(ET) Re: your electrak group?

[Paul and Sue Abendroth <pabendro gemair com>]

At 08:33 AM 3/1/04 , jon k wrote:
> hi paul and sue, did i understand your recent email to mean you belong to 
> an electrak group?  what a great idea.  i've tried to get something like 
> that going around here, but no go, so far.  would like to hear more about 
> your group,
> thanks, jon k albany ny

I'm taking the liberty of posting this as it may be of interest to others.

I can't offer much help, probably. A friend had been buying them whenever 
he saw them, like you, just to have a working one and a spare or two. Also 
2 electric cars, and other weird stuff.  He gave-sold a couple to others 
and we help each other with repairs and such. We jokingly refer to 
ourselves as the Electrak Tontine - after a wine tontine in a movie where 
the last surviving member got the jointly owned bottle.... Here the last 
survivor gets the spares inventory - almost as large as yours.

There must have been a great salesman through here, because in a town of 
less than 4000 I know of 16 machines (about 7 running)

Every winter I mount the snow thrower I bought from you on another's second 
machine and park it at my house. Gives him room to park his car and if 
needed, I get to play a couple times a season, I'll go and do his drive if 
needed.

We're mostly retired, so have the time for this hobby. Maybe you can get 
those you know to enter a parade. Offer a do it yourself fix-up clinic. Any 
other ideas?





Paul and Sue Abendroth
pabendro gemair com
our permanent address is pabendroth dma org