcomer here I can't speak for everyone, but I do see
>EVs as a hobby. To me, that only means that I'm not getting paid for
>it.
>
>As I see it hobbies can have serious results, like HAM radio for
>instance. The good majority of the time spent on HAM radio is
>tinkering with electronics and antennas, but there have been several
>emergencies where they have been the only communication available. HAM
>radio operators also are very vocal advocates for the greater public
>on the balance between public vs corporate vs government control of
>the frequency spectrum.
>
>This is the parallel that I see to our group. People come to it with
>many different motivations, some for the tinkering, some to sell
>services, some to advance the cause and some for the environment. What
>is common between us is that we all think electric vehicles are a very
>real answer to some very serious questions.
>
>Dan your safety questions are important and always welcome. As I'm
>working on my car I spend a lot of time thinking about safety,
>especially that of everyone else on the road. It is important to
>account for the fault conditions, weather,  as well as what will be
>your normal operating condition. In my mind, there isn't a bad
>question about safety. EVs already have an uphill battle for
>acceptance, safety concerns need to be designed out as far as
>possible.
>
>Dan, I do hope you stick around. I'd like to see your three wheeler on the 
>road.
>
>Erik
>
>
>On 11/7/06, jtp <jtp at onr.com> wrote:
> > Mark,
> >  Since Chris has said that this is all a hobby,  I really can't see 
>further
> > participation as a board member for a hobby.
> > I see that some of the impatience and approaches  prevailing in the club 
>are
> > too deep seated and  have gone on for too many years for me to be able 
>to
> > work safely around.
> >
> > Best Wishes, however.
> > Dan Petit.
> >
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