And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Not everyone has the resources to maintain what they own. It doesn't take much to crash someone's earnings or savings and drop their economic status. A job loss, a couple bad crop years, a market crash at a vulnerable time, a divorce.
Guilty. Trying to get the '54 M38A1 rolling after a long summer of just sitting in the heat and sun. Turns over, fires a little, but won't stay at idle nor above. I'm sure the stupid weird gas contents aren't helping. My own fault. Pull start coming soon.
Not everyone has the resources to maintain what they own. It doesn't take much to crash someone's earnings or savings and drop their economic status. A job loss, a couple bad crop years, a market crash at a vulnerable time, a divorce.
ReplyDeleteNever judge. You may be next.
Doesn't change the fact that neglect is an ugly thing.
DeletePoint is, it may not be neglect. Neglect implies ability without effort. Intentional. Might not be able.
DeleteGuilty. Trying to get the '54 M38A1 rolling after a long summer of just sitting in the heat and sun. Turns over, fires a little, but won't stay at idle nor above. I'm sure the stupid weird gas contents aren't helping. My own fault. Pull start coming soon.
ReplyDeleteA bad ballast resistor will allow it to start but quickly die
DeleteAin't much there to neglect.
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