Elliot Richmond wrote:
> I bought my first Honda, a '93 Accord, in 1995. It was a wonderful car
> and served us faithfully for over a decade. It was the most reliable
> car I have ever owned. In all those years, all I ever did was normal
> maintenance. In the last couple of years of its life, the torque
> converter lock-out began acting up. The dealer assured me it was
> harmless and not worth fixing.
>
> Soon after I got the car, I found this group. I have picked up much
> useful information. Especially things like the importance of using
> only Honda transmission fluid and the superior quality of Honda OEM
> parts.
>
> I remember reading Elle's adventures with rebuilding the front
> suspension on her Honda. (I assume Elle was a her. She did not like
> me, for some reason. Something about my sig line. I invited her to
> filter me, which I assume she did.)
>
> I also discovered Tegger's Honda and Accura FAQs. That was and remains
> a great resource, with just about every thing one needs to know. (It
> does not seem to have been updated recently. I hope everything is
> okay.)
>
> The '93 came to an ignominious end due to an argument with a highway
> concrete barrier. It has been replaced with a 2006 Accord. This new
> car is comfortable and dependable. It has excessive road noise, but
> that seems to be a trait of Hondas. (I expect it to last at least as
> long as the '93, if not longer.) It is technologically superior to the
> '93, but is just not finished as nicely, in my opinion. I like the
> six-CD changer, the speakers and radio work and sound great, and all
> the controls are nicely laid out. It is easy to perform minor service
> on.
>
> I regret that in the last year or so, this group seems to be
> dwindling. Of course, that is true across all of Usenet. The days of
> Usenet are, I suspect, numbered. People are using the Internet in
> different ways and specialty forums seem to be the way most people are
> going. I participate in a couple of those forums related to interests
> I have, but they lack the free-wheeling anarchistic charm of Usenet.
>
> Still, that is the way things are. I hope I have made an occasional
> contribution that somebody found useful. I have found much useful
> information here, but it is time to move on.
>
> Good bye and may God bless you all.
>
> Elliot Richmond, Ph. D.
> Adjunct Professor of Astronomy
> Austin Community College
>
>
>
> Elliot Richmond
> Itinerant astronomy teacher


All that said, I don't think that Austin has an observatory or
planetarium, yes?

JT

(Hiding out in Cedar Creek)