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| [GMCnet] GMC Owners Creed [message #187574] |
Wed, 17 October 2012 18:45  |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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On 5 October, we lost a fine ex-GMCer, Ken O'Rourke. Ken was a very active
Dixielander for many years before his health deteriorated a couple of years
ago. A few days ago I found among my papers a document he prepared -- I
know not when:
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GMC OWNERS CREED
1) Each morning search for something broken. There has to be something
broken or not
working right. Look at the ole reliable Onan.
2) lf you find something broken then apply the 3 R's - repair,
replace, or rig (cobble up
something).
3) lf nothing is broken, take something apart anyway, it has to work
better after you fix it.
PS. Always add that improvement that you thought of the other day
at work, I don't
understand why the engineers didn't think of it in the first place.
4) lf it still works after you fixed it, then replace it with
something bigger, better, and
much more complicated than necessary. PS: You need to buy more tools
for these upgrades, and
power tools are even better.
5) Don't wait for the next morning, anytime is a good time to go back
to Number 1 and
start over.
6) Whatever you do, keep it complicated, never design it or do it the
simple way.
7) Your wife thinks you have a girlfriend because you are either in
her, over her, or
under her.
8) lf it moves and shouldn't move, use duct tape. lf it doesn't move
and should, use
WD-40. So, those are the only two tools you need to carry with you in your GMC,
except of course, the third and most important tool, your credit card.
9) Never keep track of costs, you may scare yourself.
10) Don't worry about adding more electrical devices to your GMC, just
add another
battery. And Never, Never write down the electrical changes you've
made, the next
owner will have fun figuring it out.
11) Leaks are no problem, just pile on the silicone. When the silicone
gets too humpy,
peel it off and start over.
12) Always start the day before you leave to do all your pre-check
lists, they will take
you a day to complete. Maybe make out a new list.
13) Use reverse psychology on your wife. Tell her that you bought
everthing on sale,
then tell her how much you have saved. Harbor Freight is a good place
to visit for this.
14) Visit the"Men's Mall" often for "goodies" you could have paid much
more for at Auto
Zone. You didn't know you needed these until you saw them. (NOTE: the
Men's mall is
the localjunk car yard.)
15) lf all else fails, and you can't find anything wrong, take off the
wheels and polish the
Alcoas.
Ken O'Rourke
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Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMC Owners Creed [message #187577 is a reply to message #187574] |
Wed, 17 October 2012 19:43  |
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mike miller
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Location: Hillsboro, Oregon
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Sad to hear about Ken O'Rourke. Like many personalities on the net, I never actually met him.
This hobby (GMC'ers) is not one for someone who can not handle loss. But would you like not having the opportunity to meet (even if only virtually) the personalities in our hobby?
Wife agrees with #7.
| Ken Henderson wrote on Wed, 17 October 2012 16:45 |
On 5 October, we lost a fine ex-GMCer, Ken O'Rourke. Ken was a very active Dixielander for many years before his health deteriorated a couple of years ago. A few days ago I found among my papers a document he prepared -- I know not when:
====================================================
GMC OWNERS CREED
1.) Each morning search for something broken. There has to be something broken or not working right. Look at the ole reliable Onan.
2.) lf you find something broken then apply the 3 R's - repair,
replace, or rig (cobble up something).
3.) lf nothing is broken, take something apart anyway, it has to work better after you fix it.
PS. Always add that improvement that you thought of the other day at work, I don't understand why the engineers didn't think of it in the first place.
4.) lf it still works after you fixed it, then replace it with
something bigger, better, and much more complicated than necessary. PS: You need to buy more tools for these upgrades, and power tools are even better.
5.) Don't wait for the next morning, anytime is a good time to go back to Number 1 and start over.
6.) Whatever you do, keep it complicated, never design it or do it the simple way.
7.) Your wife thinks you have a girlfriend because you are either in her, over her, or under her.
8.) lf it moves and shouldn't move, use duct tape. lf it doesn't move and should, use WD-40. So, those are the only two tools you need to carry with you in your GMC, except of course, the third and most important tool, your credit card.
9.) Never keep track of costs, you may scare yourself.
10.) Don't worry about adding more electrical devices to your GMC, just add another battery. And Never, Never write down the electrical changes you've made, the next owner will have fun figuring it out.
11.) Leaks are no problem, just pile on the silicone. When the silicone gets too humpy, peel it off and start over.
12.) Always start the day before you leave to do all your pre-check lists, they will take you a day to complete. Maybe make out a new list.
13.) Use reverse psychology on your wife. Tell her that you bought
everything on sale, then tell her how much you have saved. Harbor Freight is a good place to visit for this.
