Re: Smithey Ironware

On 11/4/2024 10:48 PM, Ed P wrote:

On 11/4/2024 8:11 PM, Bruce wrote:

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 20:09:00 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
wrote:

>
Michael is driving around with children (including twins who are only a
few months old) in his car.  Required inspections or no, it's a safety
hazard to not be concerned about car brakes.

>
Exactly. It sounds obvious but isn't, apparently. And you haven't even
mentioned other people's children. Or their parents. Or grandparents.
Or people who don't even have any children.
>

We don't know if he is using it as a "family car" or if it it just a collector car he is going to restore.  He has a few.  Why not ask before making assumptions?  This happened on his property, not the public streets.

I'll clarify that it was an old car I bought to tinker with, and while driving it from one part of the property to another, the brakes went kaput.  Of course, I'm not driving infants around in a 74 year old car without seat belts.