[tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
- From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:01:39 -0600
As long as they're not assless chaps.
On Jan 27, 2011, at 8:26 PM, atx <atx_bus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This might be one of the deepest discussions these eyes have ever seen on the
> TCB. I'm mostly happy I haven't seen myself or any other TCBers in chaps.
>
> Jeff
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> sent via iPhone
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> On Jan 27, 2011, at 8:12 PM, "Alma Jo Barrera" <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> They ionize the air in the car so the police can't smell the natural
>> incense. :)
>>
>> Alma Jo
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "singlecabboy" <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 8:08 PM
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
>>
>>
>> That is interesting, especially on jackets and chaps, I thought they were
>> ornamental also?Now what are the dingleberries around the back glass of a
>> low rider ?Do they have a purpose?
>> Paul Smith
>> Transporters@The Point 8
>> October 7,8 and 9 ,2011
>> Morgan's Point Resort Texas
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 1/27/11, Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
>>> To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 7:59 PM
>>> Well what do you know, the fringe
>>> actually serves a purpose. Never knew that.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 27, 2011, at 7:46 PM, Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> like the fringe on chaps or motorcycle jackets,
>>> increased surface area to aid evaporation.
>>>> On Jan 27, 2011, at 2:34 PM, kelly dosch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Like a sponge. Interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> --- On Thu, 1/27/11, Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original
>>> Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
>>>>> To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
>>> <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 8:45 AM
>>>>>
>>>>> I was hoping that a more knowledgeable person
>>> would respond. I was told it was a rain accumulator that
>>> helped keep rain from running down into the front screened
>>> window.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:33 PM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Seriously. What does it do with rain?
>>> When the top is down it is sealed. When the top is up it,...
>>> well really. What can it do but look cute?
>>>>>> Not arguing. Genuinely curious.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --- On Wed, 1/26/11, theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
>>> <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
>>> <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original
>>> Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
>>>>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 9:48 PM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How bout dat I thought
>>> it was to hide the staples on the canvas . Terry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Bill Gmail <bbauer2000@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 8:21 pm
>>>>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original
>>> Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is designed for the rain.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jan 25, 2011, at 8:06 PM, kelly dosch
>>> <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you remember seeing old pictures
>>> of Westies with the top up and they had that huge white
>>> fringe going across the front on top?
>>>>>>> That fringe is cheap and available
>>> but nobody ever seems to replace it.
>>>>>>> I am just wondering- Do you suppose
>>> it serves a purpose?
>>>>>>> I mean, it is cute and all, but
>>> those Germans were not easily distracted by aesthetics.
>>> Every little thing served at least one purpose.
>>>>>>> I am wondering if it helps insulate
>>> against drafts while driving.
>>>>>>> As we all know, on cold days, every
>>> little bit of draft sealing helps. (As Gawd is my witness, I
>>> will one day invent a simple devise that will clip onto the
>>> the air vents at each end of the dash to seal them off
>>> during winter months!)
>>>>>>>
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