14.) Visit the"Men's Mall" often for "goodies" you could have paid much more for at Auto Zone. You didn't know you needed these until you saw them. (NOTE: the Men's mall is the localjunk car yard.)
15.) lf all else fails, and you can't find anything wrong, take off the wheels and polish the Alcoas.
Ken O'Rourke
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Ken H.
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(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo'
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMC Owners Creed [message #187578 is a reply to message #187574] |
Wed, 17 October 2012 19:57 |
emerystora
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I am so very sorry to learn of this. Ken was a long time employee of Michelin tire company. As such he was always my source for advice on tire issues.
He will be missed by his many friends.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
On Oct 17, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Ken Henderson wrote:
> On 5 October, we lost a fine ex-GMCer, Ken O'Rourke. Ken was a very active
> Dixielander for many years before his health deteriorated a couple of years
> ago. A few days ago I found among my papers a document he prepared -- I
> know not when:
> ====================================================
>
> GMC OWNERS CREED
>
> 1) Each morning search for something broken. There has to be something
> broken or not
> working right. Look at the ole reliable Onan.
>
> 2) lf you find something broken then apply the 3 R's - repair,
> replace, or rig (cobble up
> something).
>
> 3) lf nothing is broken, take something apart anyway, it has to work
> better after you fix it.
> PS. Always add that improvement that you thought of the other day
> at work, I don't
> understand why the engineers didn't think of it in the first place.
>
> 4) lf it still works after you fixed it, then replace it with
> something bigger, better, and
> much more complicated than necessary. PS: You need to buy more tools
> for these upgrades, and
> power tools are even better.
>
> 5) Don't wait for the next morning, anytime is a good time to go back
> to Number 1 and
> start over.
>
> 6) Whatever you do, keep it complicated, never design it or do it the
> simple way.
>
> 7) Your wife thinks you have a girlfriend because you are either in
> her, over her, or
> under her.
>
> 8) lf it moves and shouldn't move, use duct tape. lf it doesn't move
> and should, use
> WD-40. So, those are the only two tools you need to carry with you in your GMC,
> except of course, the third and most important tool, your credit card.
>
> 9) Never keep track of costs, you may scare yourself.
>
> 10) Don't worry about adding more electrical devices to your GMC, just
> add another
> battery. And Never, Never write down the electrical changes you've
> made, the next
> owner will have fun figuring it out.
>
> 11) Leaks are no problem, just pile on the silicone. When the silicone
> gets too humpy,
> peel it off and start over.
>
> 12) Always start the day before you leave to do all your pre-check
> lists, they will take
> you a day to complete. Maybe make out a new list.
>
> 13) Use reverse psychology on your wife. Tell her that you bought
> everthing on sale,
> then tell her how much you have saved. Harbor Freight is a good place
> to visit for this.
>
> 14) Visit the"Men's Mall" often for "goodies" you could have paid much
> more for at Auto
> Zone. You didn't know you needed these until you saw them. (NOTE: the
> Men's mall is
> the localjunk car yard.)
>
> 15) lf all else fails, and you can't find anything wrong, take off the
> wheels and polish the
> Alcoas.
>
> Ken O'Rourke
>
> ====================================================
>
>
> Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMC Owners Creed [message #187582 is a reply to message #187577] |
Wed, 17 October 2012 21:39 |
Sandra Price
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Thanks for sharing Ken's creed with us. Very appropro and good, light
reading. Sorry we didn't get to know him. Sandra and Bob
On Oct 17, 2012 7:43 PM, "Mike Miller" <m000035@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Sad to hear about Ken O'Rourke. Like many personalities on the net, I
> never actually met him.
>
> This hobby (GMC'ers) is not one for someone who can not handle loss. But
> would you like not having the opportunity to meet (even if only virtually)
> the personalities in our hobby?
>
> Wife agrees with #7.
>
> Ken Henderson wrote on Wed, 17 October 2012 16:45
> > On 5 October, we lost a fine ex-GMCer, Ken O'Rourke. Ken was a very
> active Dixielander for many years before his health deteriorated a couple
> of years ago. A few days ago I found among my papers a document he
> prepared -- I know not when:
> > ====================================================
> >
> > GMC OWNERS CREED
> >
> > 1.) Each morning search for something broken. There has to be something
> broken or not working right. Look at the ole reliable Onan.
> >
> > 2.) lf you find something broken then apply the 3 R's - repair,
> > replace, or rig (cobble up something).
> >
> > 3.) lf nothing is broken, take something apart anyway, it has to work
> better after you fix it.
> > PS. Always add that improvement that you thought of the other day at
> work, I don't understand why the engineers didn't think of it in the first
> place.
> >
> > 4.) lf it still works after you fixed it, then replace it with
> > something bigger, better, and much more complicated than necessary. PS:
> You need to buy more tools for these upgrades, and power tools are even
> better.
