THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, February 11, 2010
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RAmblinG from 11 far away for my regular and both wondered how
said, would help them shopping. and where he might be. A
identify the problem when I once wrote a weekly friend of mine who taught
we next reported an out- automotive column for at Lake Forest Academy
age. While that sounded another newspaper. I and who became close
like a good plan, there had originated the col- friends with Ernest J.
have been no further dis- umn, which was called Barry was a counselor
ruptions to report. That’s Happy Motoring in its last of mine at North Woods
okay too. incarnation, as a way of Camp. Through the camp
One possibility the folks promoting my automotive reunions, Buddy Berry
at MetroCast raised was, repair garage in Melvin (not to be confused with
that when, during late Village. My column had Barry) and I learned that
night hours, MetroCast a technical slant to it and we had each been at Lake
upgrades the program- my everyday experiences Forest Academy at differ-
ming of their in-home with people and their ve- ent times in our past. We
telephone modems, that hicles had provided me also learned that we had
process had interfered with an endless supply of a mutual friend in Ernest
with our Internet & tele- topical fodder. Some years J. Barry.
phone connection. ago I wrote an article ex- Mssrs. Barry & Berry
Have you noticed that as pressing my thoughts on have kept in touch since
soon as you really like a the then new automotive they went their separate
product it disappears like concept that was called ways. So, on behalf of
a balloon that’s been stuck “drive by wire.”
A mere two weeks ago, I included a picture of the fast-
both John and myself,
with a pin? Today, when In short, “drive by wire”
growing snow load on our barn. Things have improved
I have contacted Buddy
I went grocery shopping is a concept that has al-
at the Alton Hannaford most brought Toyota to
dramatically, since then. Great, isn’t it?
Berry for Mr. Barry’s con-
tact information. The
store, I was amazed to its knees of late. The next time we go Rambling
find none of the Birdseye electronic “drive by wire” it will go wrong.” (There who’ve been apart for fifty Through History, I’ll fill
Steamfresh Meals for Two aspect of Toyota’s problem are a number of laws at- years, took off (conversa- you in as to how all these
that were on my shopping has only recently been tributed to Murphy, but tionally) as if it had been renewed contacts have
list, were available in the included in news reports. that seems to be the best only yesterday since we’d worked out. I hope to
store. You may recall that Toyota has been, I believe, known one.) In my opin- last spoken! “see” you then.
I was enthused enough to purposefully vague about ion, it is unfortunate that John’s and my conver-
feature these meals in a the “gas pedal” system automotive engineers are sation turned to our old Note: The author, Mal
past Weirs Times column. they are having trouble just warming up to the housemaster and Span- Fuller, hopes to recover
I have been buying 2-3 with. I’d bet that most expanded use of drive by ish teacher at Lake For- his health sufficiently to
per week for quite some- people envision a cable wire systems. Don’t say est Academy, Ernest J. once again be available to
time. While I’m actually or other mechanical link- that I didn’t warn you! Barry. Mr. Barry (as we provide the electrical resto-
quite a good cook (believe age connecting a Toyota New Hampshire resi- called him) was a New ration of your vintage tube-
it or not) I find that being vehicle’s so called gas dents especially, have not- Hampshire native and a type radio. Mal’s phone
on my feet for extended pedal to a spring-loaded ed the passing of resident great guy. He was physi- number is (603) 569-1946.
periods of time since I had throttle plate. Such is and author J. D. Salinger cally small but very wiry Mal’s E-mail address is:
my stroke, is tiring and not the case. Instead, the who is most famous for and dynamic. John and radiodoc@localnet.com.
difficult for me. These throttle plate on the car’s his 1951 book, Catcher I remembered him well
microwave meals steamed intake is moved by a ser- In The Rye. That book,
into something delicious vomotor mechanism that which I read in 1961,
in a mere 10 minutes, is controlled electronically had a profound effect on
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We are different in all the right ways.
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