[tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top

  • From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:41:16 -0500 (EST)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 8:54 pm
Subject: [tcb] Re: Question About The Original Fringe on a Westy Pop-Top



That's just what big tough guy's tell everybody so they can get away 
ith 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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>
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> 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.
>>
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>> 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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