OK To Have Fun
Hey, I'm not even a Jeep owner, but I buy your mag for all the good tech articles, how-tos, and tips. I like your magazine!
I saw this letter in the April '06 Mailbag (Edited for Space) and before I even read this poor guy's whining I could summarize the photo. These folks were having fun! Too bad "Name Withheld" doesn't seem to grasp that concept. He probably has to wheel by himself or herself due to his or her attitude.
This response, sadly, isn't limited to just the four-wheel community. I do a lot of rockclimbing-have been for about 35 years-and the "there is no room for humor in this sport" letters abound in the climbing mags too.
Who wants to do anything with these kind of folks? Not me. When I go out to do something that I enjoy, enjoyment is very high on the list. Keep up the good work for all the fun-loving wheelin' folks!
Peter Brody
Via e-mail
Jeep Poor
I am in a situation in which I may have made a bad decision or three. You see, my wife is 811/42 months pregnant and has recently instructed me to sell my '06 GSXR 1000 motorcycle. I finally saw her point and put it up on eBay. I made $9,000, which was pretty decent. The next day I strolled out to my mailbox and saw the newest Jp Magazine sitting there waiting for me. I picked it up and had a thought. Hmmm, maybe if I just spend $1,000 on a CJ-5, I could get away with it. Turns out, within a couple days I was the proud owner of a black, $1,000 '78 CJ-5 three-speed six-cylinder rust bucket, which I kept at my friend's house, of course. Man, it was great, but then I thought why not look for a YJ that is still cheap and just sell the CJ? My reasoning behind the YJ was the fact that a child seat could safely fit in the back seat. So there, on the side of the road, was an '89 YJ for $3,000. Of course, I gave the guy the money and took it home-to my friend's house, that is. After a few days of running around in the YJ, I began to miss my old TJ. Gee, that TJ sure was nice. I decided to go have a look at one of the buy-here, pay-here lots in town and saw a '97 TJ 4.0L Sport for $4,500. How could I resist? After all, I would just sell the CJ and YJ right?
My wife is due in a week or so, and now instead of a $9,000 motorcycle, I have three Jeeps, $500, and the TJ could use a few things. Man, I hope the titles come soon. By the way, I really did bring the TJ home. I hope I am not alone and someone else has done something this brilliant. Guess if my wife found out, I would be alone. It's all Jp's fault. Here are the three hidden Jeeps (pictured below).
Marc Phipps
Via e-mail
Dig, Doug, Dig!
I plan on obtaining a Jeep Comanche or Cherokee, and I've run across a huge, undiscovered gold deposit out in the middle of nowhere, and I will need a four-wheel-drive vehicle to access and complete prospecting tasks. Normally, I'm an industrial mechanical designer, and I work on my own self-start projects of energy from biomass, renewable-resource energy. I never knew that energy could be so dangerous. But when you step on the toes of the mighty petroleum industry, strange things will happen. A few people have written to me to tell me I'm lucky to be alive. Once out of prison, I'm staying away from energy. I've learned my lesson, thank you, and I'm going for the gold. I need about $6 million to build an ethanol-activated carbon energy facility to produce 15,000 gallons a day from spent micro-brew beer mash. I looked for investors, but I stumbled across a huge gold deposit, mostly by accident, and realized I could get the $6 million by gold recovery. Then I found myself in prison. I'm on my way to winning a reversal. I've proven that everyone lied at my trial. The facts do not match the testimony (I call it "testaphony"). It is just a matter of time, then I'll go for the gold. That's why I need the Jeep. This is a very stealth operation; under the radar.
Doug Dahl
Oregon Department of Corrections
Inmate #44344B2
Umatilla, Oregon
Black helicopters, hidden gold, and treasure maps. Sounds like a good movie, but where are the pirates. Pirates really are the "in" thing right now. Conspiracy theory was so last season.