[tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
- From: kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:07:51 -0800 (PST)
No doubt. I think the poo is getting deep in here. That fringe is just for
looks. On buses, chaps and everything else.
--- On Thu, 1/27/11, Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 9:54 PM
That's just what big tough guy's tell everybody so they can get away with
wearing Fringe.
On 1/27/2011 7:46 PM, Dan Martin 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.
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>> On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:33 PM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> 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
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>>>
>>> -----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.
>>>
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>>> On Jan 25, 2011, at 8:06 PM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
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>>>> 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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