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gotta agree with all the above.its great to be able to talk directly to ron all the time also!
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Thanks to all. No more comments needed here. This is a one man side business which was started in 1987 (notice how all the others use "We"). I have NO color catalog; NO employees; NO plastic transactions; NO 800 number; NO time for people who want to tell me how much money I could be making if... I've been collecting pumps since 1971 and am 'down to' around 125 keepers and over 60 styles of air meters. I had a real job for 32 years and now live on those retirement checks and a little help from the VA. This March it's the big 65.
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Ron, I hope that my body will let me move like you do when I am 65. LOL
Thanks, Phil _________________________________________________ Looking for any old pumps, or nice 5 gallon cans.
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Hey Ron, Do you have a piece for the water hose on the side? Mike
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WOW, collecting pumps sense 71. I bet they payed you to haul them off back then.
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Matt The year you were born??? Jim
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Ron you worded it the best. Most guys in this hobby... notice i used hobby are in this for fun. I could see it being very hard to do that for a living and retire from it.
I seems to me most guys that do this to make money either as a dealer or vendor seem to not quite have as much fun as just a collector looking for a cool piece for his collection.
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Veeder Root Rebuilds.....since 1987 Veeder Root Identification CD Gas Pump Clock Repair jkyocom@bellsouth.net
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I met Ron at Hershey Pa. a couple a years ago, What a great guy and so knowledgeable and helpful.
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Hey Joe those look familiar Glad it dont look like that now
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I likeShell
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Looking for anything from Hoosier Pete, Platolene 500 and Red Bird.
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John me too
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I was still SINGLE ! Should have stayed that way.
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I too was single in '71, just getting ready to go on my first tour of 'nam. I'm single again , so "everything that goes around, comes around" LOL. Somehow, I think I'm too old and fat to go fight in another war, but I do teardown my neighbor's fences on occasion. Just so I will keep myself in "fighting shape".
Looking for Tide Water/ Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater items
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