> >
> > 5.) Don't wait for the next morning, anytime is a good time to go back
> to Number 1 and start over.
> >
> > 6.) Whatever you do, keep it complicated, never design it or do it the
> simple way.
> >
> > 7.) Your wife thinks you have a girlfriend because you are either in
> her, over her, or under her.
> >
> > 8.) lf it moves and shouldn't move, use duct tape. lf it doesn't move
> and should, use WD-40. So, those are the only two tools you need to carry
> with you in your GMC, except of course, the third and most important tool,
> your credit card.
> >
> > 9.) Never keep track of costs, you may scare yourself.
> >
> > 10.) Don't worry about adding more electrical devices to your GMC, just
> add another battery. And Never, Never write down the electrical changes
> you've made, the next owner will have fun figuring it out.
> >
> > 11.) Leaks are no problem, just pile on the silicone. When the silicone
> gets too humpy, peel it off and start over.
> >
> > 12.) Always start the day before you leave to do all your pre-check
> lists, they will take you a day to complete. Maybe make out a new list.
> >
> > 13.) Use reverse psychology on your wife. Tell her that you bought
> > everything on sale, then tell her how much you have saved. Harbor
> Freight is a good place to visit for this.
> >
> > 14.) Visit the"Men's Mall" often for "goodies" you could have paid much
> more for at Auto Zone. You didn't know you needed these until you saw them.
> (NOTE: the Men's mall is the localjunk car yard.)
> >
> > 15.) lf all else fails, and you can't find anything wrong, take off the
> wheels and polish the Alcoas.
> >
> > Ken O'Rourke
> > ====================================================
> >
> > Ken H.
>
>
> --
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> (#1)'73 26' exPainted D. -- (#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23'
> Birchaven Side Bath
> http://m000035.blogspot.com
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| Re: [GMCnet] GMC Owners Creed [message #187583 is a reply to message #187574] |
Wed, 17 October 2012 21:52 |
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Ken,
I'll ad my thanks for your sharing this. It's also good to know he was
another one of those "crazy ones". It sure helps to have a sense of humor,
doesn't it, and to think back about an old friend and chuckle as you take a
deep swallow.
Byron
Ken Henderson wrote:
> On 5 October, we lost a fine ex-GMCer, Ken O'Rourke. Ken was a very active
> Dixielander for many years before his health deteriorated a couple of years
> ago. A few days ago I found among my papers a document he prepared -- I
> know not when:
> ====================================================
>
> GMC OWNERS CREED
>
> 1) Each morning search for something broken. There has to be something
> broken or not
> working right. Look at the ole reliable Onan.
>
> 2) lf you find something broken then apply the 3 R's - repair,
> replace, or rig (cobble up
> something).
>
> 3) lf nothing is broken, take something apart anyway, it has to work
> better after you fix it.
> PS. Always add that improvement that you thought of the other day
> at work, I don't
> understand why the engineers didn't think of it in the first place.
>
> 4) lf it still works after you fixed it, then replace it with
> something bigger, better, and
> much more complicated than necessary. PS: You need to buy more tools
> for these upgrades, and
> power tools are even better.
>
> 5) Don't wait for the next morning, anytime is a good time to go back
> to Number 1 and
> start over.
>
> 6) Whatever you do, keep it complicated, never design it or do it the
> simple way.
>
> 7) Your wife thinks you have a girlfriend because you are either in
> her, over her, or
> under her.
>
> 8) lf it moves and shouldn't move, use duct tape. lf it doesn't move
> and should, use
> WD-40. So, those are the only two tools you need to carry with you in your
> GMC,
> except of course, the third and most important tool, your credit card.
>
> 9) Never keep track of costs, you may scare yourself.
>
> 10) Don't worry about adding more electrical devices to your GMC, just
> add another
> battery. And Never, Never write down the electrical changes you've
> made, the next
> owner will have fun figuring it out.
>
> 11) Leaks are no problem, just pile on the silicone. When the silicone
> gets too humpy,
> peel it off and start over.
>
> 12) Always start the day before you leave to do all your pre-check
> lists, they will take
> you a day to complete. Maybe make out a new list.
>
> 13) Use reverse psychology on your wife. Tell her that you bought
> everthing on sale,
> then tell her how much you have saved. Harbor Freight is a good place
> to visit for this.
>
> 14) Visit the"Men's Mall" often for "goodies" you could have paid much
> more for at Auto
> Zone. You didn't know you needed these until you saw them. (NOTE: the
> Men's mall is
> the localjunk car yard.)
>
> 15) lf all else fails, and you can't find anything wrong, take off the
> wheels and polish the
> Alcoas.
>
> Ken O'Rourke
>
> ====================================================
>
>
> Ken H.
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